NBA All-Star Reserves: Surprising Contenders Poised to Steal the Spotlight This Year
I wrote last week about Butler, and the All-Star campaign he was having. We’ll give him the nod here, with the understanding that his season-ending ACL tear will require an injury replacement; if Jokić isn’t able to recover from his hyperextended left knee in time to participate, we’ll need two.
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The first spot goes to Booker, averaging more than 25 points and six assists per game as the leading light for the seventh-seeded Suns, whose attitude adjustment and attendant turnaround has been the best story in the league this season. The second goes to Şengün, the ball-handling, playmaking hub of Houston’s top-five offense and massive paint-plugging deterrent at the heart of its top-five defense.



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