The NBA allows fans to have a say in who starts the All-Star Game. The league counter balances that by having the league’s head coaches pick seven All-Star reserves from each conference.
The 10 starters for the game, in Charlotte’s Spectrum Center Feb. 17, were announced on TNT Jan. 24. TNT will announce the reserves Thursday night (7 p.m.) on its pre-game show.
The seven reserves each from the East and West include two guards, three frontcourt players and two additional players regardless of position. Here would be my picks, plus my thinking for each conference: