2023 NBA All-Star Sport: Starters, captains, voting outcomes
Los Angeles Lakers celebrity LeBron James‘ record-tying nineteenth choice to the NBA All-Star Sport headlined Thursday’s announcement of the starters for the exhibition in Salt Lake Metropolis on Feb. 19.
James will characterize the Western Convention as a captain when rosters are chosen prior to the game. Fan voting determines the captain from every convention, and Milwaukee Bucks celebrity Giannis Antetokounmpo will captain the Jap Convention.
The 38-year-old James has began each All-Star Sport since 2005 and served as a captain each season because the NBA carried out the draft format in 2018. His 18th choice final season set the file for many consecutive appearances and tied Kobe Bryant for the second-most distinctions in league historical past. James’ nineteenth bid ties him with Abdul-Jabbar, who appeared in each All-Star Sport from 1970-89 except for 1978, when he broke his proper hand punching Milwaukee’s Kent Benson two minutes into the season.
Followers, who started voting on Dec. 20, accounted for 50% of the ultimate vote for All-Star starters, selecting three frontcourt gamers and two guards from every convention. Media and gamers equally break up the remaining 50% of the tally. All votes have been due earlier than midnight on Saturday. Your starters for the 2023 NBA All-Star Sport in Utah.
(This is how Yahoo Sports activities’ Vincent Goodwill and Dan Devine voted.)
Western Convention
F: LeBron James, Los Angeles Lakers (captain)
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Statistics: 29.9 PPG (50/30/77), 8.5 RPG, 7.0 APG
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Choice: nineteenth (ties NBA file)
F: Zion Williamson, New Orleans Pelicans
C: Nikola Jokic, Denver Nuggets
G: Stephen Curry, Golden State Warriors
G: Luka Doncic, Dallas Mavericks
Jap Convention
F: Giannis Antetokounmpo, Milwaukee Bucks (captain)
F: Kevin Durant, Brooklyn Nets
F: Jayson Tatum, Boston Celtics
G: Kyrie Irving, Brooklyn Nets
G: Donovan Mitchell, Cleveland Cavaliers
NBA commissioner Adam Silver will decide any damage replacements, if crucial. He has historically chosen the participant from the identical convention and positional group who completed next-highest within the voting.
Williamson strained his proper hamstring on Jan. 2 and is scheduled to be reevaluated this week. A reevaluation of the suitable MCL sprain Durant suffered on Jan. 8 is reportedly scheduled for the primary week of February.
Coaches will decide the seven All-Star reserves from every convention, and people alternatives will probably be introduced on Feb. 2. The league moved the draft this yr to be held immediately forward of the sport in a playground-style format. The captains will choose first from the eight remaining starters in both convention, after which spherical out the 2 12-man rosters by selecting from the 14 reserves. James Harden was the ultimate participant picked in final yr’s All-Star draft.
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