A few days after the starters, we know the names of the replacements for the All-Star Game. And Rudy Gobert is there!
We have them! While the replacements for the All-Star Game will be officially announced at 1 am on TNT, Shams Charania played the trickster and got ahead by revealing the names of the lucky ones.
Sources: 2020 NBA All-Star reserves:
East: Jimmy Butler, Kyle Lowry, Ben Simmons, Khris Middleton, Jayson Tatum, Bam Adebayo, Domas Sabonis
West: Damian Lillard, Donovan Mitchell, Nikola Jokic, Rudy Gobert, Brandon Ingram, Russell Westbrook, Chris Paul
– Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) January 30, 2020
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There are notably 5 new players, including Rudy Gobert, very justly rewarded. Here are the newcomers, who join Trae Young, Luka Doncic and Pascal Siakam, titular, among the “rookies” of the basketball mass:
Jayson Tatum, Brandon Ingram, Rudy Gobert, Donovan Mitchell, and Bam Adebayo will be making their All-Star debuts, per @ChrisBHaynes
– NBA Central (@TheNBACentral) January 30, 2020
Now remains to wait for the draft, which will take place on February 6. As a reminder, you will find the 10 holders above. LeBron James and Giannis Antetokounmpo will each be captains.
Strongly this All-Star Game, which will obviously have a special flavor…
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