5 biggest snubs from 2019 NBA All-Star Game
By Tony Pesta
1. Tobias Harris
Before the season started, fans everywhere scoffed at Lou Williams for saying that the Los Angeles Clippers were the “Better team in L.A.” Halfway through the season, the Clippers have two more wins than the Los Angeles Lakers, and Tobias Harris has been the main reason why.
By the time Harris was traded to the Clippers last season, a large chunk of NBA fans had given up on him. The Clippers would become his fourth team in six years and he had failed to land a secure spot on any roster since he entered the league.
It seems like Harris used this as motivation to improve drastically. This season he is averaging 21.2 points, 7.9 rebounds and 2.6 assists per game. All three of these are career-high marks. He is also shooting above 50.3 percent from the field for the first time and connecting on a career-best 43.3 percent of his attempts from beyond the 3-point line.
The Clippers are one of the most pleasantly surprising teams in the league this year and it seems unfair that none of their players will be honored in the All-Star Game. This team has fought incredibly hard to still be in the playoff picture at this point in the season and Harris has been their leader. Because of this, Harris is the biggest snub from the 2019 All-Star Game.