OAKLAND, Calif. _ Even if he has assembled an All-Star team filled with current teammates and future Hall of Fame talent, Stephen Curry's team misses one distinguishable quality the Warriors have.
Kevin Durant.
Curry will team up with Warriors forward Draymond Green and guard Klay Thompson, while Durant will be on LeBron James' team for the 2018 NBA All-Star Game on Feb. 18 in Los Angeles. James declined to say who he selected first in his draft in a conference call on Thursday. But considering Curry stated he would like to have Durant on his team, it seems safe to say that James chose Durant with his first pick. Curry may have used his pick on Bucks forward Giannis Antetokounmpo after noting that Antetokounmpo dunked on him during the 2017 NBA All-Star Game.
The other starters for Team Stephen will include Toronto's DeMar DeRozan, Philadelphia's Joel Embiid and Houston's James Harden, while the other starters for Team LeBron will feature New Orleans' DeMarcus Cousins and Anthony Davis as well as Boston's Kyrie Irving.
As reserves, Curry selected Green, Thompson, Minnesota's Jimmy Butler and Karl-Anthony Towns, Boston's Al Horford, Portland's Damian Lillard and Toronto's Kyle Lowry. Meanwhile, James picked San Antonio's LaMarcus Aldridge, Washington's Bradley Beal and John Wall, Cleveland's Kevin Love, Indiana's Victor Oladipo, New York's Kristaps Porzingis and Oklahoma City's Russell Westbrook.
Team Stephen is considered the home team at Staples Center, and, therefore, had first choice to select black uniforms and assigning Team LeBron with white jerseys.
