NBA All-Star Reserves: Surprising Contenders Poised to Steal the Spotlight This Year

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That said: I do have some thoughts. Here are seven* players from each conference — chosen irrespective of position this year, in accordance with the most recent round of All-Star alterations decreed by the league office — that I’d pick to complete the 2026 NBA All-Star Game rosters:

* There’ll be more than seven, due to me making some assumptions on injury replacements.

All stats and records entering Tuesday’s games.

Western Conference

• Anthony Edwards, Timberwolves

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