Who Are The NBA All Star Starters?
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The starters for the 2020 NBA All-Star game were revealed on Thursday. Who are the 10 men who will take the court in Chicago on Feb. 16?
Kyrie Irving- Point Guard
The National Basketball Association (NBA) All-Star Game starters were announced on Thursday, January 24. Kyrie Irving of the Boston Celtics was voted in as a starter for the Eastern Conference All-Star team. He is joined in the backcourt by Bradley Beal of the Washington Wizards.
2017-2018 Season Stats
In his 2017-2018 season, Kyrie Irving averaged 24.4 points per game, 5.1 assists per game, and 3.8 rebounds per game. He shot 49.1% from the field, 40.8% from three-point range, and 90.5% from the free throw line. Kyrie Irving was selected as an All-Star starter for the Eastern Conference.
Career Stats
Kyrie Irving is an American professional basketball player for the Brooklyn Nets of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He was named NBA Rookie of the Year after being selected by the Cleveland Cavaliers with the first overall pick in the 2011 NBA draft. Kyrie went on to play for the Cavaliers from 2011-2017. In his rookie season, he led all rookies in points per game and assists per game.
In 2016, he was named an NBA All-Star and won an Olympic gold medal as a member of Team USA at the 2016 Summer Olympics. The following year, he was named NBA Finals MVP after leading the Cavaliers to their first NBA championship in franchise history. Kyrie Irving has career averages of 22.2 points, 5.7 assists, and 3.6 rebounds per game.
DeMar DeRozan- Shooting Guard
DeMar DeRozan is a shooting guard for the Toronto Raptors. He was drafted by the Raptors in 2009 and has been with the team ever since. DeRozan is a four-time NBA All-Star and was named to the All-NBA Third Team in 2018. He is the Raptors’ all-time leading scorer and has led the team to the playoffs in each of the past five seasons.
2017-2018 Season Stats
In his ninth NBA season, DeMar DeRozan averaged a career-high 5.2 assists to go with 23.0 points (tied for 18th in the NBA) and 4.8 rebounds in 33.9 minutes per game while shooting .442 from the field, .340 from three-point range and .818 from the foul line. He also set career highs in free throw percentage and steals (1.1 spg), and he tied his career high in blocks (0.4 bpg).
Career Stats
DeMar Darnell DeRozan (born August 7, 1989) is an American professional basketball player for the San Antonio Spurs of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for Southern California (USC), where he was named Pacific-10 Freshman of the Year. He was selected ninth overall by the Raptors in the 2009 NBA draft and spent his first nine seasons in Toronto. In 2018, he was traded to San Antonio in exchange for Kawhi Leonard and Danny Green.
In his fourth season, DeRozan helped lead Toronto to their first playoff appearance in six years, and finished second in voting for Most Improved Player. The following year, DeRozan was named an NBA All-Star for the first time. He continued to be named an All-Star every year until 2018. In 2017–18, he earned a spot on the All-NBA Third Team. That same season, he also led the Raptors to a then-franchise record 59 wins en route to being named the NBA’s Eastern Conference Player of the Month four times, tying LeBron James and Dwyane Wade for most such awards in a single season.
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LeBron James- Small Forward
LeBron James is an American professional basketball player for the Los Angeles Lakers of the National Basketball Association (NBA). Widely considered to be one of the greatest NBA players in history, James is frequently compared to Michael Jordan in debates over the greatest basketball player of all time.
2017-2018 Season Stats
GP: 82
PPG: 27.5
FG%: 54.2
3P%: 36.7
FT%: 73.1
REB: 8.6
AST: 9.1
STL: 1.4
BLK: 0.9
Career Stats
LeBron James is an American professional basketball player for the Los Angeles Lakers of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He is widely considered to be one of the greatest basketball players of all time. Often compared to Michael Jordan, LeBron has won four NBA Most Valuable Player Awards, three NBA Finals MVP Awards, and two Olympic gold medals. He has also been selected to 14 NBA All-Star teams and has earned All-NBA First Team honors 12 times.
LeBron began his pro career straight out of high school when he was drafted by the Cleveland Cavaliers in 2003. He spent his first seven seasons in Cleveland, where he established himself as one of the league’s premier players. In 2010, he joined forces with fellow All-Stars Dwyane Wade and Chris Bosh on the Miami Heat. Together, they won two NBA championships. After a four-year return to the Cavaliers, which included bringing a championship back to Cleveland in 2016, James signed with the Lakers in 2018.
In his 16th season, James continues to put up impressive numbers. As of February 2020, he ranks first in Career Assists Per Game (8.7), eighth in Career Points Per Game (27.1) and ninth in Career Rebounds Per Game (7.4). His accomplishments have earned him widespread recognition as one of the greatest players of all time.
Anthony Davis- Power Forward
Anthony Davis is an All-Star starter for the NBA Western conference. He is a power forward for the Los Angeles Lakers. Davis was born on March 11, 1993, in Chicago, Illinois. He is 6 feet 10 inches tall and weighs 253 pounds. Davis attended the University of Kentucky where he played one season of college basketball. He was then drafted first overall by the New Orleans Pelicans in the 2012 NBA draft.
2017-2018 Season Stats
In his seventh NBA season, Davis averaged 28.1 points (fifth in the NBA), 11.1 rebounds (seventh in the NBA), 2.3 blocks (second in the NBA) and 1.5 steals (19th in the NBA) per game while shooting 53.0 percent from the field and 34.0 percent from three-point range. He was one of only two players in the league (Joel Embiid being the other) to average at least 28 points, 11 rebounds, 2 blocks and 1 steal per game, and he became just the sixth player in NBA history to put up those numbers for an entire season. Additionally, Davis led the Pelicans to a playoff berth for just the second time since he was drafted first overall in 2012.
Career Stats
Entering his 8th season in the NBA, Anthony Davis has averaged 23.7 points, 10.5 rebounds, 2.1 blocks, and 1.3 steals per game. He is a six-time All-Star and was named to the All-NBA First Team in 2018 and 2019. He has also been named Defensive Player of the Year twice and led the league in blocks per game three times.
Joel Embiid- Center
Joel Embiid is a Cameroonian professional basketball player for the Philadelphia He is a two-time All-Star and was named to the All-NBA Second Team in 2019. Embiid was also named the NBA Defensive Player of the Year in 2020.
2017-2018 Season Stats
In his third season, Joel Embiid started in a career-high 63 games while averaging 22.9 points, 11.0 rebounds, 1.8 assists and 1.8 blocks in 30.3 minutes per game. He was named to the All-NBA Second Team and the NBA All-Defensive Second Team, becoming the first player in Sixers history to be named to an All-NBA or All-Defensive Team.
Career Stats
Joel Embiid is a force to be reckoned with on the basketball court. The Philadelphia 76ers center is a two-time NBA All-Star and was named to the All-NBA First Team in 2019. He’s also one of the league’s most dominant rebounders, averaging 11.2 boards per game during his career.
Off the court, Embiid is known for his playful personality and outgoing nature. He frequently posts humorous videos and pictures on social media, and he once even live-tweeted a date with a supermodel.
Despite his relatively young age, Embiid has already cemented his place as one of the NBA’s best players. And with many years still ahead of him, there’s no telling how much he’ll accomplish in his career.