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Content provided by Last updated: 19/02 - 12:40 James and Durant to Select Team Rosters in NBA All-Star Draft, Airing Thursday, March 4 at 8 p.m. ET on TNT; Western Conference Starter Pool: James, Warriors’ Curry, Mavericks’ Dončić, Nuggets’ Jokić and Clippers’ Leonard; Eastern Conference Starter Pool: Durant, Bucks’ Antetokounmpo, Wizards’ Beal, 76ers’ Embiid and Nets’ Irving. The Los Angeles Lakers’ LeBron James and the Brooklyn Nets’ Kevin Durant lead the list of 10 players who have been selected by fans, current NBA (www.NBA.com) players and a media panel to start in the 2021 NBA All-Star Game, which will take place on Sunday, March 7 at State Farm Arena in Atlanta. ....
Chris Paul, Phoenix Suns This. Is. Brutal. Mike Conley has a great case to make his overdue All-Star debut. Devin Booker has been a flamethrower. Brandon Ingram was an All-Star last season and is playing better now. DeMar DeRozan deserves a ton of credit for the San Antonio Spurs sitting sixth in the West. De Aaron Fox is doing everything he can to accelerate the Sacramento Kings rebuild. But there are only two spots left, so it s all apologies to that group (especially Conley) and a huge congrats to Williamson and Paul. A hard-charging Williamson might already be the scariest sight in basketball, and 2019 s top pick is unlocking a shot-creating skill set that could render him unguardable. Paul, still the league s resident Point God, is once again steadying a new franchise and preparing to lead Phoenix on its first playoff trip since 2010. ....