Ti’s Four-Point Play: The Four Biggest NBA All Star Snubs
By Ti Windisch
DeAndre Jordan
DeAndre Jordan and the next two players on this list might not technically be snubs. They’re all having incredible seasons, but it’s hard to select one player from either All-Star team that they should replace.
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Jordan would have to be better than DeMarcus Cousins or LaMarcus Aldridge to get a frontcourt spot in the West (or Kobe, actually). Jordan deserves the nod more than Kobe, but it’s hard to take him over Cousins or Aldridge considering their larger roles on offense.
Still though, Jordan deserves some recognition. He’s averaging 12.1 points, 14.0 rebounds, 1.1 assists and 2.3 blocks per game, while shooting a remarkable 70 percent from the field. That leads the NBA by a wide margin.
All-Star accolades often depend on team success as much as anything, and for the second straight season Jordan has stepped up in a huge way in Blake Griffin‘s absence. Griffin would be on this list too if he just hadn’t made the team, but thanks to his injury (and the reason he’s hurt) he’s not at all a snub.
The Los Angeles Clippers may not be as good as many thought they’d be, but Jordan has helped keep them near the top of the West without Blake around. That’s impressive, and in a less crowded conference might lead to his first NBA All-Star selection.
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