Flanns & Zillz revise their NBA All-Star picks based on the new information pouring in.
Two weeks ago, we picked our 2015 NBA All-Star rosters. Quite a bit has happened since that time: Kyle Lowry passed Dwyane Wade on the Hashtag NBA Ballot to become a starter, Kobe Bryant had season-ending rotator cuff surgery and Klay Thompson dropped 37 points in a freaking quarter.
As such, we have elected to confess our Hashtag NBA Ballot sins and correct our previous All-Star decisions just before the reserves are officially announced Thursday evening (7 p.m. ET, TNT). Enjoy!
FLANNERY'S ROSTER EDITS
Looking back at my list, my biggest mistake was taking Kemba Walker over Jeff Teague. No offense to Walker, who was having a fine season before getting hurt, but this should have been Teague all the way. I also should have followed my instincts and made room for Kyle Korver. Yes, I'm all on the 4 Hawks bandwagon.
Dropping Dwyane Wade from the starters helps clear this up a bit, so now my East reserves are Teague and Jimmy Butler with Al Horford, Paul Millsap and Chris Bosh in the frontcourt. The wild card picks are Korver and Kyrie Irving.
In: Teague, Korver
Out: Wade, Walker
Toughest Omissions: Brandon Knight, Nikola Vuceic and Wade.
In the West, I need to make room for Tim Duncan so my new reserve frontcourt is Duncan, LaMarcus Aldridge and DeMarcus Cousins. With Kobe Bryant out with an injury, I'll slide James Harden into Kobe's spot as a starter and make my backup guards Chris Paul and Damian Lillard.
That leaves the two wild card picks and five players: Russell Westbrook, Kevin Durant, Klay Thompson, Mike Conley and Dwight Howard. There are no easy choices here but I'm going to bump Thompson into one of the spots over Durant simply because he's played almost twice as many minutes. Westbrook still takes the final spot.
In: Duncan, Thompson
Out: Bryant, Durant
Toughest Omissions: Durant, Conley, Howard.
ZILLER'S ROSTER EDITS
Oh my blog, did you leave KEVIN DURANT off of the All-Star team?
In the first go-round, I had Butler, Kyrie, four Hawks and Lowry, who is now a starter. I'd be happy to take Wade in his place, nudging out Kemba and Bosh. (In a tough break for Brandon Jennings, I probably would have picked him over Wade had he not suffered a horrible injury last week.) So my East All-Stars do not change, for I am infallible.
The West is a bit more tricky, for I did not have Klay on my reserve list. My reserve picks were identical to yours: Harden, Boogie, Aldridge, Lillard, Westbrook, Durant and CP3. Since I'm not electing Duncan over Durant and since Kobe is going to be replaced, I feel comfortable adding Klay right there.
But since Kobe's injury replacement won't be voted on like the other reserves or announced on Thursday, that's a small cop-out. So I'll replace Lillard with Thompson for now with the understanding that Lillard will be added when Adam Silver hands down his judgment. Harden should absolutely start in Kobe's place, although Steve Kerr will be making that decision, so it could very well be Thompson.
If DeMarcus Cousins does not make the All-Star team, I will drink many cups of tea in a Sisyphean attempt to remain calm.
FLANNS & ZILLZ'S UPDATED ALL-STAR PICKS
East
| POSITION | ZILLER | FLANNERY |
| G | John Wall | John Wall |
| G | Kyle Lowry | Kyle Lowry |
| F | LeBron James | LeBron James |
| F | Carmelo Anthony | Carmelo Anthony |
| F | Pau Gasol | Pau Gasol |
| G | Kyrie Irving | Jeff Teague |
| G | Jimmy Butler | Jimmy Butler |
| F | Kyle Korver | Chris Bosh |
| F | Paul Millsap | Paul Millsap |
| F | Al Horford | Al Horford |
| Wild | Jeff Teague | Kyrie Irving |
| Wild | Dwyane Wade | Kyle Korver |
West
| POSITION | ZILLER | FLANNERY |
| G | Stephen Curry | Stephen Curry |
| G | Kobe Bryant | Kobe Bryant |
| F | Blake Griffin | Blake Griffin |
| F | Anthony Davis | Anthony Davis |
| F | Marc Gasol | Marc Gasol |
| G | Chris Paul | Chris Paul |
| G | James Harden | James Harden |
| F | Kevin Durant | Tim Duncan |
| F | LaMarcus Aldridge | LaMarcus Aldridge |
| F | DeMarcus Cousins | DeMarcus Cousins |
| Wild | Russell Westbrook | Russell Westbrook |
| Wild | Klay Thompson | Damian Lillard |
| Kobe Replacement | Damian Lillard | Klay Thompson |
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