San Antonio Spurs guard Victor Wembanyama has been chosen for his first NBA All-Star Game as one of seven reserves from the Western Conference. The 2023-24 Rookie of the Year is one of six players who will be making their All-Star Game debut.

San Antonio Spurs center Victor Wembanyama and Boston guard Jaylen Brown were among 14 players named on Thursday as reserves for next month's NBA All-Star Game at San Francisco.

Guards and frontcourt players were named from both the Eastern and Western conferences for the February 16 event, with the bench talent chosen by NBA coaches from their conference.

Wembanyama, a 7-foot-3 (2.21m) French star who captured NBA Rookie of the Year honors last season, is averaging 24.4 points, 10.8 rebounds, 3.9 blocked shots, 3.7 assists and 1.1 steals a game.

The 21-year-old Frenchman will make his All-Star Game debut alongside such other West reserves as Minnesota guard Anthony Edwards, Los Angeles Lakers forward Anthony Davis, Los Angeles Clippers guard James Harden, Memphis forward Jaren Jackson Jr., Oklahoma city forward Jalen Williams and another European center making his All-Star Game debut – Turkish big man Alperen Sengun of Houston.

The East reserves included Brown, Cleveland guard Darius Garland, Milwaukee guard Damian Lillard and Cameroonian forward Pascal Siakam of Indiana plus three first-time All-Stars – Detroit guard Cade Cunningham, Cleveland forward Evan Mobley and Miami guard Tyler Herro.

Brown is averaging 23.2 points, 6.0 rebounds and 4.8 assists a game for the reigning NBA champions.

(AFP)

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