On Thursday night, repeat all-star game captains LeBron James and Giannis Antetokounmpo drafted their teams for the 2020 NBA All-Star Game in Chicago. While attention was centered around the #1 overall pick, sitting with team LeBron, likely going to Chicago native and co-star on the Lakers Anthony Davis, fans have been raging about curious choices made by Giannis, who lost his first all-star game as captain in 2019 to Team LeBron.
From passing up on former NBA MVP and 2-time All-Star Game MVP Russell Westbrook to taking first-time All-Star Bam Adebayo as his second reserve to taking first-time All-Star Pascal Siakam fourth overall, Giannis caught the attention of the media with his non-standard team-building technique.