NBA All-Star Rosters 2016: Starters, Reserves, MVP Predictions and Reaction

January 28th, 2016 by Tyler Conway Leave a reply »

Sound the snub sirens. The full rosters for the 2016 NBA All-Star Game are here. A week after announcing the 10 starters who will be making the trip to Toronto, the league filled out its remaining 14 spots Thursday night.

While the Inside the NBA crew will make the announcements official in a telecast later in the evening, Chris Vivlamore of the Atlanta Journal-Constitution provided the Eastern and Western Conference rosters.



A large majority of the selections were preordained. There would be no just All-Star Game without Jimmy Butler, Draymond Green, Chris Paul, DeMarcus Cousins or Andre Drummond. Those five stars were among the easiest picks for coaches, who were tasked with assigning the remaining All-Star spots after fan votes determined the starters.

Butler, 26, will be making his second All-Star appearance. The reigning Most Improved Player has come into his own even more in 2015-16, averaging a career-high 22.3 points, 5.3 rebounds and 4.2 assists per game while clearly establishing himself as the face of the Bulls. 

"It’s different," Butler told Paul Flannery of SB ...

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