The NBA officially announced the reserves for the 2016 All-Star game, which will be played at the Air Canada Centre in Toronto on Sunday, February 14th. The starters for both conferences were announced last week, with Stephen Curry, Russell Westbrook, Kevin Durant and Kawhi Leonard voted to tip off the exhibition in the West and LeBron James, Paul George, Carmelo Anthony, Dwyane Wade and Kyle Lowry slated to represent the East.
Here’s the list of the 2016 NBA All-Star game reserves:
Eastern Conference
- Chris Bosh (F) — Heat
- Jimmy Butler (G/F) — Bulls
- DeMar DeRozan (G) — Raptors
- Andre Drummond (C) — Pistons
- Paul Millsap (F) — Hawks
- Isaiah Thomas (G) — Celtics
- John Wall (G) — Wizards
Western Conference
- LaMarcus Aldridge (F) — Spurs
- DeMarcus Cousins (C) — Kings
- Anthony Davis (F) — Pelicans
- Draymond Green (F) — Warriors
- James Harden (G) — Rockets
- Chris Paul (G) — Clippers
- Klay Thompson (G) — Warriors
While the All-Star game is merely an exhibition for the fans, it is also a form of validation for many players to be named to the squad for their respective conferences. As is the case with any All-Star game roster, a number of deserving players were omitted. That segues into the topic/question that I’m posing today: Who was the biggest All-Star snub this season?
Take to the comments section to voice your opinion on whom you believe should have made the cut. But don’t just give us a name; if there’s someone you feel who should be added, that also means another player needs to be removed to accommodate the addition. Tell us who you feel that should be. We look forward to what you have to say.
Damian lillard
Lillard has been highly productive and probably deserved to go and it’s hard to leave out Nowitzki, who’s still his team’s No. 1 option despite his advanced age. The Kobe retirement show hurt both of their chances of going.
Nowitzki 1 for the Mavs? I would argue both Parsons and Matthews are 1&2 there with Dirk being the 3rd option nowadays. Dirk’s inclusion is more like the Kobe inclusion for me…
Tim Duncan