Lauri Markkanen of Utah Jazz among first-time selections

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Utah Jazz forward Lauri Markkanen is a first-time NBA All-Star who will get to play in the annual classic in his home team’s city.

Markkanen, who is having a career year in his first season with the Jazz, was named one of seven Western Conference reserves, joining the All-Star starters who were announced last week.

Markkanen averages 24.9 points and 8.7 rebounds and shoots 52.1% from the field, 43.4% on 3-pointers and 87.5% from the foul line since the Jazz acquired him in an offseason trade with Cleveland.

Other first-time All-Stars named as reserves: Indiana’s Tyrese Haliburton, Oklahoma City’s Shai-Gilgeous Alexander, Memphis’ Jaren Jackson Jr.

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Lauri Markkanen is in his first season with the Utah Jazz.

Lauri Markkanen is in his first season with the Utah Jazz.

Let’s take a look at the rest of the reserves:

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Who are the East All-Star reserves?

Backcourt: Chicago’s DeMar DeRozan, Boston’s Jaylen Brown, Milwaukee’s Jrue Holiday, Indiana’s Tyrese Haliburton

Frontcourt: Philadelphia’s Joel Embiid, Miami’s Bam Adebayo, New York’s Julius Randle

Who are the West All-Star reserves?

Backcourt: Memphis’ Ja Morant, Oklahoma City’s Shai-Gilgeous Alexander, Portland’s Damian Lillard

Frontcourt: Sacramento’s Domantas Sabonis, Los Angeles Clippers’ Paul George, Utah’s Lauri Markkanen, Memphis’ Jaren Jackson Jr.

Who selected the reserves?

NBA head coaches pick the reserves from their own conference but cannot select a player from their team. Each coach selects seven players – two guards, three frontcourt players and two players at any position.

Were there any All-Star reserve snubs?

As former NBA coach Stan Van Gundy said on Twitter on Thursday, if you think there’s a snub, that means you must be willing to remove someone from the team.

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These players didn’t make it, but have made deserving cases:

New York’s Jalen Brunson, Atlanta’s Trae Young, Toronto’s Pascal Siakam, Philadelphia’s James Harden and Miami’s Jimmy Butler in the East. Brunson averages a career-high 22.8 points, but it was a difficult ask to put two players from the seventh-place Knicks on the All-Star team. Young is a two-time All-Star and averaging 27 points and 9.9 assists, but his shooting percentage is down from last season and the Hawks are in eighth place. Harden averages 21.4 points and 11 assists, and along with Embiid, is a key reason the Sixers are in third place. The Raptors are in 12th place, and the Heat also weren’t getting two players on the team.

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Denver’s Aaron Gordon and Sacramento’s De’Aaron Fox in the West. Gordon is a key player on the first-place Nuggets and having a career year at 16.8 points, 6.8 rebounds, 2.7 assists, 57.7% from the field and 38.8% on 3-pointers. While Sabonis made it for the Kings, Fox is equally important to Sacramento, averaging 24.3 points, 6.1 assists, 4.3 rebounds and shooting a career-high 50.6% from the field.

When and where is All-Star Weekend?

This year’s All-Star game is Feb. 19 in Salt Lake City, Utah at Vivint Arena (8 p.m. ET, TNT). The Rising Stars game is Feb. 17 (9 p.m. ET, TNT), and the Skill Challenge, 3-point Contest and Slam Dunk event are Feb. 18 (8 p.m. ET, TNT).

This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: NBA All-Star Game 2023: Reserves announced for event in Utah

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