Good afternoon, y’all—hope all is going well with you, as always.
With All-Star reserves being announced Thursday night, I thought it made sense to run down who I’d plug into each conference’s final seven spots if I ruled the world (and didn’t have to abide by the NBA’s guidelines).
Western Conference reserves
The must-haves: Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Damian Lillard, Ja Morant, Lauri Markkanen, De’Aaron Fox
It’d be challenging, if not impossible, to build a case against SGA or Lillard; both of whom are the best players on their respective play-in hopefuls while averaging more than 30 points on highly efficient shooting.