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Although showing the best numbers of his career, D. Sabonis was not among the twelve elected basketball players in the Eastern Conference.
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- Eastern Conference Stars: Bradley Beal, Kyrie Irving, Kevin Durant, Giannis Antetocounmpo, Joel Embiid, Jaylen Brown, James Harden, Ben Simmons, Zach LaVine, Jayson Tatum, Julius Randle, Nikola Vučevičius.
- Western Conference Stars: Stephen Curry, Luka Dončičius, LeBron James, Kawhi Leonard, Nikola Jokičius, Damian Lillard, Chris Paul, Donovan Mitchell, Paul George, Zion Williamson, Rudy Gobert, Anthony Davis.
Five, Bradley Beal, Kyrie Irving, Kevin Durant, Gianni Antetokounmpo and Joel Embiid, were chosen by fans, players and members of the media.
The coaches who selected the reserve basketball players selected Jaylen Brown, James Harden, Ben Simmons, Zach LaVine, Jayson Tatum, Julius Randle and Nikola Vučevičius.
Not only D. Sabonis, but also other Indiana Pacers basketball players did not enter the “All Stars” game, although this team currently ranks fourth in the East.
Without entering the “All Stars” match, D. Sabonis did not receive the million foreseen in his contract. A complement to the US dollars that a Lithuanian would have obtained for getting into the stars of the league.
D.Sabonis has already improved his career performance record three times this season, racking up a triple-double three times and averaging 21.5 points, 11.6 rebounds and 5.7 assists per game.
In the Western Conference, the coaches added the names of Damian Lillard, Chris Paul, Donovan Mitchell, Paul George, Zion Williamson, Rudy Gobert and Anthony Davis to the five players already selected.
Of the 24 All-Star players, four players will debut: Jaylen Brown, Zach LaVine, Julius Randle and Zion Williamson.
D. Sabonis made his debut in the “All Stars” match last year. Representing LeBron James’ team, the Lithuanian scored 2 points and bounced 6 balls in 19 minutes, and his team won 157: 155.
Apart from him, only Žydrūnas Ilgauskas has played in the NBA stars who played in the NBA. He did it twice in 2003 and 2005.
The All-Star Weekend will be held in Atlanta on March 7 of this year. Individual competitions, which usually take place the day before, will take place on the same day. Due to the pandemic, it was decided to hold three-point and skill competitions before the All-Star game, and a lay competition during their long break.
Last year, D. Sabonis competed in the skills competition, in which he reached the final, in addition to the All Stars game, but landed on Miami Heat center Bam Adebayo.
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