Zach LaVine Not Chosen As All-Star Reserve

Hello, darkness my old friend …

With tonight’s release of the reserve selections (voted on by NBA coaches), the 2020 NBA All-Star Game rosters have been finalized. The Chicago Bulls’ Zach LaVine didn’t make the cut.

As I’ve expressed numerous times before, I didn’t quite think LaVine had a true shot at earning the nod, so this isn’t a huge surprise. His numbers might have been good enough, but so were those selected ahead of him. Also, as we talked about earlier today, winning is an All-Star’s best friend, and each player selected as a reserve in the East sits with a winning record.

Here’s a look at your 2020 All-Stars:

Eastern Conference

Starters:

  • Trae Young
  • Kemba Walker
  • Pascal Siakam
  • Joel Embiid
  • Giannis Antetokounmpo
  • Reserves:

  • Kyle Lowry
  • Ben Simmons
  • Jimmy Butler
  • Khris Middleton
  • Jayson Tatum
  • Bam Adebayo
  • Domantas Sabonis
  • Western Conference

    Starters:

  • Luka Doncic
  • James Harden
  • LeBron James
  • Kawhi Leonard
  • Anthony Davis
  • Reserves:

  • Chris Paul
  • Damian Lillard
  • Donovan Mitchell
  • Russell Westbrook
  • Brandon Ingram
  • Rudy Gobert
  • Nikola Jokic
  • Technically, LaVine still has a shot at making the team if there happens to be an injury. If a player is unable to participate, NBA Commissioner Adam Silver is allowed one injury replacement. Unless that happens though, the All-Star game hosted in Chicago will have no Bulls’ participants.

    Oh, how far this franchise has fallen.

    Anyway, time for the dunk contest, Zach.

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    Elias Schuster is the Lead Chicago Bulls writer at Bleacher Nation. He started with BN full-time in 2019 immediately after graduating from the University of Illinois Urbana Champaign with a degree in Journalism (yes, he started with the Jim Boylen Era). Since joining, Elias has been the driving force behind Bulls and NBA content for both the site and social accounts. You can follow him on Twitter/X @Schuster_Elias.

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