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NBA: Kevin Durant snubs James Harden in All-Star draft with LeBron James

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<p>The teams are set for the NBA All-Star Game on Feb. 20 in Cleveland after stars LeBron James and Kevin Durant picked their rosters in Thursday&#x27;s draft.</p><p>On the same day that the Brooklyn Nets shipped James Harden to the Philadelphia 76ers in a trade deadline day blockbuster, Durant avoided picking his former Nets and Thunder teammate. Harden slipped to the last pick of the reserve pool, defaulting onto Team LeBron.</p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/sports/02/11/22/nba-76ers-acquire-harden-from-nets-for-simmons-others">NBA: 76ers acquire Harden from Nets for Simmons, others, says report</a></li></ul><p>James made two-time league MVP and defending NBA champion Giannis Antetokounmpo the first overall pick out of the starters&#x27; pool, and Durant followed with NBA leading scorer Joel Embiid.</p><p>James added Stephen Curry, DeMar DeRozan and reigning MVP Nikola Jokic to round out Team LeBron&#x27;s starting five. Durant chose Ja Morant, Jayson Tatum, Trae Young and Andrew Wiggins. Because Durant has a sprained MCL in his left knee and is unable to play in the game, Tatum was elevated to the starters&#x27; pool.</p><p>The complete rosters are below, with players in the order of their selection:</p><div><strong>Team Durant</strong></div><p>Starters: Joel Embiid (Philadelphia), Ja Morant (Memphis), Jayson Tatum (Boston), Trae Young (Atlanta), Andrew Wiggins (Golden State)</p><p>Reserves: Devin Booker (Phoenix), Karl-Anthony Towns (Minnesota), Zach LaVine (Chicago), Dejounte Murray (San Antonio), Khris Middleton (Milwaukee), LaMelo Ball (Charlotte), Rudy Gobert (Utah)</p><div><strong>Team LeBron</strong></div><p>Starters: LeBron James (captain; Los Angeles Lakers), Giannis Antetokounmpo (Milwaukee), Stephen Curry (Golden State), DeMar DeRozan (Chicago), Nikola Jokic (Denver)</p><p>Reserves: Luka Doncic (Dallas), Darius Garland (Cleveland), Chris Paul (Phoenix), Jimmy Butler (Miami), Donovan Mitchell (Utah), Fred VanVleet (Toronto), James Harden (Philadelphia)</p><div><strong>--Field Level Media</strong></div>

The teams are set for the NBA All-Star Game on Feb. 20 in Cleveland after stars LeBron James and Kevin Durant picked their rosters.