When I was in Houston, Daryl Morey made it his job to make sure that I got out of Houston. When I first got there, there were a lot of post-ups, and James really didn’t like that
Jaren Jackson Jr. was named as a reserve for the NBA All-Star game next month. He was the only Grizzlies player who made it.
Jackson Jr., also known as Triple J, received his first All-Star nod in 2023. That same year, he won the NBA Defensive Player of the Year award.
Grizzlies center Jaren Jackson Jr. is a 2025 NBA All-Star reserve for the Western Conference, marking his second All-Star selection.
Former NBA player Blake Griffin still recognizes the greatness of LeBron James, Stephen Curry, Kevin Durant and James Harden, but he sees a “shift” in power in the league. The youths have arrived and taking over.
Joining Wembanyama as a West reserve are Jaren Jackson Jr., Jalen Williams, Anthony Edwards, Anthony Davis, James Harden and Alperen Şengün. The seven reserves from the East are Jaylen Brown, Pascal Siakam, Darius Garland, Evan Mobley, Cade Cunningham, Damian Lillard and Tyler Herro, as selected by the conference’s coaches.
Former No. 1 picks Victor Wembanyama and Cade Cunningham among the 14 players added to All-Star Weekend by a vote of the league’s coaches.
The NBA head coaches have to pick two guards, three frontcourt players and two "wild card" players at any position for the reserves. The West All-Stars have five frontcourt reserves in Davis, Jackson Jr., Sengun, Wembanyama and Jalen Williams.
The most prominent snub in the West is, by far, Sacramento Kings center Domantas Sabonis. The 28-year-old star big man is averaging 20.9 points, 14.5 rebounds, and 6.6 assists per game with hyper-efficient 61.0/48.1/77.1 shooting splits.
Irving has held the Mavs together as the team’s unquestioned leader. You’d think he’d have gotten the benefit of the doubt in the All-Star