Who are your predicted starting five on each conference for this upcoming 2024 All-Star?
These are my objective (realistic) guesses:
West:
G: Stephen Curry (popularity, inconsistent atm);
G: Luca Doncic (ridiculously efficient so far);
F: LeBron James (popularity);
F: Kevin Durant (Just great atm);
C: Nikola Jokic;
East:
G: Tyrese Maxey (marketable narrative and playing great atm);
G: Donovan Mitchell (good and popular);
F: Jason Tatum (ofc);
F: Giannis Antetokounmpo (Ofc);
C: Joel Embiid (ofc);
These are my personal preferences:
West:
G: Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (Just better overall vs Steph atm);
G: Luka Doncic (I dislike Luca but seems like he’s locked to start bc he is popular and just ridiculous stat wise);
F: Paul George (Currently playing great atm. Hoping LeBron numbers would dip and George get a bit better for him to have a case);
F: Kevin Durant (This one’s kinda locked stats wise too);
C: Nikola Jokic (JOKER);
East:
G: Damian Lillard (Playing quite well atm. Hoping Bucks linger on top 3 in the east for him to make a case against the stat padding guards in the east);
G: Donovan Mitchell (Still prefer a legit SG rather than two PGs even tho it’s All Star game);
F: Jason Tatum (Tatum fan and he’s locked);
F: Giannis Antetokounmpo (Even his stats dipped a bit he’ll still start bc he is charismatic);
C: Joel Embiid (no C in East comes close);
So whose yours? I would love to see your predictions as well and your arguments why.
Maxey and Haliburton over Mitchell