Na Monday wey just pass, NBA drop di names of di 10 starters wey go enter All-Star Game for 2026! Dis go happen for February 15 for Los Angeles, na big wahala be dat!
Di main guys wey dey lead di pack na Luka Dončić from Los Angeles Lakers and Giannis Antetokounmpo from Milwaukee Bucks. Dem wey make di line up strong, na five players from di East and five from di West.
Na di full list of players wey go start: Giannis Antetokounmpo (Milwaukee Bucks), Jaylen Brown (Boston Celtics), Jalen Brunson (New York Knicks), Cade Cunningham (Detroit Pistons), Tyrese Maxey (Philadelphia 76ers), Stephen Curry (Golden State Warriors), Luka Dončić (Los Angeles Lakers), Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (Oklahoma City Thunder), Nikola Jokić (Denver Nuggets), and Victor Wembanyama (San Antonio Spurs). Na true wetin dem talk say dis All-Star Game go dey hot!
Di way dem select di starters na correct method: fans get 50% of di vote, di players themselves get 25%, and di media wey dey follow di game also get 25%. Na so dem calculate di scores and choose di best players.
Di All-Star reserves go show face on February 1, 2026, for di same time wey nne NBC go show di game wey go happen between New York Knicks and di Los Angeles Lakers. Coaches dey choose dis reserves without minding position, na only need to look for players wey fit bring beta performance.
Di All-Star game dis year go change style small. Instead of di usual East vs West, dem go gather two teams from America and one international team wey dem dey call di World team. Dis one go make di competition sweeter as dem dey go dey play round-robin format with four matches of 12 minutes each!
Another matter wey dey ground be say, for di Golden State Warriors, Steph Curry don dey eye Giannis for possible transfer before di trade deadline. Gist dey say Giannis wan change environment and Warriors no wan miss di chance to bring am go their side.
The Warriors no too dey stable at di moment, dem dey struggle for di playoff place after Jimmy Butler injury scatter dem plan. Curry don yarn say di matter dey urgent, as dem dey tinker with di idea of how to make di most sense of dis potential trade. Di way di season dey go, e fit mean say dem need make dem sharp pass and not just rush matter.
Meanwhile, di Bucks dey face serious questions too. Dem don dey hold di bottom for di standings, and folks dey talk say maybe e good make dem tank dis season to get better pick for di draft. Giannis sef dey struggle with injury but when e come back, dem go wan make sure say dem fit build di team back as well.
As di trade deadline dey approach, both teams, Warriors and Bucks, go dey think about wetin dem fit do next. Na wetin go happen next we go dey watch as di action dey happen, both for di court and di trade talks!
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