On January 28, Beijing time, the NBA officially announced the list of the All-Star starting lineup this season.
First look at the West, Curry, Morant, James, Wiggins and Jokic. In the end, James finally won the All-Star Ticket King with his strong appeal, and won this honor for the ninth time in his career, tied with Jordan. If he can continue to be selected for the All-Star next year, he will tie Kobe's record. It has to be said that although James is getting older, his physical condition has not declined much, and he still leads the Lakers forward with his own strength and can average 30+ points per game.
Curry, Wiggins, the combination of the Warriors, was selected together, which indirectly proves the golden effect of the Warriors' golden sign.
Curry, needless to say, has broken the historical record of three-pointers and has led the Warriors to occupy the No. 1 position in the West for a time. Wiggins was selected as an All-Star for the first time in his career, and he was the starting lineup for the first time. It can be said that he has both luck and strength. This year's Western Conference forward position, such as Thick Eyebrow, George, and Kat were injured one after another, and Wiggins just seized the opportunity this season and was very popular.
Look at the new star Morant again. In the past two years, he could only participate in the All-Star Rookie Championship and has jumped to the ranks of top stars in the league this season. Moreover, his playing style is both explosive and flexible, and he is really popular among fans. Another point is that the Grizzlies have a look like a dark horse in the Western Conference this season, playing tough and passionately.
Let’s talk about Jokic, who is the regular season MVP of last season, and it is reasonable to be selected as the starting lineup. Murray and Porter Jr. were injured one after another in the team's two major backcourts this season. If it weren't for Jokic's brave performance, it would be difficult for the Nuggets to maintain the Western Conference playoff sequence.
Look at the Eastern Conference starting lineup, including Durant, Antetokounmpo, Embiid, DeRozan and Trae Young. Durant doesn't need to go into details. After coming to the East, with his super performance and star attributes, Antetokounmpo's Eastern Captain for two consecutive years was brought down. Although he was still injured this year and was unable to play, the Nets wanted to go further, relying on Brother Durant's performance.
Antetokounmpo has won personal and team honors in succession, and has won almost all the honors that can be obtained in recent years, making it prosperous. And this season, as the shooting becomes more stable, this makes him stronger and difficult to defend. However, the current Bucks are struggling with their current performance. This year, they still need to face the combined impact of the Nets, Bulls, Heat and Cavaliers. Their path to defending their title is destined not to be easy.
Embid, after the team's backcourt core made it clear that he would not play, he led the team alone and was still diligent. His condition has been very hot recently. He scored 50 points a few days ago. Today, facing the Lakers' Dark Brow, he still led the team to win. In the turmoil of the team and disorganized personnel, Embiid relied on his strong strength to defend the reputation of the league's top center.
DeRozan also ushered in a big explosion this year. He was selected as All-Star 4 times in the Raptors, but he never squeezed into the All-Star starter. Moreover, in the years with the Spurs, he became increasingly silent and gradually faded out of the All-Star discussion. This year, when he came to the Bulls, he suddenly had unlimited fire rights, which also gave him a lot of room for freedom. In addition, the league's adjustment to the foul calculating scale allowed this classical shooting guard to reappear in the public's vision and led the Bulls to run wildly.
Trey Yang, the current absolute core of the Hawks and is also the cornerstone of the imperial team building. Since entering the league, he has established a supernova against the east and west with the two Doncic. With the Hawks' inside players Capela and Collins' decline this season, Trae Young's role is even more important. The Hawks also lost the spirit of entering the Eastern Conference Finals last season and have reached the 12th place in the Eastern Conference. It is reasonable to have frequent trading rumors.
Besides, other players who should be selected. Doncic, Paul, Booker, Gobert, Mitchell, and Towns in the West should be selected, and it is hard to say other things like Davis, Green, Westbrook, etc.And in the east, there are many candidates for Raven, Harden, Butler, Adebayo, Middleton, Tatum, and VanVleet, and it is not clear.
