NBA All-Star starters! Four winners and two losers were born, Lao Zhan was the first person in history, and Curry was missing
The NBA regular season continues, and after many days and rounds of voting, the final NBA All-Star Game starting lineup list has been released, and the final release of this list is somewhat surprising. This also reflects that the current league has entered the stage of alternating between the old and the new, so let's take a look: NBA All-Star starters! Four winners and two losers were born, Lao Zhan was the first in history, and Curry was missing.
Earlier, the NBA officially announced the 2024 All-Star starting lineup: James (vote king), Durant, Jokic, Alexander and Doncic on the Western side. On the eastern side, Lillard, Haliburton, Brother Alphabet (Ticket King), Embiid, and Tatum.
Winner One: Alexander. Alexander reversed Curry to be selected into the All-Star starting lineup with the final comeback, and he also became the fourth starter in the history of the Thunder after Durant, Westbrook, and George, and the second All-Star in his career. Not to mention that Alexander has indeed played an excellent individual performance this season, averaging 31.1 points, 5.6 rebounds, 6.4 assists and 2.3 steals per game so far this season, shooting 54.6% from the field and 32.3% from three-point range, while the Thunder also occupy the first position in the West under his leadership.
Winner two: James. There is no doubt that James has been selected to the All-Star team again and remains the voting leader in the West, this is the 20th time James has been selected to the All-Star team in his career, and he surpassed Abdul-Jabbar to set a record for 19 times, which is the 20th consecutive All-Star selection of James to the All-Star starting lineup. This is enough to see the fans' love for James and James, who has played 21 seasons and is still able to maintain an efficient performance.
Winner three: Lillard. It has to be said that Lillard was able to be selected as an All-Star starter in the East thanks to the small competition in the East. This is the first time in Lillard's career that he has been selected as an All-Star starter. You must know that his statistics in this game are only 25.3 points, 4.3 rebounds, 6.8 assists and 1.1 steals per game, shooting 42.6% from the field and 34.7% from three-point range. But the East does have too few people to compete with him.
Winner four: Haliburton. Haliburton's successful selection made him also became the team's fourth player to be named to the All-Star starting lineup, the other three being Miller, O'Neal and George. So far this season, Haliburton has averaged 23.6 points, 4.1 rebounds, 12.6 assists and 1.1 steals per game, shooting 49.6% from the field and 40% from three-point range, making him the league's assist leader. The 23-year-old backcourt core has a promising future.
Loser one: Curry. Curry was ranked second in the Western backcourt in the first three fan votes, completely overpowering Alexander, but was reversed in the final minute and missed out on the All-Star start. It is worth mentioning that for the first time since the 13~14 season, Curry missed the All-Star start (excluding the 19-20 injury season). You must know that Curry was a starter whenever he entered the All-Star before, but this time he missed the opportunity for Curry, and it is obvious that he has come to a turning point in his career.
Losers two Timberwolves and Clippers. The two teams are second in the West and fourth in the East, but neither team has a player named to the All-Star starting lineup. To a certain extent, you can see the fierce competition for the Western All-Star starters, and you think it's a pity that either of these two teams was not selected as the starter.
The bench roster will be announced on Feb. 2, and the bench will be selected by NBA coaches, with seven players each from the East and West, two backcourts, three frontcourts, and two players in any position. Who do you have on the bench?