West: Warriors’ Curry, Timberwolves’ Rose Lead Guards; Mavericks’ Dončić Second in Frontcourt
East: Celtics’ Irving, Heat’s Wade Hold Top Spots at Guard; Raptors’ Leonard No. 2 in Frontcourt
With the FIBA World Cup basketball tournament looming in 2019, Team USA is relying on players from the NBA G League (formerly known as the NBA D-League) to compete on the global stage.
The All-Star game concluded with a 148-145 victory for Team LeBron as the culminating event of an action-packed weekend.
Young NBA stars on the rise headlined NBA All-Star Saturday Night.
De’Aaron Fox, the fifth pick in NBA Draft 2017 presented by State Farm, is averaging 11.3 points and 4.3 assists in 27.2 minutes while starting 37 of his 49 games in his rookie season
Young is the third Laker in franchise history to be selected to participate in the Three-Point Contest, joining Michael Cooper and Byron Scott.
Lakers sophomore guard D’Angelo Russell and rookie forward Brandon Ingram were two of 10 American players selected by the league’s assistant coaches to participate in the Rising Stars Challenge.
The 66th NBA All-Star Game will be played on Sunday, Feb. 19, at Smoothie King Center – home of the New Orleans Pelicans.