Suns guards Devin Booker and Chris Paul were among seven players named to the Western Conference All-Star reserve pool, the NBA announced today (via Twitter).
The Jazz duo of Donovan Mitchell and Rudy Gobert also made the list, along with the Timberwolves’ Karl-Anthony Towns, the Warriors’ Draymond Green and the Mavericks’ Luka Doncic.
Green announced he will not play in the All-Star game due to back and calf injuries, Shams Charania of The Athletic tweets. NBA commissioner Adam Silver will select his replacement.
The Western Conference starter pool was announced last week.
Warriors forward Andrew Wiggins was chosen along with Lakers forward LeBron James and Nuggets center Nikola Jokic among Western Conference frontcourt candidates. The Grizzlies’ Ja Morant joined the Warriors’ Stephen Curry as the backcourt duo in the starter pool.
Did any Rockets players make it? Gordon or Wood? If not, ouch!
Record and team success does tend to influence voting. It’s also mostly dependent on who else might deserve it more. There’s lots of guys i can think of that deserve to go. Only so many spots available.
Things are so bad in Houston that’s single player can’t even get a reserve role. Ouch!
Yes, things are that bad in Houston, and have been bad, and will likely stay bad for a while. Just now figuring that out? Gordon? I smirk, and I think him a good trade candidate, bc he is taking it easy, just being a bad-team shooter.
You’re kidding right. How is Gordon an all-star? Woods has to increase his assists, steals, and/or blocks. His stats are fringe at best. Also, the team sucks. Those guys get some numbers because of the talent attrition in Houston, but they can’t win games. They are not all-stars. I don’t doubt Woods and KPJ can be all-stars someday, just not today.
We may see SGA or Ingram as replacement
SGA is hurt but BI makes sense
Dejont Murray could also get it
Murray would get my vote
Desmond Bane should already be there for the 3pt contest. I say give him Draymond’s spot. If not Bane then why not the pride of SW Atlanta, Anthony Edwards for what will be the first of many
My picks on replacement
Bane
Bridges
Edwards
Bane, for the importance of convenient travel arrangements.
Still stupid Wiggins is on this team….let alone starting…
To replace Draymond:
Desmond Bane or Anthony Edwards
BI or AD also not a bad choice
As always deserving players that earned their spot were left out, like…
Murray, KP6, JV, AD & Ayton!
Interesting….
Timberpuppies have Towns.
Had Wiggins.
And except for a bonehead GM (KAHN !) should have/could have had Curry…
And so it goes for the NBA team in Minnesota.
Come on man…Wiggins has been playing well…not amazing.
And “should have/could have had Curry”?? Come on now. Not many people saw him becoming great.
You’re the guy that picks on the kid for not making the freshman team…15 years prior
Curry was highly regarded at the time of the draft.
How did the NBA career of Jonny Flynn work out???
Bron doesn’t deserve to start. Booker does.
And how does this make you an all star. Green deserves to watch not play. Why would he be chosen as a reserve. I smell Marty here.
These are not all star stats ……
7.6 reb, 7.4 ast, 7.9 pts