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Why My Guy Is an All-Star

The Players’ Tribune asked a handful of current NBA players to go to the mat for a fellow player who’s never made an All-Star team.

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Why Isaiah Thomas Is an All-Star

If it was a players’ vote, we wouldn’t be having this conversation. Isaiah Thomas would be an All-Star.

Jason Terry

Why Hassan Whiteside Is an All-Star

You average three blocks per game in this league, and that’s a certain status. Three blocks per game means you’ve had one of the 100 or so best seasons blocking

Why Andre Drummond Is an All-Star

Is Andre Drummond an All-Star this year? Without a doubt. Should he be the Eastern Conference starting center? Absolutely. Is he having an All-NBA, All-World, A

Spencer Dinwiddie

Why Kemba Walker Is an All-Star

Watch him for five minutes and you’ll see it. Kemba's got a motor. He possesses a basketball combustion engine that you just can’t teach.

Caron Butler

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