NBA All-Star Rosters 2024: Starters, Reserves, Top Snubs and Reaction

New York Knicks guard Jalen Brunson, Golden State Warriors guard Stephen Curry and Los Angeles Clippers forward Kawhi Leonard headlined the 2024 NBA All-Star reserves, which were announced Thursday night.

Coaches around the league had their say as they voted on who else should crack the All-Star teams in the Eastern and Western Conferences.

Here's how each squad looks now that all of the results have come in.

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Eastern Conference All-Stars

Starters

• Giannis Antetokounmpo, Milwaukee Bucks (captain) 
• Joel Embiid, Philadelphia 76ers 
• Jayson Tatum, Boston Celtics 
• Tyrese Haliburton, Indiana Pacers 
• Damian Lillard, Milwaukee Bucks

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Reserves

• Jalen Brunson, New York Knicks
• Donovan Mitchell, Cleveland Cavaliers
• Jaylen Brown, Boston Celtics
• Bam Adebayo, Miami Heat
• Julius Randle, New York Knicks
• Tyrese Maxey, Philadelphia 76ers
• Paolo Banchero, Orlando Magic

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Western Conference All-Stars

Starters

• LeBron James, Los Angeles Lakers (captain) 
• Kevin Durant, Phoenix Suns 
• Nikola Jokić, Denver Nuggets 
• Luka Dončić, Dallas Mavericks 
• Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Oklahoma City Thunder 

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Reserves

• Anthony Edwards, Minnesota Timberwolves 
• Stephen Curry, Golden State Warriors
• Kawhi Leonard, Los Angeles Clippers
• Anthony Davis, Los Angeles Lakers
• Devin Booker, Phoenix Suns
• Paul George, Los Angeles Clippers
• Karl-Anthony Towns, Minnesota Timberwolves

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Brunson was perhaps the biggest omission when the starters were first announced. He finished with the same weighted score as Milwaukee Bucks guard Damian Lillard and lost the tiebreaker since he had fewer fan votes.

The 27-year-old is averaging 26.8 points and 6.5 assists while shooting 42.2 percent on three-pointers. There was no question a first career All-Star nod would beckon when the reserves were revealed.

Philadelphia 76ers guard Tyrese Maxey is another first-timer. As with Brunson, there wasn't much doubt with Maxey thanks to a breakout campaign that has helped fill the void left by the James Harden trade.

Orlando Magic forward Paolo Banchero punched the first of what's likely to be multiple tickets to the All-Star Game. The reigning Rookie of the Year has continued to improve with 23 points, seven rebounds and five assists per night for the eighth-place Magic.

In the West, Leonard is an All-Star for the first time since 2020-21, a drought that's a bit surprising before considering how many games he has missed due to injuries.

The now six-time honoree is averaging 23.9 points on 52.6 percent shooting, including 43.9 percent from beyond the arc. He's joined by teammate Paul George, who's putting up 23.0 points, 5.5 rebounds and 3.5 assists per game.

It was a good night for the top-seeded Minnesota Timberwolves, who will have two representatives (Anthony Edwards and Karl-Anthony Towns) in the All-Star Game.

Every year, plenty of fanbases feel wronged by the final outcome of the All-Star voting, and 2024 will be no different.

In the East, it's tough to point to any obvious snubs, though. The Boston Celtics' tandem of Kristaps Porziņģis and Derrick White could've gotten in on the reserves, but neither was a surefire lock. The same goes for Pascal Siakam, who continues to deliver after his midseason trade from the Toronto Raptors to the Indiana Pacers.

It was a slightly different story in the West, where there were only so many spots available to a bevy of worthy candidates.

The Oklahoma City Thunder's Chet Holmgren and San Antonio Spurs' Victor Wembanyama are neck and neck in the Rookie of the Year race, and neither got in. The Sacramento Kings' De'Aaron Fox and Dallas Mavericks' Kyrie Irving couldn't break through in a stacked backcourt pool.

Some highlighted the Kings duo of Fox and Domantas Sabonis as getting dealt a particularly tough hand:

The 2024 All-Star Game will tip off Feb. 18 at Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis. The NBA is returning to tradition this year by utilizing the East vs. West format and abandoning the Final Target Score.

NBA commissioner Adam Silver explained to Andscape's Marc J. Spears that structuring the All-Star Game like a typical contest will hopefully raise the level of competitiveness.

"When it comes to the [All-Star] Game, we just got to make it clear to everybody involved, coaches included, that we're looking for a basketball game," he said.

Fans will find out in a few weeks whether the theory proves correct.