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Trae Young, Zion Williamson among those making All-Star statements

The NBA will announce the starters for the 2021 All-Star Game on Thursday, and there has been plenty of debate about who should be on the All-Star rosters. But Wednesday night, some of the game's up-and-coming stars took to the court to make their case for a spot in the game.

Here's a look at how some of those players fared:

Trae Young

What he did

With Atlanta having lost seven of eight entering Wednesday night's game in Boston -- including several that were lost late in the fourth quarter -- the Hawks desperately needed to grab ahold of, and win, a game they led by nine entering the fourth against the Celtics.