The NBA announced All-Star reserves on Tuesday, and unsurprisingly, the league snubbed DeMar DeRozan for a third straight season. Not only has the veteran swingman arguably been San Antonio’s best player, but he’s been a large part of why they’re on pace for a fifth-place finish out West.
DeRozan isn’t the only deserving athlete who didn’t receive an invitation. The NBA also overlooked Devin Booker, Mike Conley, Bam Adebayo, Jimmy Butler, Trae Young, Domantas Sabonis, Khris Middleton, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, De’Aaron Fox, Tobias Harris, Brandon Ingram, Jerami Grant, and Pascal Siakam.
These exclusions aren’t a one-off blunder either.