The NBA All-Star Starters were just announced tonight and Hawks point guard Trae Young did not make the cut as a starter.
Pacers guard Tyrese Haliburton, Bucks guard Damian Lillard, Bucks forward Giannis Antetokounmpo, Celtics forward Jayson Tatum, and 76ers center Joel Embiid are going to be the starters for the Eastern Conference this year.
Despite missing the past few games being in concussion protocol, Young is having one of the best seasons of his career. He is averaging 26.9 PPG and 10.8 APG this season while shooting 42.2% from the field and 36.4% from three. Young is 10th in the NBA in scoring and second in the NBA in assists.
Here is how the starters were determined per the NBA:
"Through the NBA All-Star Voting presented by AT&T program, fans were able to vote for their favorite All-Star starters from Dec 19 to Jan. 20. NBA players and media also joined fans in selecting the NBA All-Star Game starters. Fans will account for 50 percent of the vote, while all current players and a media panel will account for 25 percent each. Players and media will be able to complete one ballot.
After all votes are tallied, players will be ranked in each conference by position (guard and frontcourt) within each of the three voting groups – fan votes, player votes and media votes. Each player’s score will be calculated by averaging his weighted rank from the fan votes, the player votes and the media votes. The two guards and three frontcourt players with the best score in each conference will be named NBA All-Star Game starters. Fan voting will serve as the tiebreaker for players in a position group with the same score."
All-Star reserves will be selected by head coaches, not fan voting or the media.
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