NBA All-Star forecasts and reserve selections: Jalen Brunson receives a well-deserved first pick, while the Clippers send two players to Indianapolis.
Thursday gave us our 10 starters for the 2024 NBA All-Star Game, and most of them were fairly easy picks. Tipping off the high-profile exhibition will be LeBron James, Kevin Durant, Luka Doncic, Nikola Jokic, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Giannis Antetokounmpo, Joel Embiid, Jayson Tatum, Tyrese Haliburton and Damian Lillard. All 10 have made All-Star Games before, and James, now in his 21st NBA season, has now been selected an NBA-record 20 times.
But in most cases, the starters are somewhat predictable. After all, these are the most famous and accomplished players in the league. This group includes eight of the 10 players with the lowest MVP odds, James, who is perhaps the greatest player of all time, and Lillard, the surprise of the group, but an eight-time All-Star on a high-profile team nonetheless. We largely knew what to expect there.
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