2021 NBA All-Well-known particular person Sport: Crew LeBron vs. Crew Kevin Durant draft outcomes
On Thursday, Crew LeBron and Crew Kevin Durant drafted their teams for this 300 and sixty five days’s NBA All-Well-known particular person Sport, which is slated to purchase map in Atlanta on Sunday.
Crew LeBron selected first, deciding on two-time All-Well-known particular person captain and back-to-back MVP Giannis Antetokounmpo because the No. 1 overall take hang of. Crew Giannis lost by factual two points in 2020 to Crew LeBron.
Crew Kevin Durant took Brooklyn Nets guard Kyrie Irving because the No. 2 overall take hang of. Because of a left hamstring rigidity, Durant just will not be going to be taking part in in the All-Well-known particular person game. As some other, Celtics forward Jayson Tatum replaced the 11-time All-Well-known particular person in the starter pool.
James vastly stunned followers on the pause of the draft by deciding on Domantis Sabonis as his second-to-closing take hang of, leaving the Utah Jazz’s two All-Stars (Rudy Gobert and Donovan Mitchell) because the most engrossing avid gamers left over. It perceived to be a shot across the bow on the personnel in the intervening time main the Western Conference standings. Subtle moments prior, James acknowledged he wished dimension, seemingly making the 7’1″ Gobert the evident take hang of over the 6’11” Sabonis.
“You guys bought to plan shut,” James acknowledged, defending his option. “Subtle cherish in video games rising up, we by no contrivance performed with Utah.”
Here’s a take a look on the total teams:
Crew LeBron
- LeBron James (Starter)
- Giannis Antetokounmpo (Starter)
- Stephen Curry (Starter)
- Luka Dončić (Starter)
- Nikola Jokic (Starter)
- Damian Lillard
- Ben Simmons
- Chris Paul
- Jaylen Brown
- Paul George
- Domantas Sabonis
- Rudy Gobert
Crew Kevin Durant
- Kyrie Irving (Starter)
- Joel Embiid (Starter)
- Kawhi Leonard (Starter)
- Bradley Beal (Starter)
- Jayson Tatum (Starter)
- James Harden
- Devin Booker
- Zion Williamson
- Zach LaVine
- Julius Randle
- Nikola Vucevic
- Donovan Mitchell
Doc Rivers will likely be coaching Crew Kevin Durant while Utah’s Quin Snyder, who will likely be making his All-Well-known particular person Sport debut on Sunday, will coach Crew LeBron.
The annual expertise mission, three-point contest and dunk contest are furthermore slated to be held on Sunday. The first two will likely be held pregame while the dunk contest will purchase map at halftime.