The NBA announced the 10 starters for its 65th annual All-Star Game Thursday evening. There were a couple of surprises and selections that were not deserved based on performances this season, but the fan voting process yielded a crop of players that was mostly expected.
With the first five for each team now decided, it's time to direct our attention to the reserves, selected by the league's 30 head coaches.
Remember, the Eastern and Western Conferences will each have seven reserves. Two of them will be backcourt players, three will be frontcourt players and the final two will be wild cards who can be of any position.
So let's predict which guys the coaches will send to Toronto with their reserve selections.
Before doing that, though, check out the final voting tallies for the starters below. You can find expanded voting numbers here on NBA.com.
Predicting Eastern Conference Reserves
Backcourt
Jimmy Butler is an obvious pick here, as the Chicago Bulls star shooting guard has been arguably the best backcourt player in the East this seaso ...
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