With the Thursday announcement of NBA All-Star reserves, the player pool for February’s game is set.
Of course, there are snubs.
Seven players from each conference were added to the player pool of 10 starters already announced. The 14 players announced on Thursday were selected by coaches while starters were chosen by a collective vote of fans, players and media.
Here is the breakdown of players from each conference.
Eastern Conference reserves
Jimmy Butler (F, Miami Heat), Domantas Sabonis (C, Indiana Pacers), Jayson Tatum (F, Boston Celtics), Ben Simmons (G, Philadelphia 76ers), Khris Middleton (F, Milwaukee Bucks), Kyle Lowry (G, Toronto Raptors), Bam Adebayo (C, Miami Heat)
Western Conference reserves
Chris Paul (G, Oklahoma City Thunder), Damian Lillard (G, Portland Trail Blazers), Nikola Jokic (C, Denver Nuggets) , Brandon Ingram (F, New Orleans Pelicans), Rudy Gobert (C, Utah Jazz), Russell Westbrook (G, Houston Rockets), Donovan Mitchell (G, Utah Jazz)