Steph Curry was named the Western Conference captain for the 2018 All-Star Game. That means, in the NBA’s new format, he’ll get to select his teammates, though Eastern Conference captain LeBron James gets the first pick, since he got the most fan votes.
The All-Star draft won’t be televised, but the Warriors star told reporters that he plans to pick his teammate Kevin Durant first so long as James doesn’t take him. However, aside from Durant, Curry said he’d like to play with the Bucks’ Giannis Antetokounmpo and gave a humorous reason to explain why.
Curry said:
“Giannis, he dunked on me last year. Maybe I’ll have to get him on my team so that don’t happen again.”
He continued, more seriously:
“But there are certain guys you see from afar, you play against them a couple times a year. Maybe a different appreciation if they’re on your team as well just for that little 48-minute showcase. I guess the idea of that will manifest itself through the whole roster that we get to put together.”
Here’s that dunk Antetokounmpo threw down on Curry in last year’s All-Star Game:
Curry and James’ first four picks have to come from the pool of eight other starters (Durant, Antetokounmpo, Joel Embiid, Kyrie Irving, DeMar DeRozan, James Harden, Anthony Davis, DeMarcus Cousins). After that, they can pick from the reserves that will be announced next Tuesday, Jan. 23, on TNT at 7 p.m. ET.
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