All-Star draft: Luka Doncic goes to Team LeBron, Kevin Durant snubs James Harden / News - Basketnews.com

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The teams are set for the NBA All-Star Game on Feb. 20 in Cleveland after stars LeBron James and Kevin Durant picked their rosters in Thursday's draft.

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On the same day that the Brooklyn Nets shipped James Harden to the Philadelphia 76ers in a trade deadline day blockbuster, Durant avoided picking his former Nets and Thunder teammate. Harden slipped to the last pick of the reserve pool, defaulting onto Team LeBron.

James made two-time league MVP and defending NBA champion Giannis Antetokounmpo the first overall pick out of the starters' pool, and Durant followed with NBA leading scorer Joel Embiid.

James added Stephen Curry, DeMar DeRozan and reigning MVP Nikola Jokic to round out Team LeBron's starting five.

Durant chose Ja Morant, Jayson Tatum, Trae Young and Andrew Wiggins. Because Durant has a sprained MCL in his left knee and is unable to play in the game, Tatum was elevated to the starters' pool.

The complete rosters are below, with players in the order of their selection:

Team Durant

Starters

Joel Embiid (Philadelphia) Ja Morant (Memphis) Jayson Tatum (Boston) Trae Young (Atlanta) Andrew Wiggins (Golden State)

Reserves

Devin Booker (Phoenix) Karl-Anthony Towns (Minnesota) Zach LaVine (Chicago) Dejounte Murray (San Antonio) Khris Middleton (Milwaukee) LaMelo Ball (Charlotte) Rudy Gobert (Utah)

Team LeBron

Starters

LeBron James (captain; Los Angeles Lakers) Giannis Antetokounmpo (Milwaukee) Stephen Curry (Golden State) DeMar DeRozan (Chicago) Nikola Jokic (Denver)

Reserves

Luka Doncic (Dallas) Darius Garland (Cleveland) Chris Paul (Phoenix) Jimmy Butler (Miami) Donovan Mitchell (Utah) Fred VanVleet (Toronto) James Harden (Philadelphia) Like what we are doing? You can express your gratitude here.