The NBA just announced the starters for this year's All-Star teams, and they were pretty good overall, though there was one very notable outlier, Andrew Wiggins being named a starter for the West. The Western Conference is the weakest it has ever been at forward, but have far too many guards who deserve to make the team. Below I've listed the players I feel should be All-Star starters and reserves in each conference, as well as several potential players that should be considered as injury replacements if needed, with actual starters marked with an asterisk.
Eastern Conference
Starters
F - Giannis Antetokounmpo - MIL *
F - DeMar DeRozan - CHI *
C - Joel Embiid - PHI *
G - Trae Young - ATL *
G - James Harden - BKN
Reserves
F - Kevin Durant - BKN *
F - Zach LaVine - CHI
C - Domantas Sabonis - IND
G - Darius Garland - CLE
G - LaMelo Ball - CHA
F - Jimmy Butler - MIA
F - Jayson Tatum - BOS
Injury Replacements
G - Bradley Beal - WAS
C - Jarrett Allen - CLE
G - Jrue Holiday - MIL
F - Khris Middleton - MIL
F - Kevin Love - CLE
Western Conference
Starters
F - LeBron James - LAL *
F - Draymond Green - GSW
C - Nikola Jokic - DEN *
G - Chris Paul - PHX
G - Stephen Curry - GSW *
Reserves
G - Ja Morant - MEM *
G - Dejounte Murray - SAS
C - Rudy Gobert - UTA
C - Karl-Anthony Towns - MIN
F - Jaren Jackson Jr - MEM
G - Luka Doncic - DAL
G - Devin Booker - PHX
Injury Replacements
G - Donovan Mitchell - UTA
G - Russell Westbrook - LAL
C - JaVale McGee - PHX
F - Paul George - LAC
F - Brandon Ingram - NOP
All-Time Player Rank Updates
Chris Paul has passed Oscar Robertson to move up to #19
James Harden has passed Dirk Nowitzki to move up to #26
Giannis Antetokounmpo has passed George Gervin to move up to #53
Kyrie Irving has passed Alonzo Mourning to move up to #79
Nikola Jokic has passed LaMarcus Aldridge, Mel Daniels, and Andre Miller to move up to #96
LaMarcus Aldridge has passed Mel Daniels to stay at #98
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