By Bill Huan | Pounding The Rock (PtR), 2026-01-19 14:00:00
你永远无法否认亚当·萧华 (Adam Silver) 勇于尝试新事物的雄心，即便他的努力有时只是徒劳。
今年，他又一次超越了自己，为全明星赛引入了又一个新花样：24名球员如今将被分为三支球队，其中两队由美国球员组成，另一队则由国际球员构成。令人费解的是，球队阵容不再区分场上位置，但入选的球员仍然必须是东西部各12名，尽管比赛本身是基于国籍对抗。
鉴于西部一如既往地拥有显著的人才优势，这里的遗珠之憾远比东部要多。最终，我选择了六名来自西部的国际球员和两名来自东部的国际球员，因为规则并没有要求从两个分区选出同等数量的非美国籍球员。
抱歉，你是不是还是一头雾水？别担心，大家都是如此，但我们仍因对篮球的热爱而坚持下去。
以下是我评选的西部全明星阵容，东部篇将于明日发布。
首发阵容
谢伊·吉尔杰斯-亚历山大 (Shai Gilgeous-Alexander) ：作为卫冕MVP，谢伊今年的表现不知何故又上了一个台阶。他场均贡献31.6分，真实命中率（66.5%）创下生涯新高，并有望带领俄克拉荷马雷霆队（OKC）取得70胜的赛季。即便拥有堪称联盟最深厚的辅助阵容，谢伊依旧是雷霆队成为夺冠热门的核心原因：当他下场时，雷霆的进攻效率从123.5（联盟第94百分位）骤降至区区111.7（联盟第22百分位）。谢伊是当之无愧的MVP领跑者，未来必将成为历史级的伟大球员。
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卢卡·东契奇 (Luka Doncic) ：卢卡一如既往地打出了游戏般的数据，场均33.6分、7.7个篮板和8.7次助攻，带领湖人队取得了令人惊喜的24胜15负战绩。即便如此，他与球队似乎总有些不对劲：也许是洛杉矶湖人队（LA）的负净效率值，又或许是卢卡的抱怨比以往任何时候都多，并且以场均11.7次罚球遥遥领先全联盟（德尼以“仅”9.9次位居第二）。尽管如此，这位斯洛文尼亚神童仍然是联盟四大球星之一，并且应该会再次入选NBA最佳阵容一阵。
斯蒂芬·库里 (Stephen Curry) ：即便已经37岁，斯蒂芬依然是赛场上最具观赏性的球员。他场均28.1分的得分是他职业生涯第四高的赛季，而勇士队对他的杰出表现比以往任何时候都更加依赖。当他下场时，金州勇士队的进攻效率从精英级别的120.5（联盟第85百分位）暴跌至仅111.1（联盟第20百分位）。这位人称“沃德尔”的巨星再次有望在三分命中数（4.6）和出手数（11.8）两项数据上领跑全联盟。
维克托·文班亚马 (Victor Wembanyama) ：数据上或许与去年相比没有太大差异，但别搞错了：文班已经再次进化，并已牢牢坐稳联盟第五人的位置。在增强了身体对抗能力后，他将重点放在内线得分上，这让这位“外星人”变得无法阻挡，尽管有时他本应更主动地将比赛纳入自己的掌控。只有健康问题能阻止文班赢得年度最佳防守球员（DPOY）并入选NBA最佳阵容一阵，他现在已经足够出色，可以成为一支总冠军球队的最佳球员。
尼古拉·约基奇 (Nikola Jokic) ：约基奇毫无疑问是这个星球上最好的球员，在我看来，他已是独一档的存在。在他受伤之前，这位三届MVP正打出他有史以来最好的一个赛季，甚至可能是历史最佳赛季——这句话我们似乎每年都在重复。不信我？约基奇当时场均得到29.6分，同时在篮板（12.2）、助攻（11.0）和真实命中率（71.3%）三项数据上均领跑全联盟。一个人怎么能把篮球打得这么好，这简直不合常理。我毫不怀疑，我们正在见证一位历史前十球员的巅峰表演。
替补阵容
安东尼·爱德华兹 (Anthony Edwards) ：职业生涯首次，“蚁人”在球场上的每个区域都打出了高效的赛季。这位24岁的球员两分球命中率高达56.3%，同时在三分线外也保持着精英级别的产量（场均出手8.2次，命中率40.9%）。新增的低位技术让“蚁人”蜕变为一个三威胁的高水平得分手，他在篮筐附近的终结率高达72%，同样位居联盟前列（第89百分位）。森林狼队再次成为一支被低估的劲旅，再度闯入分区决赛并非不可能。
贾马尔·穆雷 (Jamal Murray) ：与大众普遍的看法相反，穆雷此前从未真正值得一次全明星的提名——直到现在。这位“蓝色箭头”正打出他迄今为止最好的常规赛：他场均25.8分的得分比他之前的生涯最高纪录高出4分，并且还创造了生涯最佳的61.6%的真实命中率。更重要的是，在约基奇缺阵的情况下，他带领掘金队取得了7胜3负的战绩，这个胜率竟然比“小丑”在场时还要高。这到底是怎么回事？？
凯文·杜兰特 (Kevin Durant) ：时间来到2026年，KD依然能以51.6%/40.4%/88.7%的投篮命中率每晚贡献26.3分。当初承诺在休斯顿减轻负荷的愿景并未实现，“死神”的出场时间（36.5分钟）和出手次数（18.0次）仍与他的生涯平均水平相当。简而言之，KD依然是联盟中最高效的得分手之一，同时也是一支优秀球队的头号进攻选择，他毫无疑问仍是这个星球上最好的球员之一。
切特·霍姆格伦 (Chet Holmgren) ：作为一支具有历史级统治力球队的二当家，切特场均得到17.9分，真实命中率高达惊人的66.6%。他的自主创造进攻能力仍有欠缺，但毫无疑问，切特已成为联盟中最高效的终结点之一，这甚至还没算上他DPOY级别的防守。在谢伊不在场时，有切特在场的雷霆队净效率值为+7.1，所以他也并非完全是搭着MVP领跑者的顺风车。
德尼·阿夫迪亚 (Deni Avdija) ：即便在上赛季取得了飞跃之后，也没人预料到德尼本赛季能场均贡献26.1分、7.1个篮板和6.9次助攻。他已经成为一名货真价实的联盟前25球员，并且是波特兰开拓者队能参与附加赛席位争夺的唯一原因。当德尼在场时，开拓者是一支攻守平衡的球队，进攻效率出色（118.1，联盟第71百分位）；而当他下场时，他们则沦为一支鱼腩球队（净效率-11.1，进攻效率102.6）。
科怀·伦纳德 (Kawhi Leonard) ：这位“篮板怪”正悄无声息地打出联盟最佳赛季之一：科怀场均贡献28.2分、6.3个篮板和3.5次助攻，投篮三项命中率高达49.7%/39.9%/94.1%。是的，你没看错。他场均得分近30分，同时几乎保持着50/40/90的命中率。在经历了一个灾难性的开局后，快船队在过去14场比赛中取得了12胜2负的战绩。科怀再次打出了接近联盟前五的水准，这位34岁的篮球机器人丝毫没有显露出生锈的迹象。
最后一个名额 & 荣誉提名
最后一个名额：德文·布克 (Devin Booker)
荣誉提名：阿尔佩伦·申京 (Alperen Sengun)、朱利叶斯·兰德尔 (Julius Randle) 和 鲁迪·戈贝尔 (Rudy Gobert)
我在布克、申京、兰德尔和戈贝尔之间为最后一个名额反复权衡，但最终还是选择了前者。是的，你没看错：我在2026年的全明星专栏中提到了“法国铁塔”的大名。这听起来可能有些荒谬，但如果文班亚马未能达到65场的出场要求，戈贝尔就应该是DPOY的领跑者。他是本赛季森林狼队中第二重要的球员，因为在“蚁人”和兰德尔都不在场的情况下，仅凭戈贝尔一人带队，球队的净效率值竟然达到了+7.2，这完全是凭借他那惊人的94.2的防守效率值。更重要的是，当“蚁人”和/或兰德尔在场而戈贝尔不在时，森林狼队的净效率值仅为微弱的正数，因为他们的防守会跌至接近联盟垫底的水平。只有当这位法国人与那两位得分手中的一位或两位同时在场时，明尼苏达才会在攻防两端都展现出精英水准。
与此同时，兰德尔正打出他成为球队核心以来效率最高的一个得分赛季（真实命中率60.6%），并且当他在场而“蚁人”缺阵时，森林狼队打出了历史级的125.3的进攻效率。申京的情况也类似，他的数据比去年入选全明星时还要出色，并帮助火箭队即使在非杜兰特时段也能保持强势：在只有申京在场的阵容中，休斯顿火箭队依然拥有+5.3的净效率，攻防两端表现俱佳。
然而，我最终决定选择布克，因为他是那支令人惊喜的、取得24胜17负战绩的菲尼克斯太阳队的头号核心，而队中没有其他明星球员（抱歉了，狄龙·布鲁克斯 (Dillon Brooks)）。没错，布克的投篮命中率（45.2%的投篮命中率，30.1%的三分命中率）是他职业生涯中最差的水平之一，但他的效率仍然徘徊在联盟平均水准左右，并且有他在场时太阳队的净效率为+5.4，而他不在场时则为-1.5。
其他三位候选人都有充分的理由获得这最后一个席位，但我选择把票投给这位单核带队，并率领本赛季表现最超乎预期的球队前进的球星。
由生成式 AI 翻译，译文内容可能不准确或不完整，以原文为准。
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Around the NBA: 2026 Western Conference All-Star selections
You can never deny Adam Silver’s ambition to try new things, even when his effort proves futile.
This year, he’s outdone himself by introducing yet another wrinkle to the All-Star game, as the 24 players will now be split into three teams: two filled with Americans and the other comprised of international names. Befuddlingly, the teams are now positionless, and yet, the players selected must still include 12 from each conference, even though the competition is based on nationalities.
With the West having a significant talent advantage as usual, there are many more snubs here when compared to the East. Ultimately, I went with six international players from the West and two from the East, given that there’s no requirement to have an equal number of non-Americans selected from each.
Sorry, you’re still confused? So is everyone else, but we persevere due to the love of the game.
Here are my Western Conference All-Star selections, with the East coming tomorrow.
Starters
Shai Gilgeous-Alexandar: The reigning MVP, Shai has somehow levelled up again this year. He’s averaging 31.6 points on the highest true shooting percentage of his career (66.5) and could lead OKC to a 70-win season. Even with arguably the deepest supporting cast in the league, Shai is the main reason why the Thunder are title favorites: OKC’s offense drops from a 123.5 rating (94th percentile) to a measly 111.7 (22nd) when he sits. Shai is the rightful MVP front-runner and will go down as an all-time great.
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Luka Doncic: Luka is putting up video game numbers as usual, averaging 33.6/7.7/8.7 and leading the Lakers to a surprising 24-15 record. Even so, something seems off with him and the team: maybe it’s LA’s negative net rating, or the fact that Luka’s whining more than ever and is leading the league in free throws per game (11.7) by a wide margin (Deni is second at “just” 9.9). Still, the Slovenian Wunderkind remains one of the league’s four best players and should be in line for another First Team All-NBA appearance.
Stephen Curry: Even at 37, Steph remains arguably the game’s greatest spectacle. His 28.1 points per game is the fourth highest of his career, and the Warriors still need his brilliance more than ever. Golden State goes from having an elite 120.5 offensive rating (85th percentile) to just 111.1 (20th) when he sits, and Wardell is once again on track to lead the league in both threes made (4.6) and attempts (11.8).
Victor Wembanyama: The numbers might not seem too different compared to last year, but make no mistake: Wemby has levelled up and is now firmly entrenched as the fifth-best player in the league. Prioritizing inside scoring with his added physicality has made the Alien unstoppable, even though there are still times when he should impose more of his will. Only health can prevent Wemby from winning DPOY and being named to First Team All-NBA, and he’s already good enough to be the best player on a championship team.
Nikola Jokic: Jokic is unquestionably the best player on the planet, and in my eyes, he’s in a tier of his own. Before his injury, the three-time MVP was having his best season ever, and maybe the best of all time — something we seem to repeat every year. Don’t believe me? Jokic was scoring 29.6 points per game while leading the league in rebounds (12.2), assists (11.0), AND true shooting percentage (71.3%). It honestly does not make sense how someone can be this good at basketball, and I’ve got no doubt that we’re watching a top 10 player ever at the peak of his powers.
Reserves
Anthony Edwards: For the first time in his career, Ant is having an efficient season from every area on the court. The 24-year-old is shooting 56.3% from two while maintaining elite volume from deep as well (40.9% on 8.2 attempts a game). The addition of a post-game has turned Ant into a high-level scorer from all three levels, and his 72% finishing around the rim is also among the league’s best (89th percentile). The Wolves are flying under the radar once again, and another run to the Conference Finals isn’t out of the question.
Jamal Murray: Contrary to popular discourse, Murray has never actually deserved an All-Star appearance — until now. The Blue Arrow is having his best regular season by far: his 25.8 scoring average is four points more than his previous career high, and he’s doing it on a career-best 61.6% true shooting too. More importantly, he’s led the Nuggets to a 7-3 record without Jokic, which is somehow a higher win percentage than the one they have with the Joker playing. What in MJ’s name is going on??
Kevin Durant: It’s 2026, and KD is still putting up 26.3 a night on 51.6/40.4/88.7 shooting. The promise of a lighter load in Houston hasn’t materialized, as the Slim Reaper’s minutes (36.5) and field goal attempts (18.0) are still in line with his career norms. Simply put, KD remains one of the league’s most efficient bucket-getters while being the go-to option on a good team, and he’s unquestionably still one of the best players on the planet.
Chet Holmgren: The second-best player on a historically dominant team, Chet is averaging 17.9 points on a ridiculous 66.6% true shooting. His self-creation is still lacking, but there’s no question that Chet has become one of the most efficient play finishers in the league, and that doesn’t even account for his DPOY-level defense. OKC also has a +7.1 net rating with Chet playing without Shai, so he’s not just riding the coattails of the MVP frontrunner, either.
Deni Avdija: Even after last year’s jump, no one expected Deni to average 26.1/7.1/6.9 this season. He’s become a legitimate top 25 player in the league and is the only reason why Portland is in the play-in race. The Blazers are a net-neutral team with a good offense (118.1 rating, 71st percentile) when Deni plays, and they become a bottom-feeder when he sits (-11.1 net rating, 102.6 offensive rating).
Kawhi Leonard: Tree Board Man is quietly having one of the best seasons in the league: Kawhi is averaging 28.2/6.3/3.5 on 49.7/39.9/94.1 shooting. Yes, you read that right. He’s scoring almost 30 points a game while shooting basically 50/40/90, and the Clippers are 12-2 in their last 14 games after a disastrous start. Kawhi is playing at a borderline top-5 level again, and this basketball robot is showing no signs of rust at age 34.
Final spot & honorable mentions
Final spot: Devin Booker
Honorable mentions: Alperen Sengun, Julius Randle, and Rudy Gobert
I went back and forth between Booker, Sengun, Randle, and Gobert for the last spot, but ultimately went with the former. And yes, you read that right: I name-dropped the Stifle Tower in an All-Star column in the big 2026. As ridiculous as that sounds, Gobert should be the frontrunner for DPOY if Wemby doesn’t hit the 65-game requirement. He’s been the second most important Timberwolf this year, as Minnesota is somehow a +7.2 in the minutes Gobert plays without both Ant and Randle, sheerly due to an absurd 94.2 DRTG. More importantly, the Wolves are barely positive in the minutes when Ant and/or Randle play without Gobert, as their defense drops to near league-worst levels. Minnesota only becomes elite on both ends whenever the Frenchman shares the court with one or both of those two scorers.
Randle, meanwhile, is having his most efficient scoring season (60.6% TS) since becoming a go-to option, and the Wolves are sporting an all-time 125.3 offensive rating when he plays without Ant. It’s a similar story with Sengun, whose numbers are up from his All-Star campaign a year ago and have helped the Rockets thrive even in the non-KD minutes: Houston still has a +5.3 net rating while being good on both sides of the ball in the Sengun-only lineups.
However, I ultimately decided to go with Booker because he’s the #1 option on a surprising 24-17 Phoenix team with no other stars (sorry, Dillon Brooks). Yes, Booker’s shooting splits are some of the worst of his career (45.2% field goal, 30.1% from 3), but he’s still hovering around league average in efficiency, and the Suns are a +5.4 with him and -1.5 without him.
All three of the other names have compelling arguments for this last spot, but I’m going with the lone star who’s leading the team that’s overachieved the most this season.
By Bill Huan, via Pounding The Rock