NBA All-Star Snubs: Who Are 2023 Salt Lake City NBA All-Star Games Biggest Snubs From Starting Berths?

NBA All-Star Snubs: Who Are 2023 Salt Lake City NBA All-Star Games Biggest Snubs From Starting Berths?

With the announcement of this years starters for the All-Star game, discussion about NBA All-Star snubs is reaching a fever pitch.

LeBron James was voted in as a captain for the 6th straight year in a row. The Lakers legend has accumulated the highest votes among all players for a record 10th time, overtaking Michael Jordan.

Giannis Antetokounmpo, meanwhile, edged out Kevin Durant with a late surge to be voted as the Eastern All-Star Captain. The Greek Freak has been named captain for the 3rd time since the format change for 2017-18.

Kyrie Irving and Donovan Mitchell round out the guard spots from the Eastern Conference probably the least competitive positions. Jayson Tatum and Kevin Durant assume the other starters berths alongside Giannis from the East.

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Stephen Curry and Luka Doncic were voted in as the Western Conference starters from the guard position. Nikola Jokic and Zion Williamson are the 2 frontcourt players voted alongside LeBron as the frontcourt starters out West.

There is quite a bit of contentiousness regarding All-Star voting every year, and this season is no different. We take a look at the performances from arguably the 4 biggest snubs from the starting berths.

Faced with stiff competition from 2 MVP frontrunners and another former MVP, Embiid is the biggest of the NBA All-Star snubs from the starting berths this year.

The big man is averaging a career-high and league-leading 33.4 points per game this season. He also snags nearly 10 rebounds per game while adding elite defense and anchoring a top-5 defensive team in the NBA.

No Embiid in the starting lineup for the ASG