See Kevin Durant’s picks in the 2021 NBA All-Star Draft

Kyrie Irving and Kawhi Leonard headline Kevin Durant’s picks for the 2021 NBA All-Star Draft.

11-time All-Star Kevin Durant and Western Conference captain drafted their teams on Thursday night ahead of Sunday’s NBA All-Star Game. James had the first pick of this highly anticipated draft. Earlier on Thursday, Shams Charania of the Athletic reported out that the King would select Giannis Antetokounmpo with his first pick.

When the drafted commenced, that was exactly what happened.

With his first selection, Kevin Durant picked his Brooklyn teammate, Kyrie Irving. Durant filled out his starting lineup mostly with Eastern Conference All-Stars.

Pick #2 – Joel Embiid

Pick #3 – Kawhi Leonard

Pick #4 – Bradley Beal

Pick #5 – Jayson Tatum

LeBron James went with:

Pick #1: Giannis Antetokounmpo

Pick #2: Stephen Curry

Pick #3: Luka Doncic

Pick #4: Nikola Jokic

As the draft continued, Durant got to choose first for the All-Star reserves. The two-time champion said “this is a pretty obvious pick” as he chose his Brooklyn teammate James Harden. There was no doubt in Durant’s mind his team was going to play alongside the Beard’s signature stepback three instead going up against it.

The following picks became:

James’ Pick #5: Damian Lillard

Durant’s Pick #6: Devin Booker

James’ Pick #6: Ben Simmons

In disappointment, Kevin Durant smiled and said, “I wanted Ben.” He carried on and took Zion Williamson with his seventh pick. LeBron James almost mirrored Durant’s reaction to his pick of Simmons and smiled. James’ admitted, “Thats a great pick.” The two went back and forth once more as the picks eventually became:

James’ Pick #7 – Chris Paul

Durant’s Pick #8 – Zach Lavine

James Pick #8 – Jaylen Brown

Durant’s Pick #9 – Julius Randle

James’ Pick #9 – Paul George

Durant’s Pick #10 – Nikola Vucevic

James’ Pick #10 – Domantas Sabonis

Durant’s Pick #11- Donovan Mitchell

James’ Pick #11- Rudy Gobert

At the end of the draft, the TNT crew accused LeBron James for slandering the Utah Jazz. James surprisingly and of course jokingly roasted the Utah Jazz. He said, “There’s no slander to the Utah Jazz, but you guys gotta understand just like in video games growing up, we never played with Utah — as good as Karl Malone and John Stockton are” Kevin Durant and LeBron James couldn’t stop laughing as this marked the end of the 2021 NBA All-Star Draft.

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