The pool for the 2022 NBA All-Star Game is nearly complete after .That

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The pool for the 2022 NBA All-Star Game is nearly complete after .That

The pool for the 2022 NBA All-Star Game is nearly complete after .

That means the next step is the 2022 NBA All-Star Draft, where leading vote-getters for their respective conferences, LeBron James and Kevin Durant, will act as captains and select their own All-Star teams.

With the 2022 Maurice Ffrench Jersey NBA All-Star Draft set to take place on Thursday, Feb. 10 at 6:30 p.m. on TNT, we're still roughly a week away from the real teams being selected.

But after all the buzz that surrounds the All-Star player pool being announced including two members of our TSN staff couldn't wait and elected to Mock Draft this year's rosters.

Micah Adams took LeBron's spot, while Kyle Irving took Durant's spot.

They followed , meaning they selected from the pool of starters first, followed by the pool of reserves.

The only caveat is that both Durant and Draymond Green are both confirmed to mi s the All-Star Game, meaning they will need injury replacements named by NBA commi sioner Adam Silver. In this case, Adams and Irving each named their own replacement players, which will be explained below.

So without further ado... let's get to the draft!

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Starters

1. Team LeBron (): Stephen Curry, Golden State Warriors

LeBron was uncontrollably giddy at the prospect offinallyteaming Los Angeles Chargers Hats up with Stephen Curry in last year's All-Star Game. Why wouldn't he run it back? With the NBA celebrating the 75th-anniversary team, it's somewhat poetic to have the two defining players of this generation take the floor as teammates with other titans of the game looking on.

Adams

2. Team Durant (): Giannis Antetokounmpo, Milwaukee Bucks

Curry is a great choice and he's probably who I would have gone with if I had the No. 1 pick. But in this instance, I'm actually glad I was drafting second because that allows me to select the first-ever Kobe Bryant All-Star Game MVP in league history. Coming off of taking home the hardware last year, Giannis will be back out for revenge after being omitted as a captain for the second year in a row.

Irving

3. Team LeBron: Nikola Jokic, Denver Nuggets

If I'm LeBron, I want to make a run at All-Star Game MVP back home in Cleveland and in front of the aforementioned NBA75, which means I need to surround myself with the most unselfish players po sible. Enter Jokic, who will probably rack up 10 dimes just off of full-court outlets to cherry-pickers alone. If you Power Ranked every All-Star strictly on who would be the most fun teammate in this setting, it would probably be the reigning MVP.

Adams

4. Team Durant: Joel Embiid, Philadelphia 76ers

Embiid is my MVP to this point in the NBA season and there was no way I was going to let him slip past me here. I mean, do we realize how insane this guy has been this year? He makes going for 30 points and 10 rebounds against other profe sional basketball players look as easy as being the camp counselor playing against a bunch of campers. I know big men don't typically dominate this game, but I'm prepared for Embiid to keep his regular-season momentum going and put on a statement performance.

Irving

5. Team LeBron: Ja Morant, Memphis Grizzlies

A first-time All-Star, Morant falls into the camp of "I'm just happy to Corey Linsley Jersey be here" which yet again works LeBron's favor in the hunt for a record-tying fourth All-Star Game MVP (Kobe Bryant and Bob Pettit share the record). Morant doesn't strike me as the type to prove to everyone how much he belongs. He'll punch home a few in the lane then be happy to make way in the King's court.

Adams

6. Team Durant: Trae Young, Atlanta Hawks

After being wrongfully omitted from the All-Star Game last season, Young will be back with a vengeance. (I mean, really, how was he not an All-Star last year? He was averaging 26.4 points and 9.4 a sists at the break!) Not only is he the ideal teammate because of his elite pa sing ability, he's also the walking highlight reel you look for in these types of games, willing to pull up from anywhere on the floor or nutmeg an opponent on a fast break. I'm calling it now: Trae Young will be the 2022 NBA All-Star Game MVP.

Irving

7. Team LeBron: DeMar DeRozan, Chicago Bulls

James and DeRozan sharing a floor in Cleveland might usher in some not-so-fond memories of 'LeBronto' Will Clapp Jersey for DDR. Months after nearly joining James in Los Angeles as a member of the Lakers, DeRozan gets a taste of what it would be like to team up with his former Eastern Conference foe.

Adams

8. Team Durant: Andrew Wiggins, Golden State Warriors

Wiggins was the last remaining player on the board, but it's not all that bad being the last pick among the 10 starters in the All-Star Game! Wiggins is a first-timer, so I don't expect him to try and steal the show much, but I do think he'll be out to prove he belongs, so don't be surprised if we see a hot shoot streak here or a thunderous dunk there.

Irving

Reserves

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9. Team Durant: Devin Booker, Phoenix Suns

This Kemon Hall Jersey was the easiest pick I made. I would actually argue that Booker should have been named a starter over Morant, but that's a debate for a different day. Booker isperfectfor the World's Greatest Pickup Game. As it is, his game already looks effortle s as he glides around on the court with the silkiest jumper in the league. He's also my starter replacement for our team captain Durant.

Irving

10. Team LeBron: Zach LaVine, Chicago Bulls

I'll see your Booker and take the player making a Booker-esque leap this year. Make it back-to-back Bulls for Team LeBron. LaVine is definitely the type who wouldn't shy away from really going for it in the All-Star Game which admittedly does contradict our motives for locking up a LeBron MVP. LaVine's high-wire act is tailor-made for the All-Star Game and while he's not the best All-Star reserve, he might the most exciting.

Adams

11. Team Durant: Jimmy Butler, Miami Heat

The common stereotype of the All-Star Game in year's past is that there is no defense played Ty Long Jersey and players don't take the game seriously enough (although that has changed over the last two years with the addition of the Elam Ending). The reason I'm going Butler is that if there is anyonewho would up the intensity and turn this from a casual pickup game to an actual, physical contest between the best players in the world, it's Jimmy. I'd rather fight with him than against him.

Irving

12. Team LeBron: Luka Doncic, Dallas Mavericks

OK so there are three realistic outcomes for Do

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