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What do we think?

So I'm guessing Zion and KD will be injury replaced?

They all deserve to make it, the question is do they deserve to be starters?

Steph does not deserve to be a starter over SGA, who has thoroughly outplayed him this season. Zion missed 40% of his team's games. Sabonis and Markannen were a bit more deserving.

The fact that the Celtics don't get two starters, but the Nets do, is kind of embarrassing. Brown > Kyrie and Haliburton > Kyrie as well. Embiid should be a starter.

Again, they all deserve to be all-stars, but not starters.

AD's been a much better player than Zion this year, and in a few games will have played more than Zion this year too. I don't think either should start.

Seems deserving but one can always question about players who have barely played starting or getting selected into these.

Seems good. I dont really care who starts, I am just glad we didnt ''democracy'' someone like Wiggins this time.

Yeah SGA deserves it over Curry.

I put Sabonis over Zion (and AD anyway) because of games played

Just lol at Embiid not being a starter. The league is so ridiculous.

I'm very surprised that Ja didn't make it as a starter.

Where are the full media, players votes?

I think SGA has earned that starting spot over Steph this year. That’s a shame.

Who cares. It’s a popularity contest. JA will probably make it in for sure. SGA will probably make it in, but to say he’s should be starting? OKC is small market, don’t even get much airplay. That all matters. NO is small market too, but Zion still rollin off his hype train dunks.

Full voting results https://pr.nba.com/voting-results-2023-nba-all-star-game-starters/

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In before Embiid comes crying about being a hated victim (which might become a self-fulfilling prophecy at some point soon).

GeorgeSears wrote:They all deserve to make it, the question is do they deserve to be starters?

Steph does not deserve to be a starter over SGA, who has thoroughly outplayed him this season. Zion missed 40% of his team's games. Sabonis and Markannen were a bit more deserving.

The fact that the Celtics don't get two starters, but the Nets do, is kind of embarrassing. Brown > Kyrie and Haliburton > Kyrie as well. Embiid should be a starter.

Again, they all deserve to be all-stars, but not starters.

I'm mixed on LeBron getting in, but he was always going to make it due to voting.

MoneyTalks41890 wrote:I think SGA has earned that starting spot over Steph this year. That’s a shame.

Might as well say Lauri Markannen deserves the starting spot over LeBron James.

Zion is a weird one. I would have put Embiid in there over Giannis but it's not a huge issue. I'm sure Embiid and Sixer fans will take this in stride.

Happy for Kyrie.

He’s been balling.

Embiid gonna start crying again...

This is the order of the Top 10s the players voted for in the West.

Guards: Luka, Steph, Ja, SGA, Dame, Fox, Booker, Edwards, Bane, Dinwiddie/McCollum

Westbrook was 18. Fan vote had him at 5.
Klay was 25. Fan vote had him at 6.
Reaves was 38. Fan vote had him at 8.

Frontcourt: Jokic, Lebron, Zion, Lauri, Sabonis, PG, AD, Jerami, JJ, Adams/Wood.

Draymond was 14. Fan vote had him at 8.
Wiggins was 18. Fan vote had him at 5.

So the fan vote could end up taking a spot from guys like Bane, Dinwiddie, McCollum, Jerami, JJ, Adams and Wood with their votes for Klay, Dray, Wiggins, Westbrook and Reaves.

I think the players deserve a lot more credit than the fans for keeping it real. Well done, players!