The NBA already has its two best quintets, at least on paper. The American league made public last morning the names of the ten players who will start as starters in the next All-Star game of stars which will be held in Utah in mid-February. They will be LeBron James and Giannis Antetokounmpo, both captainsthose in charge of choosing their companions.
There were not excessive surprises in the elections. Let us remember that for each conference they were elected two point guard/guard and three forward/power forward/center players. In addition, the votes were distributed among fans, players and the media, a system with which the NBA intends to be fairer and prevent a low-level player from sneaking in as a starter just because he is loved by the fans of the NBA. competition.
In the Western Conference, in addition to LeBron James, Stephen Curry, Nikola Jokic, Luka Doncic and Zion Williamson were chosen. The first four, very comfortably. Important men like Ja Morant, Shai or an Anthony Davis who may have been harmed by the injury that has accompanied him in recent weeks.
In the East, the votes were more distributed. Irving y Mitchell they asserted their great season on an individual level to earn their presence among the ten chosen. They will be by your side Giannis, Durant y Jayson Tatum, who beat Joel Embiid largely thanks to the press vote. The Cameroonian will be the great absence in the two quintets along with Jaylen Brown.
Since the confrontation between players from the Western Conference against those from the Eastern Conference was abolished, the NBA has been adapting the conformation of the all-star game rosters with the sole intention of improving the show. On this occasion, the two captains will choose their partners a few hours before the initial whistle.
The presence of Spanish players is completely ruled out in the meeting of the stars What is still unknown is the name of the participants in the triple, dunk and skill contests.
