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NBA: 25 Least-Deserving NBA All-Stars

By Phil Watson

February 15, 2015; New York, NY, USA; General view of the opening tipoff as Eastern Conference forward Pau Gasol of the Chicago Bulls (16) and Western Conference center Marc Gasol of the Memphis Grizzlies (33) during the first quarter of the 2015 NBA All-Star Game at Madison Square Garden.Mandatory Credit: Kyle Terada-USA TODAY Sports
February 15, 2015; New York, NY, USA; General view of the opening tipoff as Eastern Conference forward Pau Gasol of the Chicago Bulls (16) and Western Conference center Marc Gasol of the Memphis Grizzlies (33) during the first quarter of the 2015 NBA All-Star Game at Madison Square Garden.Mandatory Credit: Kyle Terada-USA TODAY Sports /
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HOUSTON, TX – FEBRUARY 17: Jrue Holiday #11 of the Phildelphia 76ers and the Eastern Conference reacts in the first half during the 2013 NBA All-Star game at the Toyota Center on February 17, 2013 in Houston, Texas. (Photo by Ronald Martinez/Getty Images)
HOUSTON, TX – FEBRUARY 17: Jrue Holiday #11 of the Phildelphia 76ers and the Eastern Conference reacts in the first half during the 2013 NBA All-Star game at the Toyota Center on February 17, 2013 in Houston, Texas. (Photo by Ronald Martinez/Getty Images) /

15. Jrue Holiday, 2013

How Chosen: Reserve

The Philadelphia 76ers were coming off one of the rare No. 8 seed over a No. 1 seed playoff upsets when they opened the 2012-13 season, but the year was a disappointment.

That didn’t stop Eastern Conference coaches from selecting point guard Jrue Holiday from the 22-29 76ers as a reserve.

Holiday was having a strong season at the break, averaging 19 points, 8.9 assists and 4.2 rebounds on .451/.353/.775 shooting. He did, however, fade badly after the break and the 76ers missed the playoffs, coach Doug Collins was fired and the Sam Hinkie process began soon afterward, with Holiday being traded to the New Orleans Pelicans as part of that process.

Deron Williams of the Brooklyn Nets had been to the previous three All-Star games and was enjoying a bounce-back campaign in the club’s first season in the borough. At the break, Williams was averaging 16.7 points, 7.6 assists and 3.3 rebounds on .413/.347/.855 shooting for a team that was 31-22 and had rebounded nicely after the firing of coach Avery Johnson in late December.

Holiday finished with six points, two rebounds, two steals and an assist in 15 minutes during the East’s 143-138 loss at Houston’s Toyota Center.

But Holiday got the nod, the lone All-Star bid of his career to this point. Williams has not been back to an All-Star Game since 2012, either.

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