This is not about LeBron James, Kevin Durant, Steph Curry or Giannis Antetokounmpo. Rather, it's focused on the players who are playing well enough to receive serious consideration but aren't quite locks to play in the All Star Game. For simplicity's sake, any player who is an obvious All Star (Joel Embiid) or has been selected to the All-Star team two of the last three seasons (Kemba Walker, LaMarcus Aldridge) was not considered. Further, context matters. If certain players are not playing up to expectations (Jayson Tatum, Ben Simmons) or having weird seasons (Jimmy Butler), they weren't included either.
With that introduction, here's the list of NBA players who are deserving of All-Star consideration.
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