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Seven-time NBA All-Star Giannis Antetokounmpo to overtake Tony Parker and Pau Gasol in an all-time list. Dirk Nowitzki is the leader with 14 All-Star selections.

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Milwaukee Bucks superstar Giannis Antetokounmpo should register (uncertainty follows wrist injury) his seventh All-Star appearance on Feb. 19 after getting an opportunity to captain his team and select Team Giannis according to his preferences.

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Meanwhile, Denver Nuggets back-to-back MVP Nikola Jokic and Dallas Mavericks MVP candidate Luka Doncic have been selected to the NBA All-Star Game for the fifth and fourth time, respectively. They are starters in the upcoming basketball show in Salt Lake City.

Utah Jazz front-runner Lauri Markkanen is poised to become the first player from Finland to play in an NBA All-Star Game. Moreover, he is set to start the game as well.

For his part, Sacramento Kings double-double machine Domantas Sabonis got the third All-Star nod as a reserve.

Legendary Dirk Nowitzki is guiding the path of all-time NBA All-Star nods by European athletes. He is a 14-time NBA All-Star, who amassed 122 points over 14 matches.

Giannis is now second with 7 selections. In addition, the Greek Freak is the only European to win the NBA All-Star MVP award. He put on a show in 2021, scoring 35 points on perfect shooting (16-16 FG), also adding 7 rebounds and 3 assists.

Antetokounmpo is about to overtake Tony Parker and Pau Gasol in overall European numbers, as the French and Spanish basketball legends were a part of 6 NBA All-Star Games.

Other European greats such as Detlef Schrempf, Peja Stojakovic, and Marc Gasol recorded 3 appearances each. Sabonis now joins the trio.

Zydrunas Ilgauskas, Luol Deng, Joakim Noah, and Nikola Vucevic have 2 nods under their belts.

Vlade Divac, Goran Dragic, Mehmet Okur, Rik Smits, Andrei Kirilenko, and current All-Star Markannen have been named to the only NBA All-Star Game.

Kristaps Porzingis was named as a reserve in the 2018 All-Star Game, but could not play in the contest due to a knee injury.

All-time list:

Place Player All-Star selections 1 Dirk Nowitzki 14 2 Giannis Antetokounmpo 7 3-4 Tony Parker 6 3-4 Pau Gasol 6 5 Nikola Jokic 5 6 Luka Doncic 4 7-10 Domantas Sabonis 3 7-10 Detlef Schrempf 3 7-10 Peja Stojakovic 3 7-10 Marc Gasol 3 11-14 Zydrunas Ilgauskas 2 11-14 Luol Deng 2 11-14 Joakim Noah 2 11-14 Nikola Vucevic 2 15-20 Lauri Markkanen 1 15-20 Vlade Divac 1 15-20 Goran Dragic 1 15-20 Mehmet Okur 1 15-20 Rik Smits 1 15-20 Andrei Kirilenko 1

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