Who should have been a starter?

It is something else to be named one of the 10 starters.

The players who will be on the floor for tip-off of the 2025 NBA All-Star Game in San Francisco on Feb. 16 were announced Thursday night on TNT, ahead of a doubleheader with the Miami Heat and Milwaukee Bucks and Boston Celtics and Los Angeles Lakers.

As always, there are players who made strong cases to start the game, or at least deserved very serious consideration. Still, with only five starting places per conference, the margins between starting and appearing as a reserve are unusually thin. All-Star reserves will be announced Jan. 30 on TNT.

Here are the players who are 2025 NBA All-Star Game snubs:

Cade Cunningham

Detroit Pistons guard Cade Cunningham has been a revelation, and his play has sparked Detroit’s rise in the standings; entering Thursday, the Pistons sat at no. 6th place in the East – the last guaranteed playoff spot. Cunningham is averaging career bests in points (24.6), assists (9.4) and rebounds (5.6) per game. game, and he has been the catalyst for the Pistons (23-21) surpassing their nine-game winning streak from last season. midway.

Anthony Davis

Los Angeles Lakers forward center Anthony Davis is often the anchor through which the offense runs, as much as LeBron James serves as a scorer and facilitator. However, Davis stabilizes Los Angeles and provides a constant, consistent threat in the paint. So far this season, he’s also helped space the floor with his 3-point shot, which he’s picked up in recent games. Among players with at least 20 games played, Davis ranks fourth in player impact rating (17.9), which is a statistic that measures a player’s comprehensive contributions (positive and negative).