NBA All-Stars - 2020

The full rosters for the NBA All-Star teams were announced earlier this week, and as usual there are plenty of players who are disappointed that they weren't chosen, and some of them have a valid reason to be upset. While there is no one on either All-Star team that obviously doesn't belong, the teams could use a little tweaking to make them truly teams of the best players in the league so far this year. Here is how I would have set up this year's teams:

(Actual starters are in bold, actual reserves are underlined)

Eastern Conference

Starters

G Trae Young - ATL
G Bradley Beal - WAS
F Giannis Antetokounmpo - MIL
F Jimmy Butler - MIA
C Joel Embiid - PHI

Reserves

G Zach LaVine - CHI
G Spencer Dinwiddie - BRK
F Khris Middleton - MIL
F Bam Adebayo - MIA
F Pascal Siakim - TOR
C Andre Drummond - DET
G Derrick Rose - DET

I feel that 3 of the Eastern Conference starters are correct, but Kemba Walker, who was voted a starter, would not be on my team, as there are several other guards more deserving who were left off the team completely, most notably Bradley Beal, who should be the starter instead. The frontcourt players were selected well overall, though I would take Drummond over Sabonis and Tatum, though they are the next two I would have waiting in the wings in case of an injury. I would also leave Ben Simmons and Kyle Lowry off in favor of some guards who are playing better, though it may be for lower-quality teams.

Western Conference

Starters

G James Harden - HOU
G Luka Doncic - DAL
F LeBron James - LAL
F Kawhi Leonard - LAC
C Anthony Davis - LAL

Reserves

G Damian Lillard - POR
G Devin Booker - PHX
F DeMar DeRozan - SAS
F Brandon Ingram - NOP
C Nikola Jokic - DEN
G Donovan Mitchell - UTA
C Karl-Anthony Towns - MIN

The Western Conference starting lineup was selected perfectly, which is truly a rare occurrence. The biggest snub was definitely Devin Booker, who is far more deserving of the spot than perennials Chris Paul and Russell Westbrook, who are both playing far below their usual standard, though Westbrook would still be my first choice as an injury replacement, with Lou Williams as the next  man up. With Luka Doncic out with an injury, Booker is the man that should be chosen to take his spot, with Lillard moving into the open starting position.