Warriors' Green, Kings' Cousins headline West All-Star reserves
Golden State Warriors forward Draymond Green earned his first career All-Star selection Thursday, as the NBA revealed the coaches' picks for the reserves in the respective conferences.
| Position | Players | Team |
|---|---|---|
| F | Draymond Green | Golden State Warriors |
| F | LaMarcus Aldridge | San Antonio Spurs |
| F | DeMarcus Cousins | Sacramento Kings |
| G | Chris Paul | Los Angeles Clippers |
| G | Klay Thompson | Golden State Warriors |
| WC | James Harden | Houston Rockets |
| WC | Anthony Davis | New Orleans Pelicans |
Shooting guard Klay Thompson joins Warriors teammates Green and Stephen Curry - who headlined last week's All-Star starters announcement - to give the record-setting defending champions three players in the mid-February classic.
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Kings center DeMarcus Cousins, fresh off a 56-point explosion earlier this week, earned his second consecutive All-Star appearance, but 2016 marks the first instance he was actually selected as part of the initial rosters as he was an injury replacement last year.
Chris Paul and LaMarcus Aldridge, meanwhile, will make their ninth and fifth All-Star appearances, respectively.
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Anthony Davis was also named, still the gold standard power forward in the NBA, even if his numbers are a little off from last year and his New Orleans Pelicans are struggling mightily.
Davis' status will be something to watch in the next week however, as the big man suffered a concussion Tuesday against the Houston Rockets. He was ruled out of Thursday's game as a result.