Tyrese Haliburton, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Lauri Markkanen and Jaren Jackson Jr. were all named to the All-Star team for the first time.
Kevin Durant said he was "happy we got guys who want to be part of this" in the blockbuster trade that saw James Harden go to the Philadelphia and went on to pass up taking his former teammate in the All-Star draft.
LeBron James, Nikola Jokic, Andrew Wiggins, Steph Curry and Ja Morant were picked as All-Star Game starters from the West. Starters from the East player pool are Kevin Durant, Giannis Antetokounmpo, Joel Embiid, DeMar DeRozan and Trae Young.
The first two of 88 seeding games tip off Thursday night. Here's everything our experts are excited to watch as the 2019-20 season resumes.
The NBA's MVP race is over. So is the battle for every other individual regular-season trophy.
