For the third time in just over a week, a member of LeBron James’ team for the 2018 NBA All-Star Game has been replaced. First, DeMarcus Cousins was replaced by Paul George after suffering a season-ending Achilles injury.
John Wall was then replaced by Andre Drummond after the Wizards’ star point guard had knee surgery. Now, LeBron’s Cavs teammate Kevin Love has been forced out due to a broken hand, meaning the NBA had to pick from the remaining Eastern Conference players on the coaches’ voting list.
That honor will go to Miami Heat point guard Goran Dragic, not Sixers rookie sensation Ben Simmons, as announced on Thursday afternoon.
Miami Heat guard Goran Dragic has replaced Kevin Love in the 2018 NBA All-Star game.
— Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) February 1, 2018
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Dragic’s selection comes as little surprise and given how well the Heat have played this season, sitting in fourth in the East at 29-22, it’s nice to see their success be rewarded in the form of an All-Star representative. Dragic is Miami’s leading scorer at 17 points per game to go along with 4.8 assists and 4.1 rebounds per game.
The current roster for Team LeBron now looks vastly different than it did when he drafted his squad, but despite the trio of replacement players, the roster has managed to balance out with a center, point guard and wing all joining the team as replacements.
