{"id":62939,"date":"2024-02-01T20:56:17","date_gmt":"2024-02-02T01:56:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/?p=62939"},"modified":"2024-02-01T20:56:17","modified_gmt":"2024-02-02T01:56:17","slug":"biggest-western-conference-2024-all-star-snubs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/2024\/02\/01\/biggest-western-conference-2024-all-star-snubs\/","title":{"rendered":"Biggest Western Conference 2024 All-Star Snubs"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>With the Western Conference <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/2024\/02\/01\/nba-news-2024-all-star-reserves-announced\/\" target=\"_self\">NBA All-Star reserves having already been announced<\/a>, there are plenty of deserving players who missed out.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">2024 NBA West All-Star reserves: Kawhi Leonard, Anthony Davis, Devin Booker, Anthony Edwards, Stephen Curry, Paul George, Karl-Anthony Towns.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ShamsCharania\/status\/1753208748011585708?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">February 2, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>\nHere are the three biggest Western Conference snubs from the 2023 All-Star game.<\/p>\n<h2>Biggest Western Conference 2024 All-Star Snubs<\/h2>\n<h3>Western Conference All-Star Snub #2: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/players\/f\/foxde01.html\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">De&#8217;Aaron Fox<\/a><\/h3>\n<p><strong>Guard|Sacramento Kings|1 All-Star appearance(2023)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>De&#8217;Aaron Fox has managed to increase his production from last year, averaging 27.2 points, 4.1 rebounds, 5.5 assists on 38% three-point shooting. All that still did not earn him another All-Star nod.<\/p>\n<p>The West is loaded at the guard position, but Fox should definitely have made the cut.<\/p>\n<p>The fifth-seeded Kings will have zero All-Stars, yet the 9th seeded Lakers will have two. Fox is averaging similar stats to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/players\/c\/curryst01.html\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Stephen Curry<\/a>, and the Kings are six games ahead of the 12th-seeded Warriors.<\/p>\n<p>The case can be made for his teammate <a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/players\/s\/sabondo01.html\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Domantas Sabonis<\/a> as well, who was an All-Star last year.<\/p>\n<h3>Western Conference All-Star Snub #2: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/players\/h\/hardeja01.html\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">James Harden<\/a><\/h3>\n<p><strong>Guard|Los Angeles Clippers|10 All-Star appearances(2013-2022)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>While <a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/players\/g\/georgpa01.html\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Paul George<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/players\/l\/leonaka01.html\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Kawhi Leonard<\/a> both earned selections, Harden will not be an All-Star this year. His return to form has been key in the Clippers resurgence this season.<\/p>\n<p>Having been traded from the Philadelphia 76ers, Harden and the Clippers endured early pains, after losing their first five games together. The Clippers proceeded to win 29 of their next 37 games.<\/p>\n<p>They now sit third in the West with a record of 31-15.<\/p>\n<p>Harden is averaging 17.2 points, 8.5 assists, and 4.9 rebounds.<\/p>\n<h3>Western Conference All-Star Snub #3: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/players\/s\/sengual01.html\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Alperen \u015eeng\u00fcn<\/a><\/h3>\n<p><strong>Center|Houston Rockets|0 All-Star appearances<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u015eeng\u00fcn has been dubbed &#8220;Mini-Jokic&#8221;, and for good reason. The 21 year-old is averaging 21.7 points, 9.2 rebounds, and 5.1 assists.<\/p>\n<p>Only in his third season, \u015eeng\u00fcn is showing that he is next up in the line of elite big men, and he has the Rockets contending for a play in spot, only a year after they finished with a record of 22-60.<\/p>\n<p>Minnesota&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/wnba\/players\/i\/ionessa01w.html\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Karl-Anthony Towns<\/a> deserves his spot due to the Timberwolves being top of the West, but it could just as easily have gone to \u015eeng\u00fcn.<\/p>\n<h3>Honorable Mentions:<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/players\/g\/goberru01.html\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Rudy Gobert<\/a>(Minnesota Timberwolves)<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/players\/m\/murraja01.html\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Jamal Murray<\/a>(Denver Nuggets)<\/p>\n<p>Domantas Sabonis(Sacramento Kings)<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/players\/m\/markkla01.html\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Lauri Markannen<\/a>(Utah Jazz)<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/players\/w\/wembavi01.html\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Victor Wembanyama<\/a>(San Antonio Spurs)<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/players\/i\/ingrabr01.html\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Brandon Ingram<\/a>(New Orleans Pelicans)<\/p>\n<p>The West is absolutely bursting with top end talent, so there was bound to be some controversy. One of the best rookies of all time in Wembanyama will not participate.<\/p>\n<p>Markannen is averaging 23.7 points and 8.4 rebounds and didn&#8217;t get in, while Murray has put up 21.2 points on one of the best teams in the NBA, and he didn&#8217;t even have a chance.<\/p>\n<h3>2024 All-Star Game Schedule<\/h3>\n<p>This year&#8217;s All-Star Weekend will be in Indianapolis, home of the Indiana Pacers.<\/p>\n<p>The festivities will begin on Friday with the Ruffles Celebrity All-Star Game and the Panini Rising Stars game, before Saturday night brings about the Kia Skills Challenge, the Starry 3 Point Contest, and the AT&amp;T Slam Dunk contest<\/p>\n<p>An exclusive and exciting addition will see Curry and WNBA phenom <a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/wnba\/players\/i\/ionessa01w.html\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Sabrina Ionescu<\/a> face off in a three-point contest, also on Saturday night.<\/p>\n<p>The All-Star game will be on Sunday, February 18th at 8:00 pm Eastern Time.<\/p>\n<p>Don&#8217;t forget to check out the <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/2024\/02\/01\/biggest-eastern-conference-2024-all-star-snubs\/\" target=\"_self\">Biggest Eastern Conference 2024 All-Star Snubs<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>With the Western Conference NBA All-Star reserves having already been announced, there are plenty of deserving players who missed out. 2024 NBA West All-Star reserves: Kawhi Leonard, Anthony Davis, Devin Booker, Anthony Edwards, Stephen Curry, Paul George, Karl-Anthony Towns. \u2014 Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) February 2, 2024 Here are the three biggest Western Conference snubs from [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4773,"featured_media":62960,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","sfio_featured_image":false,"sfio_embed_code":"","_ef_editorial_meta_date_first-draft-date":"","_ef_editorial_meta_paragraph_assignment":"","_ef_editorial_meta_checkbox_needs-photo":"","_ef_editorial_meta_number_word-count":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1608,2,62],"tags":[4293,664,444,639,636],"class_list":["post-62939","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-basketball","category-featured","category-nba","tag-alperen-sengun","tag-deaaron-fox","tag-james-harden","tag-nba-all-star","tag-nba-all-star-weekend"],"modified_by":"Adam Echchaibi","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/62939","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4773"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=62939"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/62939\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/62960"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=62939"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=62939"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=62939"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}