There’s so much that goes on in the entertainment business around this time of the year — the Grammys, Super Bowl and Pro Bowl, to name a few. Yet, the one that is often overlooked is NBA All-Star Weekend. It’s hyped up, without a doubt, but the actual weekend itself is usually overlooked thanks to boring All-Star games, below-average dunk contests and other events that are there to take up TV time. The lead-up to the weekend is what seemingly gets the most attention.
The unveiling of the All-Star selections happens throughout a process that plays out with weekly updates via TNT’s NBA coverage. From there, we spend weeks at a time discussing the voting returns, including who belongs in the game, which players should and should not be starting, etc.
Well, I’ve got some opinions of my own before the reserves are revealed on February 3rd. Here are the cases for five different players to make their first All-Star appearance.