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Tim Bontemps, ESPN
The three first-time award winners, Knicks guard Jalen Brunson, Sixers guard Tyrese Maxey and Magic forward Paolo Banchero, are among the 14 chosen Thursday to fill out the roster for this month's NBA All-Star Game. was included in the reserve.
In addition to the first-time players, Eastern Conference reserves for this month's midseason showcase include Cleveland Cavaliers guard Donovan Mitchell (picked No. 5) and Boston Celtics guard Jaylen Brown (picked No. 3). ), Knicks forward Julius Randle (No. 3), and Miami Heat center Bam Adebayo. (The third).
On the other hand, the Western team has All-Star mainstays Golden State Warriors guard Stephen Curry (10th), Los Angeles Lakers forward Anthony Davis (9th), and Los Angeles Clippers forward Paul George. (9th) and Kawhi Leonard (6th) were leading the way. They were joined by Phoenix Suns guard Devin Booker (No. 4), Minnesota Timberwolves center Karl-Anthony Towns (No. 4) and Timberwolves guard Anthony Edwards (No. 2).
These players will join the 10 starters (five from each conference) the NBA announced last week for the Feb. 18 game in Indianapolis.
Giannis Antetokounmpo, Joel Embiid, Jayson Tatum, Tyrese Haliburton, and Damian Lillard are selected for the East team, while LeBron James, Kevin Durant, Nikola Jokic, Luka Doncic, and Shay are selected for the West team. – Gilgeous-Alexander was selected.
NBA Commissioner Adam Silver is already likely to make multiple injury changes in the Eastern Conference. Randle (shoulder) will miss the All-Star Game, and Embiid (knee), the league's reigning MVP, is unlikely to play due to a torn lateral meniscus.
It's still unclear who will coach in both conferences and could remain that way until Sunday's deadline.
The East will be coached by either the Milwaukee Bucks or Knicks, depending on events over the next few days.
If the Knicks win against the Indiana Pacers and the Lakers and Bucks lose to the Dallas Mavericks and Utah Jazz, New York's Tom Thibodeau and his staff will be the All-Star coaches.
But if either of those things don't happen, the honor will go to Doc Rivers and the Bucks coaching staff who replaced Adrian Griffin, who was fired by Milwaukee last week. Joe Mazzula and the Boston staff are ineligible after coaching this game last year.
In the West, a coach will take over from either the Timberwolves, Oklahoma City Thunder or Clippers.
If Minnesota wins its final two games this week (Friday against the Magic and Sunday against the Houston Rockets), Chris Finch will coach the West team.
If Minnesota loses either game, it opens the door for Mark Daigneault and the Thunder to take home the honor if OKC wins against both the Charlotte Hornets on Friday and the Toronto Raptors on Sunday.
However, if the Timberwolves lose both games, the Thunder lose one, and Los Angeles can win both games at Detroit on Friday and Miami on Sunday, Tyronn Lue and the Clippers staff will be the coach. Become.
The NBA announced earlier this week that Curry will face WNBA star Sabrina Ionescu in a special 3-point contest that will take place between the regular 3-point contest and the slam dunk contest on All-Star Saturday night. These events will be held at Lucas Oil Stadium, home of the NFL's Indianapolis Colts.
Earlier this season, the NBA announced that the All-Star Game would return to its traditional East vs. West format and do away with the long-standing system of selecting teams based on the top vote-getters in each conference. After last year's game in Salt Lake City was widely criticized, the league said it wanted to offer a better, more competitive production this season.
