“It’s surreal…each step there’s naysayers and he’s always proving them wrong” Thibs on Brunson: Knicks coach Tom Thibodeau was effusive with praise for his PG.Brunson’s night: Earned his first All-Star selection, dropped 40 in the Garden to beat Indiana, then left speechless as he was serenaded with MVP chants during his postgame interview.First call: No surprise that Mom was the first call Bam Adebayo got after his third selection.Spoiler alert: Maxey’s stream of the telecast was behind, so his phone started blowing up from his Mom and teammate Joel Embiid before Maxey could hear Charles Barkley announce his name.Magic moment: Watch Banchero and his Orlando teammates react to the announcement that the reigning Rookie of the Year is now an NBA All-Star.The Celtics, Bucks, Sixers and Knicks each have two All-Stars headed to Indy between the starters and reserves.In total, the seven players have 17 All-Star selections for an average of 2.43.Mitchell is the most experienced reserve, earning his fifth selection, while the remaining three players - Adebayo, Brown and Randle - all reached three selections.The seven reserves for the East include three first-time All-Stars in Brunson, Maxey and Banchero.Watch: The “Inside the NBA” crew unveiled the East reserves They must select two guards, three frontcourt players and two wildcards that can be any position. They are not allowed to vote for their own players. The process: The reserves are selected by the coaches in each conference. The 14 All-Star reserves were announced on Thursday, bringing a mix of newcomers (in the East) and familiar faces (in the West) to the midseason celebration in Indianapolis. Inside the NBA reveals and reacts to the list of 2024 NBA Eastern Conference All-Star reserves. The first player drafted, first to sign an NBA contract, first to play a game, first to become an All-Star, first to win MVP and more. On the first day of Black History Month, NBA.com highlighted the first Black players to reach NBA milestones. See Friday’s full 10-game slate, which includes Warriors at Memphis (8 ET) on NBA TV. Kings at Pacers (7:30 ET, NBA App): Nearly two years since the Tyrese Haliburton-Domantas Sabonis trade, the Pacers host the Kings (more in Section 4). □ Maxey drops 51, NY wins 9th straight.Stat Of The Day: The seven West reserves have 44 total All-Star selections, for an average of 6.29 … nearly 3x their East counterparts (2.43) It’s also a good reminder of just how scary the Warriors and Nets can be when fully healthy.Just hours after hearing their names called as East reserves, first-time All-Stars Tyrese Maxey and Jalen Brunson showed exactly why they’re considered two of the best in the NBA.Ĭheck out every All-Star reserve from the East and West, the Tyrese Haliburton-Domantas Sabonis trade two years later and our favorite photos from the first month of 2024 - all in today’s edition. Any generic average that weighs every single player on a team equally will be flawed, so don’t read more into this than you should, but it’s interesting to note the relative differences between the teams. The average player ratings were down across the board compared to last year which could indicate a slight game-wide recalibration but the numbers are indicative of how the teams stack up from top to bottom. It’s on you to hit us here or on Twitter with the decisions you think the 2K developers nailed – and where they struck out.īelow the team-by-team grid, we’ve broken down additional trends, so scroll liberally. ![]() We’ve rounded up and sifted through the team-by-team overall rating data below. ![]() ![]() The game is geared toward next season, after all. ![]() Without so much as a 2020 offseason, let alone a rookie draft, the rosters themselves in the launch version of NBA 2K21 are in line with where they were in the most recently updated patch of NBA 2K20 but discrepancies among the ratings still exist. This year’s version of the game faced unusual circumstances as the 2020-21 version of the game is technically dropping before the conclusion of the previous campaign. It’s that time of year again, when hoopers and basketball fans alike gather around their consoles to see and pick apart the player ratings doled out in the latest edition of NBA 2K.
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