Every year, as soon as the reserves for the All-Star Game are announced, the complaints about the excluded players promptly begin.
On this occasion, the failure to call up the star duo of the Sacramento Kings, point guard De’Aaron Fox and center Domantas Sabonis, caused controversy.
Coach Mike Brown joined the chorus to defend his team’s leaders.
“It is clear to anyone who follows the NBA, and Kings basketball, how unfair the failure to select De’Aaron and Domantas for this year’s All-Star Game is. Both are playing at an incredibly high level, Domantas is setting historic numbers with his double-doubles and De’Aaron is setting a new career high for three-point shooting. Every year there are deserving players who are left out of the team, but I think this is truly a huge mistake.”
Given the Kings’ record, fifth in the West with 28 wins in 47 games, it was necessary to call at least one representative of the team.
We lean towards the Lithuanian son of art, who leads the League in rebounds and double-doubles. Furthermore, the former Gonzaga player is second in triple-doubles and eighth in assists. And, numbers aside, we shouldn’t forget that the Californian team really changed gear after its arrival from the Pacers.
Furthermore, Sabonis will lose around 1.3 million dollars from his contract due to the exclusion.