Luka Dončić will not attend the All-Star Weekend: Victor Wembanyama's first time

Luka Doncic has been left out of the All-Star Weekend. Despite his expected presence at the event, even after missing several games due to injury, the Slovenian point guard for the Dallas Mavericks has ultimately not been chosen to participate in the midseason event. The other significant absence is Domantas Sabonis, who is clearly missing out. James Harden steps in.

On the other hand, Victor Wembanyama has been selected for the first time for the All-Star Game. The French center, who recently turned 21, has been chosen as one of the 14 reserves completing the rosters for the event on February 16 in San Francisco. In his second season with the San Antonio Spurs, Wembanyama averages 24.4 points and 10.8 rebounds per game, in addition to leading the league in blocks for the second consecutive year.

The Spurs player was close to being a starter in the Western team but ultimately fell behind LeBron James and Kevin Durant in the voting. However, his selection as a reserve was almost unanimous among the league coaches, who selected the seven substitutes from each conference after the starters were determined by the combination of fan, media, and player votes.

All-Star 2025 Reserves

Western Conference:

• Anthony Davis (Lakers)

• Anthony Edwards (Timberwolves)

• James Harden (Clippers)

• Jaren Jackson Jr. (Grizzlies)

• Alperen Sengun (Rockets)

• Victor Wembanyama (Spurs)

• Jalen Williams (Thunder)

Eastern Conference:

• Jaylen Brown (Celtics)

• Cade Cunningham (Pistons)

• Darius Garland (Cavaliers)

• Tyler Herro (Heat)

• Damian Lillard (Bucks)

• Evan Mobley (Cavaliers)

• Pascal Siakam (Pacers)

Alongside Wembanyama, the Western reserves include Anthony Edwards (Minnesota Timberwolves), Anthony Davis (Los Angeles Lakers), James Harden (LA Clippers), Jaren Jackson Jr. (Memphis Grizzlies), Alperen Sengun (Houston Rockets), and Jalen Williams (Oklahoma City Thunder). This will be Harden's eleventh All-Star appearance, while Davis will have his tenth. Edwards will play his third All-Star, Jackson his second, and it will be the first time for Wembanyama, Sengun, and Williams.

In the East, the reserves include Jaylen Brown (Boston Celtics), Pascal Siakam (Indiana Pacers), Darius Garland (Cleveland Cavaliers), Evan Mobley (Cleveland Cavaliers), Cade Cunningham (Detroit Pistons), Damian Lillard (Milwaukee Bucks), and Tyler Herro (Miami Heat). Lillard will mark his ninth All-Star appearance, Brown his fourth, Siakam the third, and Garland the second. Mobley, Cunningham, and Herro have been selected for the first time.

The Cleveland Cavaliers are the only team with three representatives in the All-Star Game, with the presence of Garland, Mobley, and Donovan Mitchell, who was chosen as a starter. Other teams with two representatives include the Celtics (Brown and Jayson Tatum), Lakers (Davis and LeBron James), Thunder (Williams and Shai Gilgeous-Alexander), and New York Knicks (Jalen Brunson and Karl-Anthony Towns).

This year's All-Star Game will feature a new format, with the 24 selected players divided into three teams of eight players. Additionally, the winning team of the Rising Stars Challenge on Friday night will join as the fourth team in the main game. The coaches will be Mark Daigneault (Oklahoma City Thunder) and Kenny Atkinson (Cleveland Cavaliers), with an assistant from each team responsible for coaching two of the teams.

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