It’s official, Trae Young and Luka Doncic will hold the All-Star Game 2020. The two young players are making history, including a Luka who succeeds LeBron James. We take stock.
That’s it, we know the starters for the All-Star Game which will take place on February 16 in Chicago, you can discover all the players selected in this article. Unsurprisingly, the two young stars Luka Doncic and Trae Young are on the list.
Both authors of fabulous individual seasons, but also collective in the case of Luka, they deserve their places, even if the Trae Young case is a little more publicized since his team has the worst record in the league. But that’s another topic, so let’s not get lost. The two boys, thanks to this shattering arrival in the world of stars, make history.
According to Elias Sports, this is only the second time in history that two players under the age of 22 have started an All-Star Game. The last time ? Kobe Bryant and Kevin Garnett in 1998. Just that.
Trae Young and Luka Doncic were both selected All-Star game starters. from @EliasSports, this is the second time multiple players under 22 years old were selected as starters in the ASG.
The other instance was Kobe Bryant and Kevin Garnett in 1998. pic.twitter.com/pMX1dTUtr5
– ESPN Stats & Info (@ESPNStatsInfo) January 24, 2020
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But the Mavericks player pushes the record bar a little further than his Hawks counterpart. He joined a VERY prestigious group, the All-Star group at the age of 20.
20-year-old All-Stars in NBA history
Magic johnson
Isiah Thomas
Shaquille O’Neal
Kevin Garnett
Kobe Bryant
LeBron James
Kyrie Irving
Anthony Davis
* Luka Doncic * pic.twitter.com/wdvvlSxQvb– StatMuse (@statmuse) January 24, 2020
And a last little record for the road, because better is better than not enough as they say. Cherry on the cake ? It does better than a certain LeBron James in 2005.
Luka Doncic will be the youngest All-Star starter since LeBron James in 2005.
– Tim MacMahon (@espn_macmahon) January 24, 2020
Luka Doncic will be the youngest All-Star Game owner since LeBron James in 2005.
At only 20 and 21 years old, Luka Doncic and Trae Young therefore officially become All-Star for the first time in their careers, and moreover. A much-deserved reward for two exceptional players, who will no doubt be regulars in the All-Star Game in the future.
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