Snubs in the West include recent Suns All-Star shooting guard Devin Booker, Spurs guard DeMar DeRozan and 32-year-old Jazz point guard Mike Conley, the latter of whom may go down in history as the best NBA player never to make an All-Star team. Williamson, the No. 1 pick in the 2019 draft, is a first-time All-Star. Last year his teammate Brandon Ingram made his own All-Star debut. Chris Paul will be playing in his 11th All-Star game with a fourth different team (he did not earn an All-Star nod in either of his two Rockets seasons).
Conley may still have his day in the sun, however. Lakers All-Star reserve big man Anthony Davis will quite possibly not be healthy to participate in the currently planned All-Star game, and thus another Western Conference All-Star may eventually be named to replace him.