Hawks, Suns and more teams react to NBA All-Star snubs - ESPN

The reserves for the 2025 NBA All-Star Game were announced Thursday, sparking spirited social media posts about who was snubbed.

The reserves in each conference are selected by NBA head coaches, different from the process for starters, who are determined by 50% fan vote, 25% current NBA players and 25% media panel.

Of the 14 reserves, there were six first-time All-Star selections: San Antonio Spurs center Victor Wembanyama, Detroit Pistons guard Cade Cunningham, Cleveland Cavaliers forward Evan Mobley, Oklahoma City Thunder forward Jalen Williams, Miami Heat guard Tyler Herro and Houston Rockets center Alperen Sengun.

Those names rounded out a group that included All-Star veterans such as LA Clippers guard James Harden, Los Angeles Lakers center Anthony Davis and Milwaukee Bucks guard Damian Lillard.

The small number of reserves meant some big names would miss out on an All-Star slot.

One of the omissions was Atlanta Hawks guard Trae Young, who — heading into Thursday — averaged 22.7 points and a league-leading 11.4 assists.

Atlanta made its thoughts known on Young not being named an All-Star, posting a photo of him giving a thumbs down plus a breakdown of his stats.

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Trae Young leads the NBA in:

Assists per game (11.4)
Point/Assist double-doubles (27)

Trae Young leads the East in:

30-point, 10-assist games (7)
20-point, 10-assist games (19)

The Phoenix Suns followed a similar theme while arguing for guard Devin Booker's case.

Book is 1-of-3 Western Conference guards with at least 14 30-point games this season (Shai Gilgeous-Alexander & Anthony Edwards) pic.twitter.com/dPBC0fHHzn

Book is 1-of-2 players in the West to rank in the top-15 in BOTH scoring & assists (Nikola Jokić)