2014 NBA All-Star Weekend

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VOTE HERE: http://allstarballot.nba.com/?referr...d=asb14_nbadrd


My votes:

Eastern Conference All Stars Starters

Roy Hibbert
LeBron James
Carmelo Anthony
Paul George
Derrick Rose (Out for the season!)


Western Conference All Stars Starters

Dwight Howard
Kevin Love
Kevin Durant
James Harden
Chris Paul

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Since Rose is out, All-Star starter for the point guard is wide open. Currently, Deron Williams, Kyrie Irving and John Wall have their teams on losing records. Rajon Rondo still has no timetable.

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Currently, Stephen Curry has moved past the injured Chris Paul for one of the starting spot in the west following the third returns of the ballot.

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Indiana's Frank Vogel will coach the East.

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2014 NBA All-Star (Sleeved) Jerseys.

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Starters were announced:

Eastern Conference

Carmelo Anthony, New York
Paul George, Indiana
Dwyane Wade, Miami
Kyrie Irving, Cleveland
LeBron James, Miami

Head coach: Frank Vogel, Indiana

Western Conference

Kobe Bryant, L.A. Lakers
Stephen Curry, Golden State
Kevin Durant, Oklahoma City
Blake Griffin, L.A. Clippers
Kevin Love, Minnesota

Head coach TBA

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It seems Paul George will not participate in the Dunk Contest.

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Irving has confirmed participation as he wants to defend that three-point shooting title.

Kyrie Irving Hopes to Defend 3-Point Shootout Title

I want to see Kyle Korver, Stephen Curry and Damian Lillard.

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OKC Thunder head coach Scott Brooks will coach the western squad.

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Rising Stars Challenge announced: http://www.nba.com/2014/news/01/29/r....html?rss=true

Rookies like Michael Carter-Williams, Victor Oladipo and Giannis Antetokounmpo are in it. Sophomores are lead by Anthony Davis, Damian Lillard etc.

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2014 All-Star rosters announced:

http://hangtime.blogs.nba.com/2014/01/30/duncan-out-newbies-in-as-reserves/?ls=iref:nbahpt3a

My bets from the Pacific division did not make it, but Paul Millsap here is worthy.

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Well if I'm not mistaken, D-12 was number four in the frontcourt votes so you were close
I'm sad that they didn't choose Dragic as a replacement, or Miles for sophomores. I expected that at least one of them would get the call. Lillard shouldn't be in front of Dragic, especially not after how he is performing after Bledsoe is out.
Hope that commissioner will call him as a replacement for injured players. If CP doesn't play a game before the All Star weekend or just goes in for a small number of minutes with no real value I will not be pleased.

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Same here. Dragic I feel is more deserving to be called up for the west squad as a potential injury replacement than my Demarcus Cousins as our team stands at the bottom. Easy to put, media is wrong in calling Cousins a snub for this one. Dragic is the biggest snub in the western guards.

Maybe we'll see Dragic in the skills challenge, but that is still injustice.

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D-League all stars announced:

FUTURES ALL-STAR ROSTER
C Hilton Armstrong (Santa Cruz)
G Seth Curry (Santa Cruz)
C Dewayne Dedmon (Santa Cruz)
G Manny Harris (Los Angeles)*
F Justin Hamilton (Sioux Falls)
G Pierre Jackson (Idaho)
F Kevin Jones (Canton)
G DeAndre Liggins (Sioux Falls)
F Malcolm Thomas (Los Angeles)*
F Chris Wright (Maine)

Head Coach: Steve Hetzel (Canton)
Assistant Coaches: Jordi Fernandez (Canton), James Posey (Canton), Nate Reinking (Canton)
Athletic Trainer: Mike Gittinger (Canton)

PROSPECTS ALL-STAR ROSTER
G Isaiah Canaan (Rio Grande Valley)*
F Robert Covington (Rio Grande Valley)*
G Troy Daniels (Rio Grande Valley)
F Ike Diogu (Bakersfield)
F Devin Ebanks (Texas)
F Melvin Ely (Texas)
G Ron Howard (Fort Wayne)
F Othyus Jeffers (Iowa)
G Christapher Johnson (Rio Grande Valley)*
C Jarvis Varnado (Iowa)

Head Coach: Nevada Smith (Rio Grande Valley)
Assistant Coaches: Paul Mokeski (Rio Grande Valley), Jason Young (Rio Grande Valley)
Athletic Trainer: Long Lam (Rio Grande Valley)

* - Indicates a player currently in the NBA

Seth Curry is getting recognition much like his brother in GSW. Happy for Malcolm Thomas, I saw him play two seasons ago in the Korean Basketball League. Since then he has been a D-League standout and a former Spurs call up.

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CBS is reporting that Damian Lillard, Paul George and John Wall are in the dunk contest.