For the first time in my living memory, the have constructed a lineup that reasonably includes three All-Stars. Unreasonably, it could have four, while realistically, it will yield two.
And two is the right number (audible gasp). Hear me out.
Jayson Tatum—third in Eastern Conference frontcourt fan voting and with a two million vote lead over Jimmy Butler—is a mortal lock. Jaylen Brown and Kristaps Porzingis (“Brozingis,” if you’re feeling cute) sit at number five and six in fan voting respectively, netting them solid odds.
As for the guards, both Derrick White and Jrue Holiday cracked the top ten in the second fan vote returns but seem unlikely to make the weekend given the rock-solid top six in front of them.