The  NBA All-Star Draft was held on Thursday and LeBron James was the team captain who had the first overall pick, due to getting the league’s top overall votes.

 It was Team Curry in 2018 and Team Giannis in 2019 and 2020 and now Team LeBron, the constant in NBA All-Star, will be locking horns with Team Durant as Brooklyn’s Kevin Durant finished with the most votes in the Eastern Conference.

Durant will miss the game due to injury.

Here is a look at Team LeBron James:

Starters

Giannis Antetokounmpo (Milwaukee Bucks): 

He is currently the leader in fast break points (5.3 per game). He also has the highest scoring average in NBA All-Star history, among players with a minimum of 60 points scored;  averaging 27.3 points per game in four All-Star appearances (109 total points).

Stephen Curry (Golden State Warriors): Stephen Curry leads the NBA in first-quarter scoring with 9.3 points per game.

Luka Doncic (Dallas Mavericks): Luka Doncic is top of the league table in both time of possession (9.5 minutes per game) and field goal attempts (10.4 per game).

LeBron James (Los Angeles Lakers) (Captain): LeBron James is in his 18th season and has averaged at least 25 points per game for the 17th consecutive season — the most of any player in NBA history.

Nikola Jokic (Denver Nuggets): Nikola Jokic tops in double-doubles (32) and is second best in triple-doubles (9). He also became the 9th player in NBA history to reach 50 career triple-doubles – and only the second center to do so joining Wilt Chamberlain. 

Also read: 2021 NBA All-Star Game: Eastern Conference team list, stats 

Reserves

Jaylen
Brown (Boston Celtics)                               

Paul George
(Los Angeles Clippers)                                                     

Rudy Gobert (Utah Jazz)                                                                           

Damian Lillard(Portland Trail Blazers)

Chris
Paul (Phoenix Suns)

Domantas Sabonis (Indiana Pacers)

Ben Simmons (Philadelphia 76ers)

How will the game happen?

The All-Star Game will follow the 2020 format. The team to score most points during each of the first three 12-minute quarters will receive a cash prize.

The fourth quarter will not be timed. The first team to meet or exceed a ‘target score’- the score of the leading team in total scoring after three quarters plus 24 – will be crowned the champions.