Prior to the Los Angeles Lakers (23-18) taking on the Boston Celtics (31-13) on Thursday night, the NBA and the "Inside the NBA” crew, consisting of Ernie

Darius Garland has been a revelation for the Cleveland Cavaliers this season. The Cavs have been perhaps the biggest breakout team this season, leading the league and the Eastern Conference in total wins with a 36-7 record.

The NBA on Thursday revealed the starters for the revamped All-Star Game, and there wasn’t much in the way of surprises. LeBron James is officially an All-Star for the 21st year.

San Antonio Spurs sensation Victor Wembanyama is an NBA All-Star for the first time. Lakers' Anthony Davis and Clippers' James Harden are joining him.

The versatile guard is named to the Western Conference reserves; teammate Norman Powell is not despite averaging a team-best 24 points per game.

Tim Bontemps unveils his 24 picks for the East and West All-Star rosters, filled with new starters, wild-card intrigue and some agonizing decisions.

Coaches selected the reserves after the 10 names for the starters pool were announced last week through a combination of fan voting (50%), media voting (25%) and active player voting (25%).

Wembanyama becomes only the fourth Spurs player to make the All-Star Game in his first or second season. The others are Alvin Robertson in 1986, David Robinson in 1990 and 1991, and Tim Duncan in 1998

The 7-foot-3 generational talent will be joined by fellow first-timers Alperen Sengun of the Houston Rockets and Jalen Williams of the Oklahoma City Thunder in the West, as well as East new faces Evan Mobley from the Cleveland Cavaliers, Cade Cunningham from the Detroit Pistons, and Tyler Herro from the Miami Heat.

Victor Wembanyama is one of the league’s very best players. The San Antonio star and reigning Rookie of the Year is an All-Star for the first time, one of the 14 players announced Thursday night as members of the reserve pool for the Feb.

For the fourth time in his NBA career, Celtics swingman Jaylen Brown has been named as an All-Star for the Eastern Conference.

The Spurs' Victor Wembanyama and the Rockets' Alperen Sengun were among six first-timers named to the NBA All-Star Game on Thursday, when the league announced the reserves.