It's Devin Booker's least efficient shooting season in eight years. But was the Phoenix Suns star a 2025 NBA All-Star Game snub?
The NBA head coaches have to pick two guards, three frontcourt players and two "wild card" players at any position for the reserves. The West All-Stars have five frontcourt reserves in Davis, Jackson Jr., Sengun, Wembanyama and Jalen Williams.
Phoenix Suns guard Devin Booker was not selected as a reserve for the 2025 NBA All-Star Game.
The NBA announced the starters for the 2025 NBA All-Star Game on Thursday night and the Phoenix Suns’ star guard Devin Booker was ... LeBron James, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and Nikola Jokić ...
Durant joined LeBron James, Nikola Jokić, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and Stephen Curry ... Shaquille O'Neal don't list Suns 4X All-Star Devin Booker as an West All-Star reserve for the 2025 # ...
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored a career-high 54 points to lead the Oklahoma City Thunder to a 123-114 home win over the Utah Jazz on Wednesday.
NBA All-Star reserves were revealed on Thursday night, which also resulted in a few perceived snubs from fans. In the Eastern Conference,
Booker has now only made the All-Star Game four times in his 10 NBA seasons. He is averaging 25.5 points, 6.7 assists and 4.0 rebounds while shooting 44.4% from the floor and 34.1% from 3-point range in 41 games. The Suns' lowly 24-22 record made it difficult for them to have two All-Star selections.
Wembanyama becomes only the fourth Spurs player to make the All-Star Game in his first or second season. The others: Alvin Robertson in 1986, David Robinson in 1990 and 1991, and Tim Duncan in 1998.
The West Orange, N.J. native and former St. Patrick High School star was left off the list of reserves despite a brilliant season in which he’s averaging 24.2 points, 4.9 assists and 4.2 rebounds while shooting 48% from the field and 42% from deep.
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