Super early All Star game picks

[mbuch21]

Originally Posted by yiguiri2002

With every team between 15 to 18 games in, we are beginning to see the players making a difference in their teams. Who do you guys see making the ASG? Here are my picks:

East

Embiid
Giannis
KD
LaVine
LaMelo

Butler
DeRozan
Bam
Tatum
Trae
Harden
Beal

West

Jokic
LeBron
Luka
Mitchell
Curry

AD
KAT
Gobert
PG13
Booker
CP3
Ja

Notwithstanding precedent and large fan bases, Harden and Tatum are not shoe ins.

[minnesotachill]

My biggest question:

If the Lakers hover around .500, do they get a 2nd All-Star?

If Golden State keeps winning, will they get a 2nd All-Star?


Could present an interesting scenario, Andrew Wiggins sneaking in over Anthony Davis???

[hairyangryfella]

Depends if you have to pick a center, or if it's just frontcourt.

Because, despite how overrated he appears, Tatum will surely be voted as a starter, with Giannis and KD if the latter.

Giannis
KD
Tatum
Lamelo
Harden

Are probably the East starters due to popularity (ridiculous in the case of Harden, but you know....).

In the West right now I'd assume it's gonna be:

Jokic
Davis
LeBron
Luka
Curry

Again, moreso popularity than anything.

The subs are the really interesting point, because people who deserve it are gonna miss out.

[Tallboy]

Originally Posted by minnesotachill

My biggest question:

If the Lakers hover around .500, do they get a 2nd All-Star?

If Golden State keeps winning, will they get a 2nd All-Star?


Could present an interesting scenario, Andrew Wiggins sneaking in over Anthony Davis???

I’ll be interested to see what happens with the Lakers. They as a team certainly don’t “deserve” 2 spots.

Re: GS getting 2. Hell yes. Draymond will get in if things continue as they are. Only question for me is whether they’d get 3 (with Wiggins as the likely candidate). A team this dominant often gets 3 and sometimes 4.

And yeah, Wiggins over AD would likely be a major debate should that occur.

I should say, as much as I think AD is playing far worse than his best, it’s hard for me to swallow putting in Wiggins over him.


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[Tallboy]

Originally Posted by mbuch21

Notwithstanding precedent and large fan bases, Harden and Tatum are not shoe ins.

Agree.

I will say that as Harden’s numbers have started going up, and with the Nets having a good record, I think it pretty unlikely he missed out, though I don’t think he’s been one of the 12 most effective players in the East to this point.

For Tatum I see him as a borderline guy so long as the story of the Celtics remains one of failure. He could miss and voters wouldn’t feel too hesitant about it, but there need to be enough other great performances because Tatum is still clearly an all-star level performer.


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