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Team LeBron or Team Durant? How the NBA All-Star captains drafted their rosters

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Thursday, 04 March 2021 17:41

The 2021 NBA All-Star Game will be held Sunday, March 7, in Atlanta. But because of COVID-19, a weekend's worth of events will be compressed into a single night -- the skills challenge and 3-point contest will take place pregame, while the dunk contest will act as the halftime show.

All-Star voting began on Jan. 28, and All-Star starters -- determined through fan voting (which accounts for 50% of the vote), media voting (25%) and player voting (25%) -- were announced Jan. 18 on TNT. The reserves -- which are voted on by the NBA's coaches -- were announced Tuesday on TNT.

After its thrilling debut in last season's All-Star Game in Chicago, the "Elam Ending" will return. So will captains, with the Brooklyn Nets' Kevin Durant and Los Angeles Lakers' LeBron James -- the top fan vote-getters in their respective conferences -- making their selections for the showdown at State Farm Arena.

Here is everything you need to know, including the pick-by-pick breakdown.

MORE: Pick the winners! Play ESPN's All-Star Challenge

The NBA All-Star draft is complete

LeBron James and Kevin Durant assembled their superstar rosters. Here's the pick-by-pick breakdown:

Team LeBron


Team Durant


No love for the Jazz?

The Utah Jazz have the NBA's best record at 27-9. They have one of the most potent duos in the league in Donovan Mitchell and Rudy Gobert. And they were the last picks in the draft? LeBron and KD have some explaining to do:

Which team has the edge?

Both rosters are loaded, but which team should be considered the favorite heading into Sunday? ESPN Stats & Information breaks down the star power on both squads:

  • Team Durant has the edge in points. Team LeBron has the edge in assists, field goal percentage and dunks.

  • Collectively, Team LeBron has won eight total MVPs (four from James and two each from Curry and Antetokounmpo). With Durant out, Harden is the only player on Team Durant with a MVP award.

  • Team LeBron and Team Durant each have five of the top 10 scorers in the NBA this season. Team LeBron also has 26 total first-team All-NBA selections. Team Durant (minus Durant) has eight.

  • Team LeBron has combined for 29 triple-doubles this season (six different players have had multiple triple-doubles). Team Durant has combined for 10 triple-doubles this season (the only player with multiple triple-doubles is Harden, who has eight of the 10).

All-Star event rosters

Dunk contest

3-point contest

Skills contest

Every NBA franchise's greatest dunker

With the dunk contest set for halftime of Sunday's All-Star Game this season, we asked our group of NBA insiders to vote on the most iconic dunker for each franchise. Let the debate begin.

The Undefeated's All-Snub team

Unfortunately, there are only 24 All-Star spots. The Undefeated presents its annual squad of deserving players who didn't make the cut.

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