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Yahoo
30-01-2025
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NBA All-Star snubs: Trae Young, Domantas Sabonis, LaMelo Ball miss the cut for 2025
The NBA always has more stars than All-Star spots and that was once again clear when the league revealed the full rosters of the 2025 All-Star Game on Thursday. Among those to make the cut are first-timer Victor Wembanyama and 21st-timer LeBron James. Six teams had multiple selections, while only two teams above .500 — the Dallas Mavericks and Sacramento Kings — had none. The game is once again stacked with recognizable talent, but there were plenty more players beyond the 24 players selected. That includes the NBA's leaders in assists, rebounds and East All-Star fan votes. Here are the most notable names to miss out on the honor, though let's make something abundantly clear: These are not snubs in the sense that these guys are clearly more deserving than someone who made the cut. We're just talking about guys who at least seemed worthy in a league with more All-Star worthy players than spots. At least one of those players might also here there name called soon, depending on how serious Anthony Davis' injury is. The 2025 All-Star Game is scheduled for Feb. 16 in San Francisco. No player has averaged more assists per game than Young's 9.7 since his NBA debut, a span of time in which he has averaged 25.2 points per game (12th in the NBA). That certainly sounds like a perennial All-Star, but Young has now missed out on the game for the fourth time of his seven-year career. Young currently leads the NBA in assists per game with a career-high 11.4, but his lack of efficiency (40.2% shooting, 34.2% from deep, 4.7 turnovers per game) and the Hawks' lack of success (22-25 record, ninth in the East) once again left him off the roster. Sabonis has played 44 games this season. He has recorded a double-double in 42 of them. For a third-straight year, he is leading the NBA in rebounding with 14.5 per game. The Kings have taken a step back this year, as evidenced by the firing of head coach Mike Brown, but Sabonis is a three-time All-Star playing as well as he's ever done. This is the guy who probably gets the call if Davis can't make it to San Francisco. Take Young's case then add some scoring and social media followers and remove some passing and team wins, and you have Ball's case. The 23-year-old has taken a step forward this year with 28.2 points per game, but the Hornets have done him no favors at 12-32. Ball led the league in fan voting for the starter ballot, but has now missed the game all together. He is also currently dealing with an ankle sprain, so his availability for the ASG was already in question. Kawhi Leonard has played nine games this season and remains on a minutes restriction. The Clippers are still 27-20, good for sixth in the West. A resurgent James Harden was recognized as a reason why with his 11th career All-Star selection, but just as important has been Powell. The 33-year-old is starting regularly for the first time in his four-season Clippers career and is averaging a career-high 24.0 points per game, which leads the team. He raised eyebrows with his "addition by subtraction" comment about Paul George, but he has more than backed it up. Had he played a few more games, Wagner would probably be preparing to suit up for his first career All-Star game. The German missed 20 games due to a torn oblique, but he was All-Star-worthy in the 28 he's played. The 6-foot-10 wing has added more facilitation to an already well-rounded game, which is a key component of the one of the NBA's top defenses. As long as he can stay healthy, he's well on track to hear his name called for multiple All-Star Games down the line. The Suns remain a bit of a mess, but Booker ain't the problem. Just like when Phoenix was winning 50-plus games per season, Booker is scoring at a high clip while chipping in more than his fair share of assists. The NBA has made pretty clear it doesn't think much of big numbers on bad teams, but that doesn't really hold with Booker, whose Suns are still 24-22 thanks to primarily him and Kevin Durant. The Cavaliers already had three All-Stars with Donovan Mitchell, Darius Garland and Evan Mobley. There is an argument they deserved a fourth, prime Golden State Warriors-style. Allen is the team's defensive stalwart, Cleveland's leading rebounder and the East's leader in effective field goal percentage at .703. It's hard to make an All-Star Game when you're averaging fewer than 15 points per game, but Allen is the type of player who can still make a case. Nikola Vučević, Chicago Bulls Zach LaVine, Chicago Bulls Kyrie Irving, Mavericks Scottie Barnes, Toronto Raptors Jalen Johnson, Atlanta Hawks
Miami Herald
30-01-2025
- Sport
- Miami Herald
Heat's Tyler Herro receives news he was hoping for, named All-Star for first time in his career
Miami Heat guard Tyler Herro is in the middle of his best NBA season. Herro is also on his way to his first NBA All-Star Game. Herro will represent the Heat as an Eastern Conference All-Star reserve in the 2025 NBA All-Star Game, which will take place on Feb. 16 at Chase Center in San Francisco. It marks the first time that Herro has been selected for the All-Star Game in his six NBA seasons. The seven All-Star reserves from each conference, which were voted on by head coaches, were revealed Thursday night on TNT. The seven All-Star reserve spots include three frontcourt players, two guards and two players regardless of position. The four East guards named All-Star reserves are Herro, Cleveland's Darius Garland, Detroit's Cade Cunningham and Milwaukee's Damian Lillard. In addition, Boston's Jaylen Brown, Cleveland's Evan Mobley and Indiana's Pascal Siakam were named East All-Star reserves as frontcourt players. The Western Conference All-Star reserves are Los Angeles' Anthony Davis, Minnesota's Anthony Edwards, Los Angeles' James Harden, Memphis' Jaren Jackson Jr., Houston's Alperen Sengun, San Antonio's Victor Wembanyama and Oklahoma City's Jalen Williams. Herro was hoping to hear the news he received Thursday night of making his first NBA All-Star Game, saying earlier this week that he was 'pretty anxious' for the announcement. 'Being an All-Star is one of the things that I would love to accomplish while I'm in this league,' Herro added. 'If it ain't this year, it will be next year. If it ain't next year, at some point we're going to make it happen.' Herro put together a strong All-Star case based on the combination of his play and availability this season. Herro, who turned 25 on Jan. 20, is averaging career highs in points (24.1 per game), rebounds (5.6) and assists (5.4) while also shooting a career-best 47.4 percent from the field and a career-best 40 percent from three-point range on a career-high 9.7 three-point attempts per game while missing just one game this season. Herro also entered Thursday ranked third in the NBA in three pointers made this season with 175 behind only with Detroit's Malik Beasley (177 made threes) and Minnesota's Anthony Edwards (192 made threes). In addition, Herro is one of only two players in the league who entered Thursday averaging at least 24 points, five rebounds and five assists per game while also shooting 45 percent or better from the field and 40 percent or better from behind the arc this season. The only other player in the NBA currently meeting those thresholds is three-time NBA MVP Nikola Jokic of the Denver Nuggets, who was named as a Western Conference All-Star starter this season. Among the East guards who Herro beat out for an All-Star reserve spot were Atlanta's Trae Young, Charlotte's LaMelo Ball and Philadelphia's Tyrese Maxey. The All-Star Game starters — voted on by fans, current NBA players and a media panel — were announced last week. New York's Jalen Brunson and Cleveland's Donovan Mitchell are the two East guards voted in as starters, with New York's Karl-Anthony Towns, Milwaukee's Giannis Antetokounmpo and Boston's Jayson Tatum as the three East frontcourt players who made the cut. The Western Conference All-Star starters are Phoenix's Kevin Durant, Los Angeles' LeBron James and Jokic in the frontcourt, and Oklahoma City's Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and Golden State's Stephen Curry in the backcourt. This season's All-Star Game will look a little different. The NBA announced in mid-December that the 2025 All-Star Game will feature a new format. Next month's NBA All-Star Game in San Francisco will feature a mini-tournament with four teams and three games for the first time. Two teams will meet in one semifinal (Game 1), and the remaining two teams will meet in the other semifinal (Game 2). The winning teams from Game 1 and Game 2 will advance to face each other in the championship (Game 3). For each game, the winner will be the first team to reach or surpass 40 points. Each team will have eight players and be named for a TNT NBA analyst. The 24 NBA All-Star selections will be divided evenly into three teams, with the rosters drafted by TNT's 'Inside the NBA' commentators and honorary team general managers Charles Barkley, Shaquille O'Neal and Kenny Smith. The three analysts will make their respective picks for Team Chuck, Team Shaq and Team Kenny live on TNT in the NBA All-Star Draft, which will be conducted on Feb. 6. The fourth team will be the winning team from the championship game of the Rising Stars event on Feb. 14 during All-Star Weekend. The four teams participating in the NBA All-Star Game will compete for a prize pool of $1.8 million. Each player on the championship-winning team will receive $125,000, each player on the second-place team will receive $50,000 and each player on the third- and fourth-place teams will receive $25,000. Along with Herro's first appearance in the NBA All-Star Game, the organization will also be represented in other events during All-Star Weekend next month. As of Thursday night, the Heat did not yet have a participant in the All-Star Saturday Night events. But Herro is among the top candidates to compete in this year's Three-Point Contest. Also, Heat second-year forward Jaime Jaquez Jr. was picked to take part in the Rising Stars showcase. Rising Stars, which is the annual showcase of top first- and second-year NBA players and NBA G League standouts, will be played at 9 p.m. on Feb. 14 at Chase Center during All-Star Weekend. The event will feature four teams and three games, and will be aired live on TNT. Jaquez also took part in Rising Stars last year as a rookie. Dwyane Wade, Udonis Haslem, Michael Beasley, Herro and Jaquez are the only five Heat players who have been multitime selections for the Rising Stars showcase. Under the Rising Stars event's new format, Jaquez will even have a chance to qualify for this year's NBA All-Star Game as a Rising Stars participant. For the first time, the winning Rising Stars team will clinch a spot in the NBA All-Star Game's mini-tournament In addition, Heat two-way contract players Josh Christopher and Isaiah Stevens have been selected to take part in the G League Up Next Game that will take place on Feb. 16 at Moscone Center in San Francisco during All-Star Weekend. Both Christopher and Stevens have thrived with the Heat's G League affiliate, the Sioux Falls Skyforce, this season. The Heat (23-23) has seven games left to play before the All-Star break. Next up for the Heat is a four-game trip that begins Saturday against the San Antonio Spurs. HASLEM'S NEW ROLE Udonis Haslem has accepted what ESPN calls a 'full-time' job as a studio analyst, but the Heat legend remains in his executive role with the team and has given no indication that he's leaving that position. Haslem, who has appeared on ESPN programs occasionally over the year, will now make regular appearances on NBA Today, SportsCenter, Get Up with Mike Greenberg and First Take with Stephen A. Smith. Haslem has impressed ESPN executives with his work as a studio analyst. After Haslem suggested on ESPN after last season that Herro should move back to a bench role, Pat Riley has made clear publicly that Haslem must be careful what he says publicly about the Heat. As a result, Haslem has said on air that he is not in position to comment at length about the ongoing Jimmy Butler saga. 'ESPN – You definitely have an excellent team of ex-players already with Kendrick Perkins, Jay Williams, Tim Legler, and JJ Reddick [sic]…but you should hire Udonis Haslem permanently!' NBA legend Magic Johnson said on social media during last year's playoffs. 'He's been spectacular at breaking down the NBA playoffs – from the players' game and mentality, to the Xs and Os, as well as the philosophy of the game … Udonis has done it with intelligence, charisma, and flair. And he's funny too!' Haslem remains around the Heat a lot in his role as vice president of basketball development, a job he accepted in November 2023.
Yahoo
30-01-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
Hawks forward Jalen Johnson to undergo surgery for torn labrum in left shoulder, out for season
Jalen Johnson, the Hawks forward in the middle of a breakout season that could see him named an All-Star reserve, is now out for the season with a torn labrum in his left shoulder, a story broken by Chris Haynes. That has been confirmed by other reports, noting Johnson will undergo surgery to repair the tear. Johnson injured his shoulder last Thursday against Toronto on a relatively innocuous foul while attempting to block Raptors forward Scottie Barnes' shot. Johnson went straight to the bench, and the Hawks said he was out indefinitely with a shoulder injury. This is a punch to the gut for Hawks fans (as their reaction on social media shows). Johnson was in the middle of a breakout season, averaging 18.9 points, 10 rebounds, 5 assists, and 1.6 steals a game while shooting 50% from the floor. The Hawks have a +1.4 net rating this season when he is on the court. He might not make the cut, but he is absolutely in the mix for an East All-Star reserve spot (Trae Young likely is the Hawk headed to San Francisco). Atlanta is the No. 9 seed in the East and likely will still make the play-in despite the injury, but their chances of advancing and being a first-round threat in the East diminish quickly without Johnson and his two-way play.
NBC Sports
29-01-2025
- Sport
- NBC Sports
Hawks forward Jalen Johnson to undergo surgery for torn labrum in left shoulder, out for season
Jalen Johnson, the Hawks forward in the middle of a breakout season that could see him named an All-Star reserve, is now out for the season with a torn labrum in his left shoulder, a story broken by Chris Haynes. That has been confirmed by other reports, noting Johnson will undergo surgery to repair the tear. Johnson injured his shoulder last Thursday against Toronto on a relatively innocuous foul while attempting to block Raptors forward Scottie Barnes' shot. Johnson went straight to the bench, and the Hawks said he was out indefinitely with a shoulder injury. This is a punch to the gut for Hawks fans (as their reaction on social media shows). Johnson was in the middle of a breakout season, averaging 18.9 points, 10 rebounds, 5 assists, and 1.6 steals a game while shooting 50% from the floor. The Hawks have a +1.4 net rating this season when he is on the court. He might not make the cut, but he is absolutely in the mix for an East All-Star reserve spot (Trae Young likely is the Hawk headed to San Francisco). Atlanta is the No. 9 seed in the East and likely will still make the play-in despite the injury, but their chances of advancing and being a first-round threat in the East diminish quickly without Johnson and his two-way play.
