The full squad for the 2021 NBA All-Star game has now been announced. Reserves were revealed on TNT on Tuesday evening and starters were announced last week. As always, 12 players from each conference were selected for a total of 24 All-Stars. The conference restrictions were for voting purposes only, as the league will use a player design for the third consecutive season with the lead teller in each conference as captain. This year, LeBron James and Kevin Durant will serve as the two captains. The concept is on March 4. The All-Star game itself will be played in Atlanta on March 7.
Here’s a rundown of the full list of 2021 All-Star squads:
Eastern Conference
Head Coach: Doc Rivers, Philadelphia 76ers
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Appetizer |
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Kevin Durant, Brooklyn Nets (team captain) |
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Bradley Beal, Washington Wizards |
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Joel Embiid, Philadelphia 76ers |
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Giannis Antetokounmpo, Milwaukee Bucks |
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Kyrie Irving, Brooklyn Nets |
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Reserves |
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Jaylen Brown, Boston Celtics |
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James Harden, Brooklyn Nets |
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Zach LaVine, Chicago Bulls |
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Julius Randle, New York Knicks |
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Ben Simmons, Philadelphia 76ers |
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Jayson Tatum, Boston Celtics |
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Nikola Vucevic, Orlando Magic |
Western conference
Head Coach: Quin Snyder, Utah Jazz
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Appetizer |
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LeBron James, Los Angeles Lakers (team captain) |
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Stephen Curry, Golden State Warriors |
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Luka Doncic, Dallas Mavericks |
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Nikola Jokic, Denver Nuggets |
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Kawhi Leonard, Los Angeles Clippers |
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Reserves |
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Anthony Davis, Los Angeles Lakers |
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Paul George, Clippers in Los Angeles |
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Rudy Gobert, Utah Jazz |
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Damian Lillard, Portland Trail Blazers |
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Donovan Mitchell, Utah Jazz |
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Chris Paul, Phoenix Suns |
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Zion Williamson, New Orleans Pelicans |
Four players – Jaylen Brown, Zach LaVine, Julius Randle and Zion Williamson – will make their first appearance in the All-Star Game, while LeBron James will make his 17th appearance in the game. With that number, he comes third of all time, behind only Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (19) and Kobe Bryant (18). Despite the fact that some players were against the idea of having an All-Star game in the midst of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, NBA Commissioner Adam Silver recently explained why the league thought having the game it was the right thing to do.
“It is a global event for us and we are doing our very best to embrace all aspects of our competition as far as we can through this pandemic and this is just one more chance,” said Silver. “… It seems that no decision during this pandemic comes without uncertainty and risk. This is one more of them, and yet my job is to balance all those interests and in the end it feels like the right thing to do. to do ahead. ”
Even though there will be no fans in the stands, there will be a ton of talent on the floor and in turn, the annual exhibition promises to be extremely exciting.