Predicting the NBA All-Star game roster for 2018-19 Season

Get ready to vote Boys and Girls! The NBA announced just a couple of days back that the All-Star game voting will indeed begin on December 25th. As usual, fan voting will account for 50% of the votes for the starters while the coaches and players get the remaining 50%. \

With the voting just around the corner, we decided to predict who will make it to the grand stage on February 17th in Charlotte, North Carolina.

Western Conference Backcourt

Stephen Curry

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Steph Curry is a lock to start his 6th straight All-Star game. He's probably having the second-best season of his career and is a prime MVP candidate especially considering the drop off in Golden State without him.

He's currently averaging 28.8 Points and 5.5 Assists on the season while being on pace for yet another 50-40-90 campaign. Curry led the West in fan voting last season but might drop down to second this season with LeBron's arrival.

James Harden

The Rockets have had a very disappointing start to the season, but James Harden is not to be blamed for that. The Reigning MVP is posting identical numbers as compared to last season and his scoring has actually gone up to 31.5 Points per game.

Harden has also been on a tear-off late and is willing the Rockets to victory almost by himself. While the Rockets have disappointed, they're only 2.5 games behind the 4th seeded Lakers and if they can continue on their 4 game winning streak, Harden might well end up starting in the All-Star game.

Russell Westbrook

He may not be having another otherworldly season, but Russ is again averaging a triple-double this campaign. He missed some time with an injury at the start of the season and that does seem to have affected him a bit.

Westbrook is averaging just 20 points per game, his lowest since his second year in the league, but he's still a lock to make the All-Star roster especially with the way the Thunder are playing this season.

Damian Lillard

The Blazers have been up and down this season, but there has been one constant and that is Damian Lillard.

Lillard is averaging career highs in Scoring at 27.3 points a game and rebounding at 5 a game while the Blazers currently possess the 5th seed in the West. As things stand, Lillard is a lock to make the roster as the 4th Guard.

Klay Thompson

I believe Klay Thompson will be the 1st Wildcard entry. Klay is averaging 22 Points a game for the 2nd seeded Warriors while still playing excellent wing defense. He's also bettered his 2017-18 season in every mark except assists and shooting percentage with the latter being a slight concern.

Klay should make his 5th straight All-Star game despite the efficiency issues as team record does play a part when the head coaches decide who gets into the wildcard slots.

Mike Conley Jr

If someone had told me that I'd have Mike Conley Jr in the All-Star game before the season, I would have probably laughed at their face. The veteran guard should finally make his All-Star game debut this season as the Grizzlies are in playoff contention and he's averaging 20.5 Points to go along with 6.5 Assists per game.

It also helps that Jimmy Butler has been shipped off to the East and that the likes of the Donovon Mitchell haven't really taken off. Conley has been snubbed for far too long and I think they're finally going to let him in.

Before we move on, I'd like to give a shout out to Jrue Holiday who's also having an excellent season and just about misses out.

Western Conference Frontcourt

LeBron James

The King walks into the starting lineup as usual. LeBron is averaging 27.7 points, 7.7 rebounds and 7 assists for a Lakers squad which sits pretty at 4th in the West.

LeBron led all vote-getters last season with 2.6 million votes and that figure won't exactly go down, now that he's in LA. He's in all likelihood going to be team captain again.

Kevin Durant

Very quietly, Kevin Durant is having one of the better years of his career. KD is averaging 28.8 points, which is second only to his scoring average when he won MVP, while also setting career highs in assists at 6.2 a game. Like LeBron, KD walks into the team, just like he has the last nine years.

Anthony Davis

The Pelicans might be struggling but the Brow continues to put in superhuman performances. Davis is averaging 28 points, 12.4 rebounds, 4.7 assists, and 2.8 blocks on the season.

The only reason AD might miss out on starting this time around might be what I said before, that is the team record, but I think he'll still end up starting.

Nikola Jokic

The Joker is finally going to make his All-Star debut this season and it's richly deserved. Jokic is the main reason why the Nuggets are currently the top seed in the West and his case has only gotten stronger off late.

With the Nuggets ravaged by injuries, Jokic has taken over the scoring burden and helped the Nuggets defeat the likes of Toronto and OKC despite all the injury issues. For the season, he's averaging 17.7 points, 9.9 rebounds and 7.5 assists. If someone is going to take AD's starting spot, it will be Jokic.

Tobias Harris

The biggest surprise story this season has been Tobias Harris. The 8th year forward is having a career year for the Clippers, averaging 21.5 points and 8.2 rebounds. He recently won Western Conference Player of the Month and with the Clippers very much in playoff contention, expect Harris to be rewarded with his first All-Star game appearance.

There is a slight worry regarding his spot on the list considering that the Clippers are in the midst of a slump and should it continue, Harris might miss out to the likes of Karl-Anthony Towns.

Paul George

Another guy having a career year, PG13 has played at a very high level this year. He's set career highs across the board which is remarkable and deserves some MVP consideration.

He's probably been OKC's best player this season and the main reason why they are the 3rd seed in the West. It's a pity that despite performances like these, George still won't even sniff a starting spot in the game.

Eastern Conference Backcourt

Kyrie Irving

Kyrie Irving is in all likelihood going to be a starter again this season. He and the Celtics have underperformed to an extent, as Kyrie is averaging 22 Points per game and the Celtics are currently only the 5th seed.

Still, with fan voting playing such a big part, expect Kyrie to snatch one of the starting spots in the backcourt.

Kemba Walker

Kemba Walker wants a big deal this offseason and boy is he playing his tail off for it. Walker is averaging career highs in points (24.9), rebounds (4.5), assists (6.3) and is carrying the Hornets who would probably be the worst team in the league without him.

While I'm not sure if Kemba would start the game, but he's definitely making the roster for the third straight season.

Ben Simmons

Ben Simmons is having an eerily similar season to the one he had last year, which might lead to the question on whether he deserves to be an All-Star this year, considering he wasn't last year.

The answer is quite simply yes. Simmons should have made the roster last year over Goran Dragic and he will make it this year. He's averaging 15.9 points, 9 rebounds and 7.9 assists, despite his usage rate dropping thanks to Jimmy Butler's arrival.

Kyle Lowry

Kyle Lowry has seen his scoring role diminish greatly with the Raptors this season, but that's only because he's facilitating at the highest level.

Lowry is tied with Westbrook at the top in assists per game at 10 and along with Kawhi Leonard has been the reason why the Raptors have been so impressive this season. Lowry is probably the most likely candidate to join Kyrie as the starting backcourt for the All-Star game.

Victor Oladipo

It's safe to say that Oladipo has shown that last season wasn't just a flash in the pan. Despite being hampered by injuries this season, Oladipo has managed to put up almost 21 points a game, while upping his assists and rebounds from last season.

The Pacers as a whole have also kicked on from last season and are currently the 3rd seed in the East. A combination of all of this means Oladipo is a lock for his 2nd straight All-Star appearance.

Eastern Conference Frontcourt

Joel Embiid

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While the backcourt starting spots are up for debate, the frontcourt has 3 bonafide MVP contenders and we'll start off with Joel Embiid.

Unlike Simmons, Embiid has kicked on from last season and is averaging career highs in points and rebounds with 26.4 points and 13.3 rebounds while still being one of the premier defensive bigs in the league. He'll most definitely be starting the All-Star game for the 2nd year in a row.

Giannis Antetokounmpo

Giannis continues to put up ridiculous numbers for the 2nd seeded Bucks. He's averaging 26.8 points on nearly 60% shooting to go along with 13.1 rebounds and 6 assists.

He's benefitted massively from playing under Budenholzer's passing and ball movement offense and so have the Bucks as a whole, which explains their leap towards the higher echelons of the Eastern Conference.

Kawhi Leonard

There were questions surrounding Kawhi's health and willingness to play for the Raptors and it's safe to say he's answered those questions pretty well. He does sit out a fair share of games, which is sort of understandable for a guy who basically missed the whole of last season, but whenever he's played, Leonard has been impeccable.

He's on pace for career highs in points and rebounds while leading Toronto's charge for the Number 1 seed, which all but guarantees that he'll start this All-Star game.

Jimmy Butler

Jimmy Buckets might have had a relatively tougher time making the team out West, but he walks into the roster after being traded to Philly. Butler is getting accustomed to playing with Simmons and Embiid, so it's understandable that his numbers don't jump out of the screen, but his impact is undeniable.

The Sixers are 11-4 with him in the starting lineup and are 0-3 without him since the trade. Granted that has something to do with the lack of depth, but Butler's impact is there for all to see.

Blake Griffin

Blake Griffin was written off coming into this season. He was too injury prone and with his advancing age, people expected him to wobble into the sunset, but that hasn't happened.

Blake is having one of the better years of his career and is actually having his best season from a scoring standpoint with 25.4 points a game. The Pistons are currently the 6th seed and should they remain in playoff contention, Blake is easily going to make the Roster this time around.

Andre Drummond

It's going to be weird for two players from a .500 ballclub to make the All-Star roster, but Drummond is likely to join Griffin on the team. He's averaging career highs in points at 18 a game and blocks at 1.9 a game, while leading the league in rebounds at 15.5 a game, over a rebound clear of DeAndre Jordan at 13.9 a game.

One has to wonder why the Pistons aren't better with their bigs playing as well as they are, but it is what it is. Drummond is probably going to be an All-Star for the 3rd time in his career.

Nikola Vucevic

Not many people realize that the Orlando Magic are in fact in the playoff spots in the East and their big man from Montenegro is a big reason why. Nikola Vucevic is averaging career highs in points at 20.6 and assists at 3.7 while hauling in 11.7 rebounds a game for the Magic who are currently the 8th seed in the East.

Your team winning some games does play a factor when coaches vote for the reserves and based on this year, Vucevic should make it over the likes of Zach Lavine and Bradley Beal.

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Edited by Abhinav Munshi