On February 10, Beijing time, the captain selection ceremony of the 2022 NBA Cleveland All-Star Game was officially held in the National Live Broadcast. According to the relevant rules, LeBron James and Kevin Durant, who won the votes in the East and West sections, will become the captains of the All-Star Game, conducting the "draft" of starting and substitute players to determine the grouping of the All-Star Game. This is also the second year that the two have become captains and all-star captains the following year.
Unfortunately, although Durant is the captain, due to his own injury, he will not appear in the All-Star Game. This is the second consecutive year that he has only participated in the selection process due to injury. His starting spot will once again be replaced by Tatum. Since James receives more total fan votes than Durant, James will have the right to choose first among the starters, and Durant will have the right to choose first among the substitutes. Here are the specific choices of the two:
Starting
James, who has the right to start the first choice, used his "first pick" to select the forward alphabet brother from the Bucks, which is the second consecutive year that James has preferred the alphabet brother. Incidentally, as the captain for the 5th time, he was the first choice for Durant, Durant and Thick Eyebrows. Durant's first choice was MVP's big hit Embiid
James' second choice is Curry, while Durant's second option is Morant.
James' third choice was DeRozan, while Durant's third option was Tatum.
James' last option was Jokic, so Wiggins and Trae Young automatically moved into Durant.
Bench
Durant, who has the right of first choice on the bench, chose Booker with his "first pick" and James chose Doncic.
Durant's second choice was Downs, and James' second choice was Garland.
Durant's third choice was Lavin and James' third choice was Paul.
Durant's fourth choice was Murray and James' fourth choice was Butler.
Durant's fifth choice was Middleton and James' fifth choice was Mitchell.
Durant's sixth choice is three goals, and James' sixth choice is VanVleet.
Durant's last choice was Gobert, so Harden automatically entered James' team. It seems that in the earlier trade, Harden still hurt Durant's heart.
The end result
James:
Starters: James, Alphabet Brother, Curry, DeRozan, Jokic, substitutes: Doncic, Garland, Paul, Butler, Mitchell, VanVleet, Harden
Durant:
Starters: Embiid, Morant, Tatum, Wiggins, Trae Young, substitutes: Booker, Towns, LaVine, Murray, Middleton, Three Goals, Gobert
This year's All-Star Tournament will be officially held on the morning of February 21, Beijing time.
(Text/Yuwen Basketball)