2023-24 Season: NBA All Star Starters Named, Possible Reserves and My Predictions on the Reserves

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Greetings my peeps and welcome to the All Things Basketball Podcast with your boy GD.

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In this episode, you know what time it is.

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All Star starters guys for the NBA will talk about the starters, will talk about possible

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reserves and my predictions for each conference, the east and the west as well.

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So just sit back, relax and enjoy the show.

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Ok guys, it's your boy GD back with the All Things Basketball with GD Podcast and guys

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it's that time of year.

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NBA All Star.

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The starters have been named now and we will talk all about it.

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Now the way they do this is the way they determine who the starter is.

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It used to be just fan votes but I guess they say it was too much of a popularity contest

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so we are now going to add a different layer to it.

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It's now 50% fan votes, 25% player votes, 25% media votes.

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That's how you get your starters guys.

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So with that said, let us start with the east.

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Here's what I'm going to do guys.

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I'll give you the starters.

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From there I'll give you the possible reserves.

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Guys who could end up being reserves picked by the coaches and then I'll give you my choices

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for the reserves.

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So we'll do it that way.

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So we'll start in the east.

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In the east you have your three front court guys.

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Giannis Antutacumpo who ended up having the most votes of anyone in the east and here's

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how his stats break down.

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I'll give you everybody's stats as well.

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44 games he played scoring 31 points, 11.7 rebounds, over 6 assists, well over a steal

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per game and over a block per game.

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Juton is 60.8% from the field, 66.4 from the free throw line.

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You know how he is from the free throw line.

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Giannis your first front court starter for the All-Star game for the east.

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Next up, Jolin B who's having a fantastic season once again guys.

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He's played in 33 games guys and in those games 36 points he's averaged, 11.4 rebounds,

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5.8 assists so he's nearing 6 assists per game, near 2 blocks per game and over a steal

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per game for him.

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He's shooting it, a shade under 54% from the field, 36.8% from 3 so you know he likes to

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launch from there every now and again and nearly automatic at 88.3% from the free throw

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line.

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Jolin B well deserved starter as always, always in the MVP discussion.

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That's Jolin B for you.

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And then your third starter, Jason Tatum who like I said he's benefited from the fact

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that Kevin Durant was sent west so he doesn't really have anybody blocking him now and he's

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made it as a starter.

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43 games he played in, 26.8 points per game, 8.4 rebounds, 4.3 assists, a steal per game

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for him.

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Shooting it nearly 47% from the field, 36.4 from 3 and then 81.3 from the free throw line

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so Jason Tatum getting his due in the front court for the east.

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And then you have the guard situation.

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Next up Tyrese Holly Burton not really a surprise there he's played in 34 games guys, 23.6 points

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per game over 4 rebounds, leaves the league with 12.6 assists and over a steal per game

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guys.

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Shooting it 49.6 from the field, 40% from 3 and 86% from the free throw line so Tyrese

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Holly Burton that show he put on during the end season tournament I think that got a lot

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of eyeballs on him and a lot of interest in him so Tyrese Holly Burton just one starter

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at guard position and then in a bit of controversy Dame Lilith makes it as your other starter

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in the back court.

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He played in 43 games, 25.3 points per game, 4.3 rebounds, nearly 7 assists and over a

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steal per game for him.

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Shooting it only 42.3% from the field, 34.5 from 3 and pretty much automatic at 92.2%

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from the free throw line.

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Dame makes it as the second starter in a bit of controversy because Jalen Brunson was right

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there in the mix he was high amongst the players rankings he was high amongst the media rankings.

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What did Jalen Brunson in?

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The fan voting which why I talked about it at nauseam about Nick fans not voting not

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voting for their guy.

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This was the year guys this was the year where you really should have stuffed the box for

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Jalen Brunson to be a starter.

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This was the year because of the volatility at the guard position.

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Of course you could go for a guy like Donovan Mitchell, Trey Young, I think he came in third

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in the voting.

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Nick fans should have stuffed the boxes for Brunson they did not do that so they only

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have themselves to blame guys that Jalen Brunson is not a starter in this all-star game.

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If they had him at least coming about third or fourth we wouldn't be having this discussion

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he'd be a starter.

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So that's the bit of controversy there but nonetheless those are your five starters guys.

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Now let's talk about the reserves.

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We'll start in Boston with Jalen Brown here's how I'm going to do it guys.

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I'm going to go in kind of the order of the teams in the conference in terms of records

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so that's how it's going to go.

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So with that said Jalen Brown for the Boston Celtics played in 43 games 22.6 points per

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game 5.2 rebounds 3.6 assists and over a steal per game for him shooting it from the field

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over 49% about 36% from three and then 71% over that from the free throw line.

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So Jalen Brown you can always make the case for him being an all-star he's the number

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two guy on the best team in the league so definitely he warrants consideration for that

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alone.

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So he's going to be applying you a front court player that's how they have them listed.

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Next up Tyrese Maxey from the Philadelphia 76ers I've been talking about him guys he's

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played in 42 games 25.7 points per game 3.6 rebounds 6.6 assists and a steal per game

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for him shooting it close to 45% from the field over 37% from three and well over 86%

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from the free throw line.

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Tyrese Maxey who's having a great year with the absence of James Hart and of course over

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there so definitely having an all-star campaigns thus far.

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And then speaking of Jalen Brunson I've give you his numbers played in 44 games 26.6 points

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per game nearly four rebounds 6.5 assists for him shooting it 48% from the field guys

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and 42.6 from three so he's draining them threes as well and 83.5% from the free throw

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line.

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Jalen Brunson having a fantastic year for the surging Knicks right now he's been the catalyst

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he's been the engine that makes that team go so Jalen Brunson having a all-star campaign

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and then his teammate Julius Randall 46 games he's played in average in 24 points over 9

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rebounds 5 assists so this is pretty much par for the course with him he's usually double

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digit rebounds but he's slightly under that shooting it over 47% from the field above

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31% from three and above 78% from the free throw line.

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Julius Randall having a solid year I'll talk about him a little bit when I talk about the

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reserves Donovan Mitchell of the Cleveland Cavaliers always a person worthy of all-star

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consideration 34 games for him he's averaging 27.7 points 5.5 rebounds over 6 assists and

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nearly two steals per game for Cavaliers shooting it from the field 46% close to 35% from three

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and then 86.7% from the free throw line so Donovan Mitchell who's pretty much carrying

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that Cavaliers team because they've been dealing with a myriad of injuries then we move to

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Pascal Siakam I know guys he just got traded I understand I get that but if you look at

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his total numbers this is how it shakes out 44 games played five of those with his new

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team the Indiana Pacers over 22 points 6.5 rebounds 5 assists and as I told you those

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numbers are slightly down because of the emergence of a Scotty Barnes so some of his numbers

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suffered a bit because of that he's shooting it from the field 52.7% guys only 32.7% from

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three although he's shooting the three very well for the pieces right now and then from

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the free throw line 74.4% from the charity stripe so Pascal Siakam although he's shifting

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over changing teams definitely he has the numbers to at least consider him as an all-star

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Miami Heat Bama to Bayou guys you hit me talk about him 36 games he's played in average

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in 21 points per game 10.5 rebounds over 4 assists and a block and a half per game shooting

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it from the field over 50% 78% from the free throw line so Bama to Bayou having a solid

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year for those Miami Heat there and then the other candidate Jimmy Butler but as I said

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he's only played in 31 games guys which would be the lowest of anyone considered he's also

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averaging 21 points per game 5 rebounds 4.4 assists and well over a steal per game for

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Butler shooting it 48.8% from the field nearly 41% from three although he does shoot a lot

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of threes and 88% from the free throw line so he's pretty much automatic from there but

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again I think what'll hurt him is the games played because he's only played in 31 games

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Paulo Boncarro I've been talking about him guys played in 45 games 22.6 points per game

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seven rebounds nearly five assists for him and a steal per game he's shooting it nearly

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45% from the field though 34.8 from three he likes to hoist up threes as well and just

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above 70% from the free throw line Paulo Boncarro having a very good sophomore year for the

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Orlando Magic the surprising Orlando Magic at that so he's one to consider then you

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go to the lower rung teams guys like DeMar DeRosin for the Chicago Bulls he's played

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in 44 games guys averaging over 22 points per game for rebounds 5.4 assists and above

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a steal per game for DeRosin shooting it only 46.6% from the field which is kind of low

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for him he doesn't shoot a lot of threes guys 34.4% and then from the free throw line 84.7%

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from there DeMar DeRosin team is kind of down but he's having a solid year then we turn our

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attention to Miquel Bridges for the Brooklyn Nets he's played in 45 games guys 21.7 points

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per game over five rebounds per game 3.7 assists and a steal per game for the Nets shooting

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it 45.4% from the field 36% from three and nearly 83% from the free throw line so if

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you were to think about a net going he would probably be the prime one who will get consideration

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and then the last team I'll talk about the Atlanta Hawks you got two guys you can make

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a case for of course Trey Young he's always in the discussion guys played in 40 games

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averaging 27 points per game three rebounds and second in the league and assists at 10.8

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per game and 1.4 steals per game shooting it only 42.4% from the field 36.8 from three

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which is somewhat better for him and then 86% from the free throw line Trey Young who was

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high amongst the fan votes not so much amongst the player in the media votes but a strong

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year I gotta say that and then his teammate the John Tay Murray 45 games for him 21.4

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points per game five rebounds above five assists 1.3 steals for him shooting it nearly

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47% from the field 38.8% from three point range and 83% from the free throw line so with

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that said guys I gave you all the possible reserves here's my choices for reserves and

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here's how it breaks down guys you have to choose two guards three front court and two

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wild cards and this how I'm gonna do it for your guards Jalen Brunson of course from the

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Knicks Donovan Mitchell from the Cavaliers those are your two guards that I'm choosing

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for the front court bam out of bayou I think he makes it Pablo Boncarro I think he makes

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it as well and then Jalen Brown for the Boston Celtics I think possibly makes it and then

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your wild card here's how I'm gonna play it guys I'll say Tyrese Maxi for the Philadelphia

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76ers and then Julius Randall for the Knicks now the reason I put Julius Randall for the

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Knicks as a wild card because I think if they play this smart he just got an injury recently

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I'll talk about that in another episode but it seems like it may be serious and if that's

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the case guys in the timetables where he can't make the all-star game you'll probably have

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to fill in his spot if you put them in as a wild card this gives you open room to go

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with either a guard or front court person and this would open the door for a guy like

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Trey Young to make the all-star team my other wild card person would be Trey Young if you

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were to replace Julius Randall on the all-star team so that's how I'm playing it guys so

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that is the reserves I feel for the East let us turn our attention to the West the West

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all-star starters will start in the front court LeBron James the leading vote getter amongst

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everyone everybody says oh how come he makes it he's just the most popular player in the

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NBA so you know everybody's voting for him and he has the numbers guys so I don't even

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know why there's even another discussion 42 games he's played in averaging 25 points 7.5

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rebounds 7.6 assists and 1.3 steals from the field over 52% from 3 nearly 40% and from

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the free throw line just a shade on the 75% from the free throw line may I add this is

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his 20th year in the league and he's putting up these kind of numbers so guys complain

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about it you can miss me with that LeBron James amongst the front court starters your

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other starter in the front court Kevin Durant and rightfully so 38 games 28.8 points per

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game 6.4 rebounds 5.7 assists and well above a block per game for him shooting it from

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the field you know he's efficient guys over 53% 45.5% from 3 you like that that's outstanding

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and then 87.3% from the free throw line for Kevin Durant who's having a healthy year too

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by the way definitely kudos to him the Joker Nikolai Yolkic for the Denver Nuggets 46 games

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play 26.3 points per game 12 rebounds nearly 9 assists so you know he's always flirting

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with a triple double oh by the way he leads the league in that yet again and above a steal

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per game shooting it over 59% from the field that's fantastic 36.6 from 3 and 81.5% from

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the free throw line for the Joker so you have your three starters in the front court there

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let's talk about the back court starting with the leader amongst the guards Luca Donkage

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who's having a fantastic year 39 games played 34.4 points per game 8.6 rebounds 9.4 assists

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and nearly a steal and a half per game for Luca shooting it from the field just under

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49% from the field 37.5 from 3 and then 77.6 from the free throw line so Luca amongst your

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starters in the back court and then your second starter in the back court shy Gilchrist Alexander

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for the Oklahoma City Thunder 44 games played above 31 points per game 5.6 rebounds 6.4 assists

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leading the league in steals at 2.3 shooting it 54.5% from the field you know he's not the

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greatest three-point shooter just above 33% and pretty much automatic from the free throw

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line at 89% let me just say kudos to the Thunder fans because it was a matter of their voting

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that got him in otherwise it would have been Steph Curry he ranked number one amongst

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the players in terms of getting all-star votes and he was number one amongst the media what

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propelled him over the top was the fan voting he came in third shout out to the Oklahoma

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City Thunder fan base for stuffing that ballot box and getting that man to start Nick fans

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take note when you want your guy to start in the all-star game this is the example Oklahoma

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City Thunder showed up and showed out for shy Gilchrist Alexander so kudos to them so SGA

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is a starter in the all-star game congratulations to him his first time by the way starting

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now let's talk about the reserves and again I'll do it the same as I did it in the east

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will go by the records and we'll work our way down so we'll start with Minnesota Timberwolves

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Anthony Edwards you can now submit him as making the case for him every year now 43

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points played nearly 26 points per game above five rebounds well above five assists per

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game and well above a steal per game for him 46.3% from the field 38.5% from three and

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nearly 84% from the free throw line Anthony Edwards seems like it's a fate of complete

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him making the all-star team this year and then his teammate called Anthony Towns who

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guys you cannot deny these numbers 45 games 22.6 points per game 8.7 rebounds so the rebounds

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are a little bit down well you got Rudy Goubert next to you so expect that three assists for

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him shooting it from the field guys over 52% 43.6 from three which is fantastic for a big

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man and 87.8% from the free throw line so you can make a strong case for Anthony Towns making

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it guys we'll leave it at that for the moment then we go to the Clippers Paul George and

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Kawhi Leonard Paul George 42 games for him 23.3 points five and a half rebounds three

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and a half assists and well above a steal and a half per game for him shooting it from

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the field 46.6% nearly 42% from three you like that and then over 91% from the free

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throw line so you're talking a guy who goes up there he makes it and then his teammate

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Kawhi Leonard 40 games for him which is you guys say you take your hat off for that the

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fact that he's playing in 40 games this season guys 23.6 points per game above six rebounds

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3.7 assists 1.7 steals so pretty good 52 and a half percent from the field 44.8 from three

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very good and over 88% from the free throw line so both guys for the Clippers have a

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strong case here guys the person on the outside looking in James Hart who had to sacrifice

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he did that guys he sacrificed some of his game coming over there and it has paid off

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dividends for the Clippers you got to say that so far so good for James Hart in that

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regard but no all-star recognition this year so we move on we'll go to Denver right quick

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Jamal Murray who did miss a bunch of games he played in 33 games guys just a shade under

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21 points per game just under four rebounds six and a half assists for him shooting at

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47.5% from the field 41.5% from three 85.3 from the free throw line so definitely worthy

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but I think he'll probably be on the outside looking in because of the games played and

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the competition as well which is pretty steep here then we move to the Sacramento Kings

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guys of course you always have the two guys in the running Dearon Fox who's sensational

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38 games for him 27.7 points per game four rebounds 5.6 assists 1.6 steals for him shooting

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it just under 47% from the field 38.8 from three and 73% from the charity strike and

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then his teammate Demontus Sabonis 44 games guys just under 20 points per game he leads

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the league in rebounding 12.7 rebounds 8 assists as well which is great 61.4% from the field

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fantastic 44% from three and just 68% from the free throw line but nonetheless strong

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numbers for him as well of course the Kings with two guys to consider moving on to Phoenix

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Devin Booker every year you can make a case for this guy 36 games played 28.2 points per

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game nearly five rebounds nearly seven and a half assists for him shooting it just a

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shade under 50% from the field 38.8 from three 88.3 from the free throw line so Devin Booker

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strong candidate very strong New Orleans Peligans you can make a slight case for two guys over

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there Zion Williamson playing in 37 games which is a lot for him you take that scoring

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just under 22 points per game five and a half rebounds 4.7 assists shooting it from the field

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nearly 59% guys from the field wow and then 66.4% from the free throw line which it leaves

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a little bit to be desired and his teammate Brandon Ingram 42 games played for him 21.3

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games per game nearly five rebounds 5.6 assists for him shooting it just under 49% from the

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field above 36% from three and over 80% from the free throw line so both those guys there

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for a team that you know it's kind of in the running there amongst playoff teams and then

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we move along Kyrie Irving for the Dallas Mavericks I think guys I think he falls under it he

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only has 27 games played that's pretty low averaging over 25 per game for him over five

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rebounds 5.3 assists 1.3 steals shooting it from the field just under 48% above 41% from

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3 and then 89.5% from the free throw line but a tough year for Irving with the fact that

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again so little games and the competition and probably they're standing as well they're

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kind of on the outside looking in in terms of the playoff be amongst the top six so you

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bear that in mind then we move on to the Lakers Anthony Davis a lot of people say he should

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have been the starter instead of LeBron I don't see him getting more votes than LeBron

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that's for sure but he's having a fantastic year guys he's played in 45 games guys that's

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a eye opener averaging 25 points per game over 12 rebounds 3.7 assists over a steal

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per game and 2.4 blocks for him very important 55.5% from the field 80.8 from the free throw

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line for Anthony Davis definitely making himself a strong case to be an all-star then we'll

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go to the teams that are on the outside of the playoff race it's about four candidates

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here Laurie marketing of the Utah Jazz 37 games for him averaging 24 points 8.8 rebounds

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and just under to assists averaging a little bit under 50% from the field above 40% from

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3 and 87.3 from the free throw line so pretty much the same numbers he had last year when

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he made the all-star team but the competition is much tougher this year guys so it's going

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to be rough for him.

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Alperin Sengun who's having a fine season over there for the Houston Rockets 45 games

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he's played in 21.7 points per game over 9 rebounds 5 assists well over a steal per

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game for him over 54% from the field over 72% from the free throw line.

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Alperin Sengun a guy who you can make a case for most improved player as well guys you

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can put him in the mix too in that regard but having a very good year guys for a Houston

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team that's kind of you know like I said on the outside looking in then we go to Golden

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State.

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Steph Curry since he missed out on being a starter here's his numbers 40 games 27.3 points

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per game over 4 rebounds 5 assists for him shooting it nearly 45% from the field over

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40% from 3 you know that's his MO and then nearly 93% from the free throw line so he's

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a bucket from the free throw line guys.

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So Steph Curry you know when all this is at none he'll probably make it and then the last

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candidate I'll mention is Victor Wimbayama although he's playing for the last place

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in the West San Antonio Spurs played in 40 games guys 20.5 points per game over 10 rebounds

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over 3 assists over a steal per game and above 3 blocks per game for him 46.5% from the field

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which could be better but again I point to better guard play guys who can get him to

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ball where he needs it the most 30.5% from 3 I think he needs to cut down on those and

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80% from the free throw line for Victor Wimbayama who will be in the rising stars game don't

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get me wrong but his chances of making the big game I don't see it although he has some

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solid numbers to back that up.

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So with that said guys here are my reserves for the West like I said the formula is 2

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guards, 3 front court guys and then 2 wild cards so my 2 back court guys Steph Curry

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of course you have to include him, Devin Booker you have to include him as well so that's

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my 2 guys in the back court.

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In the front court this was hard guys I gotta say this was hard but I'm gonna go with Anthony

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Davis of the Lakers, Paul George of the Clippers and Kawhi Leonard of the Clippers so you get

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2 Clippers in guys and then your wild card this is the one I really wrestled with guys

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but you have to have somebody from Minnesota I think it will be Anthony Edwards I think

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he will be the lone rep and then you probably have to include a Sacramento King as well

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and then I went De'Aaron Fox so you got Curry Booker, A.D. Paul George, Kawhi, Anthony Edwards

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and De'Aaron Fox so guys we'll see how it shakes out you know we'll hear about that

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actually it should be this coming week we'll get to find out who the reserves are and we'll

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see how accurate I am I did pretty good last year and the year before so see if I can bat

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a thousand on these ones here.

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Alright guys so that is it for this episode I just want to do this special episode for

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the All-Star Starters in my prediction on the reserve.

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Alright guys so that's gonna do it for me week 14 wrap up coming up real soon alright

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guys thanks as always for your listenership always appreciate it we'll talk soon take

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care.

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