It was always a long shot that one of LaMarcus Aldridge or DeMar DeRozan would be named a reserve for the 2020 All-Star Game. The San Antonio Spurs slow start combined with some seriously impressive play from other stars around the Western Conference made it difficult for either one of the Spurs to make the final roster.
The omission of both of the Spurs stars from the group of reserves became official on Thursday afternoon. The Athletics’ Shams Charania was the first to announce that the reserves from the West would be Damian Lillard, Donovan Mitchell, Nikola Jokic, Rudy Gobert, Brandon Ingram, Russell Westbrook, and Chris Paul.