After weeks of voting, days of excitement for the captains and starters and hours of rating the snubs, the All-Star teams have finally been drafted by the team captains, LeBron James and Stephen Curry. Both men say their decisions took long to process and implement as they had choices of stars to select in their teams. But the captains have made their decisions and have gladly revealed their teams.
The Captains made their decision on the 25th of January and went on to reveal their team sheets on their Instagram pages (@KingJames and @stephencurry30). Because LeBron was the leading vote-getter he had the first pick.
Take a look at the teams. The names in bold are the starters.
TEAM LEBRON
• LeBron James (Cleveland Cavaliers)
• Kyrie Irving (Boston Celtics)
• Kevin Durant (Golden State Warriors)
• Anthony Davis (New Orleans Pelicans)
• DeMarcus Cousins (New Orleans Pelicans)
• LaMarcus Aldridge (San Antonio Spurs)
• Bradley Beal (Washington Wizards)
• Kevin Love (Cleveland Cavaliers)
• Victor Oladipo (Indiana Pacers)
• Kristaps Porzingis (New York Knicks)
• John Wall (Washington Wizards)
• Russell Westbrook (Oklahoma City Thunder)
TEAM STEPH
• Stephen Curry (Golden State Warriors)
• James Harden (Houston Rockets)
• DeMar DeRozan (Toronto Raptors)
• Giannis Antetokounmpo (Milwaukee Bucks)
• Joel Embiid (Philadelphia 76ers)
• Jimmy Butler (Minnesota Timberwolves)
• Draymond Green (Golden State Warriors)
• Al Horford (Boston Celtics)
• Damian Lillard (Portland Trailblazers)
• Kyle Lowry (Toronto Raptors)
• Klay Thompson (Golden State Warriors)
• Karl-Anthony Towns (Minnesota Timberwolves)
There you have it. The Captains, the Starters and the Reserves and even the jerseys.
All is set for the All-Star Game and it’s clear that this will be one of the greatest All-Star Games to date. Who’s to say that we might have the same captains in next year’s All Star Game.
The All Star Game will be played on the 18th of February
All we have to do is await the participants of the Skills Challenge, Three-Point Contest and Dunk Contest.
Stay tuned for more on the NBA All Star Weekend
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