San Francisco (95.7 The Game) - The captains of the NBA All-Star Game made their selections on Thursday night.
LeBron James and Kevin Durant were given the honor after receiving the most fan votes in their respective conference.
James selected Golden State Warriors superstar Steph Curry, while first-time starter Andrew Wiggins was selected by Durant.
Wiggins, who is participating in his first All-Star Game in his seven-year career, is averaging 18 points (his lowest total since the 2017-18 season), 4.2 rebounds and 2.1 assists per game.
He is also shooting a career-best in both three-point percentage (41.5 percent) and overall field goal percentage (48.4 percent).
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Curry on the other hand, will be making his eighth appearance in the All-Star Game, as well as his eight start.
Curry is slumping badly in January but still remains one of the game’s most popular players. This marks his eighth career All-Star Game appearance. Curry is averaging 25.8 points per game this season but posting career lows in field goal percentage (41.6) and 3-point field goal percentage (37.3).
The Warriors will send multiple players to the All-Star Game for the first time since 2018-19, when Curry, Durant and Klay Thompson all made the cut.
Full rosters are below:
Team LeBron:
Nikola Jokic (Denver Nuggets)
Giannis Antetokounmpo (Milwaukee Bucks)
LeBron James (Los Angeles Lakers) [captain]
DeMar DeRozan (Chicago Bulls)
Stephen Curry (Golden State Warriors)
Team LeBron Reserves
Luka Doncic (Dallas Mavericks)
Darius Garland (Cleveland Cavaliers)
Chris Paul (Phoenix Suns)
Jimmy Butler (Miami Heat)
Donovan Mitchell (Utah Jazz)
Fred VanVleet (Toronto Raptors)
James Harden (Brooklyn Nets)
Team Durant:
Joel Embiid (Philadelphia 76ers)
Jayson Tatum (Boston Celtics)
Andrew Wiggins (Golden State Warriors)
Trae Young (Atlanta Hawks)
Ja Morant (Memphis Grizzlies)
Team Durant Reserves
Devin Booker (Phoenix Suns)
Karl-Anthony Towns (Minnesota Timberwolves)
Zach LaVine (Chicago Bulls)
Djounte Murray (San Antonio Spurs)
Khris Middleton (Milwaukee Bucks)
LaMelo Ball (Charlotte Hornets)
Rudy Gobert (Utah Jazz)