Kevin Durant announced as 2026 All-Star reserve. Sengun doesn't make the cut.

Most likely Giannis will not play all star and he will be replacement for team World

 

Are the Rockets better without Kevin Durant?

 

KC don't you have anything better 2 do

 

lol imagine thinking LeBron deserves to be an All Star over Sengun.

 

If Sengun wants to be an All-Star, it all comes down to the hard work of developing a normal 15-foot jumper that most All-Stars already have. If he adds that LaMarcus Aldridge/Karl Malone style jumper, he's a franchise cornerstone. If he doesn't, his career will be on the slide. This contract will be the most money he has ever earned, and the career transition he will have to make is learning how to be an off-the-bench player... Sort of a rich man's Bobby Portis.

However, if shooting a jumper becomes one of his primary threats rather than a goofy counter in his bag, Sengun's spin moves and dribbling in the paint will be unguardable. It will all come together for him.

While adding consistent 3-point range is aspirational and noble, I would rather Sengun focus on winning basketball. I tend to believe he's got the talent to add at least a 15-footer.

 

Chet deserved to make it. Bron didn’t. Sengun has better numbers across the board and plays for a better team.

 

Well deserved.

• Does not flop
• Does not try to fish for fouls on every shot
• Plays both ways
• Plays like a man

 

Could Rockets' Alperen Sengun be Named an All-Star Following Shai Gilgeous-Alexander's Injury?
He deserves to get in, even as an injury replacement.

https://www.si.com/nba/rockets/onsi...star-following-shai-gilgeous-alexander-injury

Spoiler

 

He is just been named allstar replacing the injured Shai. Well deserved!

 

USA vs. World round robin format (with two USA teams) just doesn’t work for me. Also, Karl A. Towns was born in New Jersey and is on the World Team. Wtf?

 

Time to update the title @tehG l i d e!

 

On the positive side, the advanced stats love Chet Holmgren. He has the single lowest game score among All-Stars (as we saw earlier, he is near the bottom in points and assists), and yet by DARKO is among the top 2% of players in the league. Most of that comes from his defense. He’s contested the fifth most shots in the NBA, is second in blocks, and opponents shoot 7% worse when he’s the closest defender. He’s even better defending the paint; on shots within six feet of the basket, opponents shoot 14% worse against Chet than they otherwise would against an average defender. Plus, he protects the basket without fouling. It helps that he plays on the best defense in the league, but he is also a big part of what makes the Thunder so great.

Charting Hoops

 

It’s not a simple yes or no question. A better question is would we be better with Jalen, Dillon, and the 2025 draft pick than with Durant both now and in the future. I think yes we would.

 

Correct it's a joke.

 

Sorry didn’t cat

Sorry didn’t catch that. I’m pretty pissy since the deadline and the “it isn’t our year” crap.

 

He might just call him a focking beech

 

Who else misses Boban?

Boban The Mascot >>>>> Jeff Green The Mascot

Bring back Boban.