LeBron James will be one of the two captains in the NBA All-Star Game, which will officially be played on March 7 in Atlanta, being a captain in the game for the fourth straight season. But for the first time in the new All-Star format, we have Team LeBron vs. Team KD as Kevin Durant was the leading vote-getter in the Eastern Conference, trailing just behind LeBron as the leading vote-getter in the All-Star fan vote.
After the fans decided the two captains, the rest of the starting five in both conferences was determined by a combination of the fan vote, media vote, and player vote. The starting five for each conference are below, courtesy of the NBA. As the leading vote-getter, LeBron will have the first pick in the draft and will almost certainly draft his teammate Anthony Davis first overall.
Western Conference
- Stephen Curry, Warriors (7thAll-Star selection):Curry has been named an All-Star Game starter for the seventh time in the last eight seasons.
- Luka Dončić, Mavericks (2ndAll-Star selection):This is the second straight selection as an All-Star starter for Dončić, who last year became the ninth player to play in the All-Star Game at age 20 or younger.
- LeBron James, Lakers (17thAll-Star selection):His 17 All-Star selections are the third most in NBA history, behind Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (19) and Kobe Bryant (18). James, the leading scorer in All-Star Game history (385 points), is set to extend his record for consecutive All-Star starts to 17 – a streak that began in his second NBA season, 2004-05.
- Nikola Jokić, Nuggets (3rdAll-Star selection):This marks the third consecutive All-Star selection for Jokić, who becomes the first Denver player voted to start since Carmelo Anthony in the 2010-11 season.
- Kawhi Leonard, Clippers (5thAll-Star selection):Leonard has been named a starter all five times as an All-Star.
Eastern Conference
- Giannis Antetokounmpo, Bucks (5thAll-Star selection):An All-Star starter for the fifth consecutive year, Antetokounmpo has the highest scoring average in All-Star Game history at 27.3 points per game.
- Bradley Beal, Wizards (3rdAll-Star selection):The 2020-21 NBA scoring leader has been voted to start the All-Star Game for the first time.
- Kevin Durant, Nets (11thAll-Star selection):Durant, who holds the second-highest scoring average in All-Star Game history (25.0 ppg), is an All-Star for the 11th straight season in which he has played.
- Joel Embiid, 76ers (4thAll-Star selection):Embiid is the first Philadelphia player selected to start four consecutive All-Star Games since Allen Iverson was named a starter seven times in a row from 2000-06.
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Kyrie Irving, Nets (7thAll-Star selection):Irving has now been voted to start the All-Star Game with three different franchises (Cleveland Cavaliers, Boston Celtics and Nets) – the same as Brooklyn teammate Durant (Oklahoma City Thunder, Warriors and Nets).
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