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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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DENVER – APRIL 30: Manu Ginobili #20 of the San Antonio Spurs sets up against Allen Iverson #3 of the Denver Nuggets in the second quarter of Game Four of the Western Conference Quarterfinals during the 2007 NBA Playoffs at the Pepsi Center April 30, 2007 in Denver, Colorado. (Photo by Brian Bahr/Getty Images)
DENVER – APRIL 30: Manu Ginobili #20 of the San Antonio Spurs sets up against Allen Iverson #3 of the Denver Nuggets in the second quarter of Game Four of the Western Conference Quarterfinals during the 2007 NBA Playoffs at the Pepsi Center April 30, 2007 in Denver, Colorado. (Photo by Brian Bahr/Getty Images) /

9. Allen Iverson, 2007

How Chosen: Reserve

Western Conference coaches tabbed Denver Nuggets guard Allen Iverson for an All-Star spot after he had been traded in December from the Philadelphia 76ers.

He hit the All-Star break averaging 28.7 points and 7.6 assists per game on .435/.308/.848 shooting as the Nuggets were 26-25.

Those aren’t, on the surface, bad numbers for an All-Star nod and it was the eighth straight season Iverson had been chosen.

There were other guards in the West having terrific seasons—Leandro Barbosa of the Phoenix Suns, Kevin Martin of the Sacramento Kings and Jason Terry of the Dallas Mavericks were among them.

But Manu Ginobili of the San Antonio Spurs certainly had reason to be chosen.

In just 28 minutes per game for the Spurs, Ginobili was averaging 16.7 points, 4.4 rebounds and 3.3 assists for a 35-18 San Antonio club.

Iverson pulled out of the game because of a sprained ankle, but commissioner David Stern opted to go with Ray Allen from the Seattle SuperSonics as his replacement. The East, meanwhile, blew out the West 153-132 at the Thomas & Mack Center in Las Vegas.

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