MUST READ: My 2019 All-Star Picks
*I wrote this on Jan 22 Voting for all star starters ended yesterday and they’ll be announced on january 24th so it’s time to make my picks. The official reserves will be announced a week later so I’ll do the same. I combine individual and team performance but the majority of the emphasis will be on the individual aspect because the rosters consist of players, not teams. Sadly most of the media and fans in general don't use/understand this very fundamental aspect. That's why so many all-star/all-NBA (mainly referring to all-NBA) spots have been wasted for years on players who clearly have absolutely no business being on them. For example, Klay Thompson is generally perceived as a better player than someone like Devin Booker. But basically nobody would say that Klay is better if he was playing on a mediocre/bad and therefore much less popular team, like Booker does. Devin can lead a team to at least playoff contention because he's good enough off the dribble/in isola...