Halfway To The Break: NBA All-Star Predictions

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Eastern Conference

Starters

G – Kyle Lowry: He was voted in last season and ranks 1st among all East players in Win Shares, VORP, and PER. Oh, and game takes place in Toronto.

G – Dwyane Wade: You could make the case that Jimmy Butler deserves this spot. Across the board, their stats are fairly similar – Wade is higher in PER and Offensive Rating, while Butler has a better VORP and Defensive Rating. Miami and Chicago have similar records. Wade received over 330,000 more votes than Butler last season. Butler has not made enough of a leap this season to steal extra votes from Wade and, to a lesser extent, avid fans of his backcourt running mate (and former NBA MVP), Derrick Rose.

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F – LeBron James: Does anyone else get the feeling that we’re only seeing 75% of James so far? He’s on the wrong side of 30 and expected to end his hometown’s 40+ year championship drought. Expect him to continue to roll at cruise control, while occasionally showing super-human James in marquee matchups (Merry Christmas Golden State!).

F – Paul George – Is he the East MVP? Yes! If not for the alien playing in the Bay Area, George would be THE feel-good story of the season that every media outlet would be discussing ad nauseum. That he’s played at a level even better than before his gruesome lower leg injury is a borderline miracle.

F – Carmelo Anthony: Voters gonna vote! I don’t agree with this, but he’s a staple when it comes to All-Star voting. Similar to Butler/Wade, Melo has played decent enough while none of his fellow East Forwards have made enough of an impact to steal his spot.

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