NBA Announces 2023 All-Star Game Reserves
Last week, the NBA announced the ten starters for the 2023 NBA All-Star Game, highlighted by the two All-Star captains in Giannis Antetokounmpo and LeBron James.
On Thursday night, the remaining 14 All-Stars were announced live on TNT’s broadcast of the NBA.
Alongside Giannis Antetokounmpo, Jayson Tatum, Kevin Durant, Donovan Mitchell and Kyrie Irving, who are the starters from the East this season, representing the Eastern Conference as All-Star reserves are: Joel Embiid (Philadelphia 76ers), DeMar DeRozan (Chicago Bulls), Jaylen Brown (Boston Celtics), Bam Adebayo (Miami Heat), Jrue Holiday (Milwaukee Bucks), Julius Randle (New York Knicks) and Tyrese Haliburton (Indiana Pacers)
This season, Tyrese Haliburton is the only player from the Eastern Conference that will be a first time All-Star.
Joining Haliburton in the backcourt is Holiday (second All-Star appearance), Brown (second All-Star appearance) and DeRozan (sixth All-Star appearance).
In the frontcourt, Adebayo (second All-Star appearance), Randle (second All-Star appearance) and Embiid (sixth All-Star appearance) will represent the Eastern Conference.
In the Western Conference, LeBron James will be a captain during All-Star Weekend for the sixth straight year and the other four All-Star starters from the West will be Luka Doncic, Stephen Curry, Nikola Jokic and Zion Williamson.
The seven All-Star reserves from the Western Conference will be: Ja Morant (Memphis Grizzlies), Domantas Sabonis (Sacramento Kings), Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (Oklahoma City Thunder), Paul George (Los Angeles Clippers), Damian Lillard (Portland Trail Blazers), Lauri Markkanen (Utah Jazz) and Jaren Jackson Jr. (Memphis Grizzlies).
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Lauri Markkanen and Jaren Jackson Jr. are all first time All-Stars this season in the Western Conference.
Along with Gilgeous-Alexander in the backcourt, Morant (second All-Star appearance), Lillard (seventh All-Star appearance) and George (eighth All-Star appearance) will represent the Western Conference guards.
Joining Markkanen and Jackson in the frontcourt is Sabonis, who is making his third All-Star appearance and becoming the first player from the Sacramento Kings to make the All-Star Game since DeMarcus Cousins during the 2016-17 season.
Jalen Brunson, James Harden, Trae Young, Jimmy Butler and Pascal Siakam are the notable names left off the All-Star roster in the Eastern Conference and in the Western Conference, De’Aaron Fox, Anthony Edwards, Kawhi Leonard, Devin Booker and Anthony Davis were all left off the All-Star roster.
The 2023 All-Star Game will take place on February 19 in Salt Lake City, Utah and the All-Star Game Draft will take place right before the game with James and Antetokounmpo selecting their teams live.
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