LeBron James with 19 participations will lead the group of starting players at NBA All-Star 2023, an annual special match held on February 20 Vietnam time.

FIVE ALL-STAR NBA PLAYERS FROM THE WEST

LeBron James will appear in the 19th NBA All-Star game in his career, and will mark the 6th time becoming captain since the All-Star Game switched to a new format.

He came to the NBA with the first pick at the 2003 Draft event. Since then, LeBron has won the tournament 4 times and pocketed 4 MVP titles. James is currently averaging 29.9 points, 8.5 rebounds and 7.0 assists per game for the Los Angeles Lakers.

This will be the second time Zion Williamson appears at the NBA All-Star Game, the last time was 2021. He is averaging 26.0 points, 7.0 rebounds and 4.6 assists per game for the New Orleans Pelicans.

Reigning MVP Nikola Jokic will appear in the 5th NBA All-Star game of his career. Even though he was only pick 41 from the 2014 NBA Draft, “The Joker” has now pocketed 2 MVP titles and become one of the top centers in the league.

This season, Jokic is averaging nearly a triple-double with 25.1 points, 11.0 rebounds and 9.9 assists for the Denver Nuggets.

This year, Luka Doncic will appear at the fourth NBA All-Star game in his career, also the fourth consecutive year the Slovenian “prince” has appeared.

Coming to the NBA directly from Europe with the 3rd pick of the 2018 NBA Draft, Doncic has now been honored in the All-NBA team 3 times, owning the title of Rookie of The Year for the 2018-19 season.

Luka is currently averaging 33.8 points with 9.1 rebounds and 8.6 assists per game, being the number one star of the Dallas Mavericks.

Rounding out the Western group is Stephen Curry, who will appear in the 9th NBA All-Star game of his career. The Golden State Warriors superstar is averaging 29.3 points, 6.2 rebounds and 6.2 assists per game.

In addition to countless records for scoring in general and 3-point shooting in particular, Curry has 4 NBA championship rings, 2 MVP titles and 1 NBA Finals MVP title.

Giannis Antetokounmpo will appear in the 7th NBA All-Star game of his career. The special thing is that this year he will become the captain, trying to break LeBron James’ unbeaten streak at the All-Star Game.

Picked with the 15th pick in the 2013 NBA Draft, Giannis is the 2021 champion, as well as the owner of 2 MVP titles and 1 NBA Finals MVP title. This year, “Demigod” is averaging 31 points, 12 rebounds and 5.3 assists per game for Milwaukee Bucks.

Marking his fourth appearance at the NBA All-Star Game, Jayson Tatum continues to show the value of the Boston Celtics’ top star. He is currently averaging 31 points, 8.6 rebounds and 4.4 assists per game.

Jayson Tatum entered the NBA in 2017 after playing for Duke University. Since then, he has been honored once in the All-NBA 1st Team and is the Eastern Conference Finals MVP in 2022.

As the player with the second most NBA All-Star appearances on the starting lineup list, Kevin Durant will participate in the 13th annual match of his career.

He is the owner of 2 NBA championship rings, 2 NBA Finals MVP titles and was the MVP of the tournament in the 2013-14 season. In addition, Durant was twice honored as scoring champion.

Kevin Durant this season has an average of 29.7 points with 6.7 rebounds and 5.3 assists per game. However, he is being treated for an injury and it is unclear whether he will be able to play in the upcoming All-Star match.

Appearing alongside Kevin Durant, Kyrie Irving will play in the 8th NBA All-Star game of his career. This is also the only pair of teammates in the list of 10 starting players in this year’s All-Star Game, both playing for the Brooklyn Nets.

Once Rookie of The Year 10 years ago, Kyrie Irving later won the championship once, appeared on the All-NBA team three times and was the MVP of the 2014 All-Star Game.

Kyrie is currently averaging 26.8 points with 5.1 rebounds and 5.2 assists per game.

Rounding out the group of 10 starting players at the 2023 NBA All-Star game is Donovan Mitchell, a notable star in the East. This will be Mitchell’s fourth appearance at the All-Star Game and his first as a Cleveland Cavaliers player. The previous three times he participated when he was still with the Utah Jazz.

Currently, “Spida” is averaging 28.3 points with 4.8 assists and 4.0 rebounds per game, and holds the scoring record this season with a 71-point match against the Chicago Bulls.