At this point, there is no Victor Wembanyama in this season's NBA rookie class. There is no Paolo Banchero. And there's no Luka Doncic, Ja Morant, Karl-Anthony Towns, Damian Lillard, Kyrie Irving, Blake Griffin,

Los Angeles (United States) (AFP) – Kyrie Irving scored 25 points as the Dallas Mavericks ... Orlando's scoring was led by Cole Anthony with 23 points while Paolo Banchero continued his return from injury with 21 points. In New York meanwhile, Anthony ...

There is no Paolo Banchero. And there's no Luka Doncic, Ja Morant, Karl-Anthony Towns, Damian Lillard, Kyrie Irving, Blake Griffin, Brandon Roy, Derrick Rose or Chris Paul, either.

NBA All-Star Game rosters just aren’t big enough. That’s the top takeaway after the league finalized its 24-man roster with the announcement of the All-Star reserves on Thursday night. There are so many deserving players who won’t get the chance to play in the All-Star Game, which is the ultimate show of just how deep the league is right now.

A deep field of All-Star contenders meant there were a bunch of players that felt snubbed by Thursday’s announcement of reserves.

Former No. 1 picks Victor Wembanyama and Cade Cunningham among the 14 players added to All-Star Weekend by a vote of the league’s coaches.

The league is as rich with talent as it has ever been. Someone was bound to get snubbed. But one stands out above the rest.

These were my selections Monday, when I was musing about potential All-Star reserve selections in NBA Rewind: The toughest snubs for me in the East were LaMelo Ball, the unhealthy forwards from the Magic and either Nikola Vučević or Jarrett Allen for a frontcourt spot.

The NBA named the 10 "starters" for this year's All-Star Game(s) last week, and to no one's surprise, the league's biggest stars made the cut. LeBron James will start for a 21st consecutive season. His aging rivals,

Every season, talented players miss out on the NBA All-Star Game. This year was no exception. Several players had All-Star-caliber performances but were left off the final roster.

Tim Bontemps unveils his 24 picks for the East and West All-Star rosters, filled with new starters, wild-card intrigue and some agonizing decisions.

Charlotte’s LaMelo Ball is the biggest surprise considering he led fan voting among players at his position in the East and he finished third among player voting. He had a much stronger voting from fans than media, though.