The NBA's All-Stars each season are like a brutal election convention, with five starters in the East and West being voted on by fans, the media and players, and the remaining 14 bench players being jointly negotiated by the heads of 30 teams. List of the season's final All-Star roster:
Eastern Conference starters: Embiid, Alphabet Brother, DeRozan, Tatum (Durant injured), Trae Young
Bench: Harden, LaVine, Butler, Middleton, Garland, VanVleet, Lamelo Ball (replacing Durant)
Western Conference starters: James, Jokic, Wiggins, Morant, Curry
Substitutes: Paul, Devon Booker, Doncic, Towns, Gobert, Mitchell, Murray Jr. (replacing Green)
Eight players who regrettably lost all-Star selections this season:
8. Ingram (Pelican)
Season stats: 22.8 points, 5.9 rebounds, 5.5 assists, 44.6 percent from the field and 34.8 percent from three-point range.
Last season, the talented champion Zion Williamson showed his unparalleled physical fitness to the fans, averaging 27 points, 7.2 rebounds and 3.7 assists per game, and was selected for the All-Star Game for the first time in his career, becoming the first person in the 2019 Draft. As another gem star, Ingram averaged 23.8 points per game, but was ignored by 30 managers and failed to complete the small achievement of being selected as an All-Star for two consecutive seasons.
Before the start of the season, Zion Williamson's right foot was injected with treatment, indefinite absence, the team's main point guard Lonzo Ball chose to join the Bulls, missing two main players to let the not rich lineup depth be hit again, in order to make up for ball's departure, the Pelicans signed former Hornets guard Hangram for four years and $47 million. At present, he is only averaging 13.7 points and 4.5 assists per game, shooting less than 40% from the field, and playing very badly.
At such a difficult time for the team, Ingram, who should have borne more offensive pressure, was unusually sluggish at the beginning of the season, and the attitude of indifference on the field was questioned by many home team fans. In contrast, Valanciunas, who just joined the team, has to be active on the inside, contributing 18.2 points, 11.7 rebounds and 2.6 assists (3.4 frontcourt rebounds) per game, once becoming the pelicans' most trusted main point of attack.
As the schedule progressed, Ingram's form gradually picked up, and in last week's game, he led the Pelicans to a record of 3 wins and 1 loss, averaging 27.3 points, 9.3 assists and 1.7 steals per game, and was selected as the player of the week for the first time this season. In the past ten games, "Durant Jr." successfully incarnated as the team organization master, averaging 7.3 assists per game, helping the team win seven games, leading the Pelicans to surpass the Blazers and Spurs, and rushing to the tenth position in the West.
7. Alexander (Thunder)
Season stats: 22.7 points, 4.7 rebounds, 5.5 assists, shooting 42.4% from the field and 27.8% from three-point range.
As the happiest core of the league, Thunder youngster Alexander received a five-year, $173 million contract extension last year, while the team sent out all the stars with trade value in the offseason, leaving a group of young players with an average age of about 22 years old, in order to recreate the rebuilding road of the "Thunder Three" at that time. Alexander, 23, does not currently have any tasks or requirements on the record, and the team asks him only one thing: don't get hurt!
Objectively speaking, Alexander's play this season has not even reached the qualifying line of the star, there are few reliable teammates to hold back, the opponent will give all the defensive pressure to the youngster, which led to his two shooting rates to create a new career low, three-point shooting rate is even less than 30%.
Although the overall state is average, Alexander's personal ability is unquestionable, and he has contributed 30+ points this season, and was selected as the best of the week for the first time in his career with an average of 27.5 points, 6.3 rebounds and 7 assists per game in the tenth week of the season.
Interestingly, at the end of last month, the Thunder suffered a sprained right ankle against the Pacers, which scared the Thunder management out of a cold sweat, and then announced that Alexander was at least injured until after the All-Star Game, and then assessed whether he could play. The protection also killed Alexander's first All-Star tour in the cradle, and the Thunder officially entered the journey of swinging for a high-pick draft pick.
6. Bill (Wizard)
Season stats: 23.2 points, 4.7 rebounds, 6.6 assists, 45.1% shooting, 30% three-point shooting
To ask which star has seen the fastest decline in form this season, Beal deserves it, the league's famous "empty cut group" group owner, who averaged 31.3 points per game last season, and his and Curry's leading scorer battle was won and lost in the final rounds of the season. In helping the Wizards impact key playoff games, Beal also contributed 40+ points in succession, and the phenomenal level of play also made him selected for last season's All-Star starting lineup.
Before the start of the season, the "triple-double" Westbrook chose to join the Los Angeles Lakers, And Beal was supported by four generals, Dinwiddie, Harrell, Kuzma and Pop, and the new-looking Wizards reached the top of the Eastern Conference at one point at the beginning of the season. However, with the deepening of the schedule, Beal's competitive state has declined seriously, coupled with the team's poor substitute lineup, the Wizards' record is like a waterfall, sliding down to the 11th place in the East, basically withdrawing from the playoff competition.
Despite Beal's mediocre form this season, wizard management is confident in his top salary extension, and in order to make the point guard happy, they are looking for a good second boss, with Grant, Sabonis Jr. and even Simmons all in mind.
Personally, I think that in terms of Beal's playing style, it is more suitable to be the second boss of a strong team, after all, his ability in defense and organization is real, and if the Wizards praise him as the leader, at most it is a playoff team, and it is impossible to achieve the strength of the championship.
5. Siakam (Raptors)
Season stats: 21.5 points, 8.7 rebounds, 5.2 assists, 48 percent shooting, 35.5 percent three-point range
In the summer of 2019, Leonard chose to join the Los Angeles Clippers after helping the Raptors win the championship, and the team did not recruit his favorite star in the offseason of the year, and Siakam, who averaged 19 points, 7.1 rebounds and 2.8 assists per game in the playoffs, became the hope of the team's rebuilding, and naturally received a four-year , $137 million top salary contract , achieving a low-ranking counterattack (No. 27 in the first round of 2016).
Because Siakam underwent shoulder surgery in June last year, which led to his absence from the team's 13 games at the beginning of the season, he returned to the court after more than a month of pain, the court was very difficult, the Raptors all rely on VanVleet to lead the team to barely maintain the record on the edge of the playoffs, the latter also with an average of 21.6 points and 7.1 assists per game, the first time in his career to be selected as an All-Star.
After two months of adaptation, Siakam's form began to pick up sharply, and in the last four games in the last week, Siakam averaged 24.8 points, 10.5 rebounds and 4.8 assists per game, leading the Raptors to four consecutive wins and winning the honor of Player of the Week. The A Raptors also rushed to sixth place in the East in this wave of winning streaks, just 4.5 wins away from the first-place Heat.
Perhaps the 30 head coaches considered that the Raptors' record is not up to the dark horse level, in the case of VanVleet playing better, in the selection of substitute players automatically ignored Siakam, but this does not mean that Siakam's play this season is not worthy of the honor of all-Stars, in the three aspects of scoring, rebounding, assists, the small forward from Cameroon, Africa is bright enough.
4. Anthony Davis (Lakers)
Season stats: 23.7 points, 10.2 rebounds, 2.2 steals, 52.9% shooting, 17.4% three-point range
I believe that Lakers fans are very clear that the state of the thick eyebrow brother at the beginning of the season is very poor, and after the offseason, the figure is seriously blessed, coupled with the low enthusiasm on the court and the fear of injury, resulting in his threat at both ends of the offensive and defensive ends. Thick eyebrows in the middle of the season of the injury plague, so the Lakers are not rich in the inner line is even worse, coupled with the serious decline in The State of Westbrook, the Lakers' record has been stable on the edge of the Western Playoffs.
In the past five games, the Lakers have averaged 29.2 points, 13.2 rebounds, 1.8 steals and 2.8 blocks per game, once again becoming a "nuclear weapon" at both ends of the attack and defense in the small-ball era, helping the team stabilize the record, and more importantly, stabilizing the military heart disturbed by Wei Shao.
Thick eyebrow brother lost the All-Star this time, mainly because the Lakers' record is too poor and he missed 21 games due to injury, if you just look at the data, in addition to the three-point shooting rate, other aspects are called the top level of the league. It's a bit of a shame that Davis's record of eight consecutive selections (13-21 season) was interrupted because of the failure to qualify for the All-Star season, hoping that this will inspire his morale and help the Lakers get out of the quagmire as soon as possible.
3. Aaron (Knight)
Season stats: 16.2 points, 11.1 rebounds, 1.4 blocks, 66.7% shooting, 68.5% from free throws
After the All-Star bench came out, the host Cavaliers had only one young player Garland selected, and after learning the news that he had lost the All-Star, the 23-year-old Allen once refused to communicate with anyone, which was enough to prove his desire for this honor.
After the official announcement of Lamelo Bauer's replacement Durant as an All-Star, Allen's last hopes were also dashed, and the big center who has repeatedly contributed to the earth-shattering blocks and splits was ignored by 30 head coaches, and his teammates Lefour and Sexton have issued articles questioning the criteria for selection.
Aaron, who lost the All-Star, did not slump for too long, in the Cavaliers and Hornets game, he cut a terrifying double-double of 29 points and 22 rebounds on 12-of-20 shooting, becoming the first player in the Cavaliers' history to play 25+20 in a single game and shoot 60% of the time, while Substitute Durant was selected as an All-Star, Lamelo Ball, who shot only 5 of 14 from the field, had 15 points, 6 rebounds and 3 assists.
Looking back at Allen's performance this season, as a "pie-eating" center, he ranks fifth in the league with 66.7% shooting percentage, and his defensive efficiency on the court reaches 104.7, ranking 46th in the former league, which is an excellent interior defender. But to become an All-Star player, Allen also needs to improve his interior offensive skills, learn from jokic, Sabonis and other players, and develop the ability to play small hooks or free throw lines.
2. Jaylen Brown (Celtic)
Season stats: 23.9 points, 6.5 rebounds, 3 assists, 1.1 steals, shooting 45.7% from the field and 34.9% from three-point range.
Without further ado, let's take a look at Tatum's stats this season: averaging 25.6 points, 8.5 rebounds and 4.1 assists per game, shooting 42.9 percent from the field and 32.8 percent from three-point range.
Looking at the offensive efficiency alone, Tatum's excellent data is completely stacked by high shots (averaging 20.9 shots per game, the league is third), while Brown, although the three statistics are slightly worse, but the efficiency of both offensive and defensive ends is better than Tatum. Judging from the final result, Jaylen Brown still suffered from the team's poor record and low-key losses on the field.
As a representative of the NBA League's high education, Brown's father is a WBU heavyweight boxing champion, and his mother is a female doctor from the University of Michigan, Brown has a happy family and the company of his parents since childhood, which has shaped his noble character and realm today. Majoring in philosophy at university, he always looked at problems more comprehensively, and in the process of building a team with Tatum as a gemini, Brown was the one who sacrificed the most, because he understood the principle of "life is life, division is death".
In the past 15 games, the Celtic Twins and Robert Williams have played bravely to help the team achieve a record of ten wins and five losses, and the three of them are on the court at the same time, the Kates have an offensive efficiency of 121, the defensive efficiency has reached a terrifying 96.7%, and the net efficiency is as high as 24.3, the highest in the league trio in the same period.
With a recent wave of good form, the Green Army has returned to the top eight in the East, with only five wins away from the Heat in the East, relying on defense, and the Celtics, who started with defense, have every hope of rushing to the top four positions in the East in the late season under the leadership of Twin Stars.
1. Holliday (Bucks)
Season stats: 18 points, 4.6 rebounds, 6.6 assists, 1.5 steals, 50.2 percent shooting, 39.6 percent three-point range
As the league's most overlooked star, Holliday's unpretentious style of play is indeed difficult to attract loyal fans, but that does not prevent him from being one of the best defenders in the league at the moment. In the summer of 2020, in order to get Holliday, the Bucks sent a number of main players and draft picks, and in the first season of joining the team, they helped the team and the alphabet brother win the championship, and the personal playoff field plus or minus was the first in the league.
After winning the championship, Holliday was drafted to the American Dream Team to participate in the Tokyo Olympics, and when Lillard, Booker, Beal and other backcourt players played in the downturn, he revitalized the entire team with the most inconspicuous defense and organization, and finally helped the U.S. men's basketball team win the Olympic gold medal without any danger.
So far this season, Holliday has continued to play well on both ends of the season, with a net efficiency of 10.9 on the court, ranking fifth in the league, behind George Hill, Curry, Gobert and Conley. Compared with his Teammate Middleton, who was selected as an All-Star, Holliday's average per game is comparable, but the shooting percentage and contribution to the team's victory are much higher than Middleton's, and it is really not clear what criteria the 30 head coaches use to select the All-Star bench.
As a title favorite, the Bucks Big Three have been in very stable form this season, although Lopez has been absent due to injury so far, but big forward Portis has played well recently, averaging 15.4 points and 9.1 rebounds per game, shooting 42.2% from three-point range, becoming the team's fourth scorer. Again, how far the Bucks can go in the playoffs is crucial to the playoffs of Holliday, the core of the team's backcourt offense and defense.
Write at the end:
This season's All-Star team has been released, which is better or worse is a foregone conclusion, and I personally think that Holliday, Brown, and Allen are more suitable for the All-Star Team.