NBA All-Star Rosters 2016: East, West Starters, Reserves and Likely Injury Subs

The 2016 NBA All-Star Game rosters are now set. Fans and coaches combined to select the 12 representatives from each conference, and those are the guys we'll see in Toronto on February 14, barring injuries.

If injuries do affect any of the All-Stars between now and then, though, NBA Commissioner Adam Silver will select replacements.

There were several debatable snubs from each roster who could have their number called to fill in during the midseason classic, so we'll look at three prime candidates from each conference to earn that distinction should any of the All-Stars be unable to play.

But before discussing those possible injury subs in each conference, we'll review the results from the fan voting and the coaches' reserve selection process.

Eastern Conference

Starters	Player	Team
Reserves	Player	Team
Backcourt	Dwyane Wade	Miami Heat
Backcourt	Kyle Lowry	Toronto Raptors
Frontcourt	LeBron James	Cleveland Cavaliers
Frontcourt	Paul George	Indiana Pacers
Frontcourt	Carmelo Anthony	New York Knicks
Backcourt	Jimmy Butler	Chicago Bulls
Backcourt	DeMar DeRozan	Toronto Raptors
Backcourt	Isaiah Thomas	Boston Celtics
Backcourt	John Wall	Washington Wizards
Frontcourt	Chris Bosh	Miami Heat
Frontcourt	Andre Drummond	Detroit Pistons
Frontcourt	Paul Millsap	Atlanta Hawks

Projected East Injury Subs

Reggie Jackson (Detroit Pistons)

Andre Drummond has been the best player for the Pistons this season with his crazy rebounding numbers, but Jackson has been close. The 25-year-old has had a fantastic under-the-radar season, posting 19.3 points, 3.7 rebounds and 6.5 assists in just 31.0 minutes per game.

Jackson's rise as a distributor has been especially impressive considering he was mainly a scoring spark off the Oklahoma City Thunder bench for the first three-and-a-half seasons of his career.

Pau Gasol (Chicago Bulls)

Gasol's counting stats are certainly worthy of an All-Star bid, with averages of 16.7 points, 10.9 rebounds, 3.2 assists and 2.1 blocks per game. No one has achieved those numbers since Tim Duncan in 2005-06, per Basketball-Reference.com.

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The hang-up with Gasol, though, is his defense. The 35-year-old has become slow of foot in the past few years, and his effort on the defensive end is often lacking. If there is an injury that arises, we will see how much that matters to Silver.

Kemba Walker (Charlotte Hornets)

An improved three-point shot has helped Walker's inefficiency problems. He's taking a career-high 5.0 attempts per game from downtown and nailing 36.4 percent of them, which is way up from his previous best of 33.3 percent. 

The 25-year-old point guard's case would've been stronger if the Hornets had kept up their winning pace from early in the season. After starting 14-8, Charlotte has lost 16 of its last 24 games.

Western Conference

Starters	Player	Team
Reserves	Player	Team
Backcourt	Stephen Curry	Golden State Warriors
Backcourt	Russell Westbrook	Oklahoma City Thunder
Frontcourt	Kobe Bryant	Los Angeles Lakers
Frontcourt	Kevin Durant	Oklahoma City Thunder
Frontcourt	Kawhi Leonard	San Antonio Spurs
Backcourt	James Harden	Houston Rockets
Backcourt	Chris Paul	Los Angeles Clippers
Backcourt	Klay Thompson	Golden State Warriors
Frontcourt	LaMarcus Aldridge	San Antonio Spurs
Frontcourt	DeMarcus Cousins	Sacramento Kings
Frontcourt	Anthony Davis	New Orleans Pelicans
Frontcourt	Draymond Green	Golden State Warriors

Projected West Injury Subs

Damian Lillard (Portland Trail Blazers)

You could easily make a case for Lillard to be a reserve over Klay Thompson or LaMarcus Aldridge, his former teammate. But alas, his chances of making the game will again be dependent on an injury, as they were last season.

Lillard has shouldered a heavy offensive load for the talent-starved Blazers, and he's succeeded in his role. The 25-year-old point guard is averaging 24.3 points and 7.1 assists per game for a Portland team that is surprisingly in a playoff spot.

Gordon Hayward (Utah Jazz)

Derrick Favors has been the best player for Utah when he's been on the court, but that has only been 28 of the team's 45 games. Hayward, however, has played every contest for a squad that has been ravaged by injuries.

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The 25-year-old former Butler standout is an excellent all-around player, with averages of 19.9 points, 5.0 rebounds and 3.6 assists. The Jazz have stayed in the playoff hunt even with a truncated roster, and Hayward has been the biggest reason why.

Dirk Nowitzki (Dallas Mavericks)

Nowitzki making the original list of reserves would have been a legacy selection. The German power forward's level of play, especially on defense, just doesn't stack up well with the seven guys who ended up making it.

That said, the 37-year-old Nowitzki is still an excellent shooter, draws a ton of defensive attention and has the basketball IQ to almost always make the right play. His 26-22 Mavericks have also been a pleasant surprise.