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Given that the NBA has transitioned to a format that includes two backcourt and three frontcourt players, there are two "locks" for inclusion for the Eastern frontcourt. [Lebron James and Paul George]

It is perfectly reasonable to suggest that any of Drummond, Anthony or Bosh should be inserted as an All-Star starter ahead of Paul Millsap. As for Millsap, the profile speaks for itself. The talented power forward (23.13) trails only Drummond (23.67) in PER among the legitimate candidates, and Millsap trails only Bosh in Win Shares...Millsap’s profile compares quite favorably to all three of the competitors...

Paul Millsap deserves All-Star start

Kevin Pelton endorses the Hawks power forward for a spot on the East's starting five next month in Toronto. It would be Millsap's first start following two selections as a reserve

HMFFL wrote:Congrats to Paul Millsap for making the All-Star team.

Millsap makes Pelton's elite squads

Kevin Pelton is predicting the three All-NBA teams that will be named at season's end. He sees Paul Millsap, playing a key role in the Hawks' late surge, honored on the third team. All-NBA teams (Insider)

DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR

1. Draymond Green
2. Kawhi Leonard
3. Paul Millsap

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Choosing Millsap for the No. 3 spot will raise some eyebrows, especially in Miami, where Hassan Whiteside rejected everything in sight. People don't think of Millsap as an elite defender. They don't think of him much at all, really. Being a low-key dude in Utah and Atlanta will do that.

But he has developed into the keystone of the league's stingiest defense since Jan. 1 -- a jack-of-all-trades with the speed to extinguish pick-and-rolls 30 feet from the basket, glue-trap hands that rip more steals than almost any big man in league history, and the guts to initiate an airborne collision at the rim. Millsap is averaging 1.7 blocks per game, by far a career high, and he's the only rotation player in the league topping 1.7 blocks and 1.7 steals per night.

He gets those numbers without gambling, and he can guard any position in a pinch. He's a horse on the glass, always does his job in transition and plays hard on every damn possession.

the NBA announced its first, second and third All-NBA teams for the 2015-2016 season. To the surprise of few, the Atlanta Hawks were not represented within the 15 players recognized with inclusion. However, both Paul Millsap and Al Horford were honored in the voting, to the point where the duo represented the "first runner-up" at the forward and center positions, respectively.

Millsap received 84 voting points, finishing seventh overall among forwards and ahead of players like Anthony Davis. The six forwards landing ahead of Millsap were LeBron James and Kawhi Leonard (1st team), Kevin Durant and Draymond Green (2nd team) and Paul George and LaMarcus Aldridge (3rd team).


...more than a handful of voters thought it best to include the two Atlanta Hawks on their ballots and that should be noted. Stay tuned.