As before, the All-Star reserves were selected by the East-West coaches.
In the East, the seven reserve spots went to Walker, Beal, Oladipo, LaVine, DeRozan, Love, and Drummond.
In the West, the seven reserve spots went to Westbrook, Lillard, George, Leonard, Jimmy Butler, Jokic, and Towns.
During TNT's live broadcast, Durant and Antetokounmpo appeared to pick their teams.
This was also one of the rare occasions Durant appeared on a live program.
This All-Star draft drew enormous attention.
But it was this very broadcast that overturned many fans' impressions of Durant.
They were used to seeing Durant subtly take shots at people on social media and thought that, like other keyboard warriors, he was just as sneaky in real life.
Yet during the live broadcast, Durant unexpectedly came across as sunny and cheerful, with a smile on his face the whole time, leaving many people stunned.
If Tang Tian knew what they were thinking, he would definitely say they were too young.
Durant was a very straightforward person. Though he liked taking subtle jabs at people, when he was happy, he was happy; when he was unhappy, he was unhappy.
Now that he was thriving with the Pelicans, he naturally beamed when he appeared on the live show.
Smiling men had good luck. Durant won the coin toss and earned the first pick.
Fans were curious whether he would pick James like he had in the past, but Durant's answer caught everyone somewhat off guard.
He picked Curry.
It seemed that even after leaving the Warriors, he still chose the person he had once admired.
That fit his personality as well.
Antetokounmpo picked James.
Durant followed by picking Davis.
After alternating picks, the starting lineups for both teams gradually took shape.
Team Durant: Durant, Curry, Davis, Irving, Tatum.
Team Antetokounmpo: