Durant and James will pick their teams Thursday night as part of TNT’s “NBA All-Star Draft Show.” Durant will not be available for this year’s All-Star Game because he is recovering from a hamstring injury, but he will still be in charge of selecting a squad that will try to defeat James, who is a perfect 3-0 as an All-Star captain.
Sporting News will compile the full rosters below as the picks are made. Let’s see how the teams stack up.
NBA ALL-STAR 2021: Full lineups for Slam Dunk Contest, 3-point Contest
NBA All-Star rosters 2021
UPDATE: The NBA announced Sunday that Team Durant’s Joel Embiid and Team LeBron’s Ben Simmons have been ruled out of the All-Star Game in accordance with health and safety protocols. Zion Williamson will take Embiid’s place in the starting lineup for Team Durant.
Team LeBron
*All-Star starters
Team Durant
*All-Star starters **Tatum elevated to starter with Durant out (hamstring injury) ***Conley named replacement with Booker out (knee injury)
