Adam Silver wants to expand the All-Star Game rosters

The NBA commissioner talked about how he would like to include more deserving players in the wake of Damian Lillard’s All-Star snub.

In a discussion today with ESPN, NBA commissioner Adam Silver talked about concerns for the amount of players brought on for the NBA All-Star Game.

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The issue stems from the absences of Sacramento Kings center DeMarcus Cousins and Portland Trail Blazers point guard Damian Lillard on the Western Conferences rosters. Cousins was able to take the place of injured Los Angeles Lakers guard Kobe Bryant, but Lillard will be left out of the game.

From SB Nation:

"“I rely heavily on our basketball folks in terms of where the coaches’ [voting] came out. Of course there’s a fan vote for the starters and the coaches choose the reserves. DeMarcus was very high up on the coaches’ vote, so that had a strong influence on me. Ultimately I deferred to them. DeMarcus, based on his numbers, absolutely deserves to be an All-Star. Damian … his numbers are great, too. When I look at his team’s record, I want to take that into account as well. Damian is someone who has literally been a model citizen in terms of what he’s done in the community, he’s done in Portland [and] activities he’s engaged in with the league. It was essentially a tie in my mind, so I ultimately deferred to the coaches.”"

One of Silver’s primary concerns is the fact that an All-Star appearance also means bonuses for the players, something Silver would not want to deny deserving candidates simply because they play in a stacked Western Conference.

Right now the NBA is experiencing a booming year, with a plethora of quality players performing at the top of their games. Expanding the rosters beyond what they are may eventually make the title “All-Star” less important than it is right now. Perhaps making the rosters not based on the best players in the conference but the best overall players in the league.

This is reminiscent of when the Academy Awards failed to nominate The Dark Knight for best picture. The solution was, instead of staying at five nominees, the category could be expanded all the way to ten slots. Of course, this is how you get The Help nominated for best picture. The Academy should have just given The Dark Knight a nod to begin with.

So this is how you eventually have Alec Burks get an All-Star nod.

Because apparently Alec Burks is The Help of the NBA.

[H/T: SB Nation]

The NBA commissioner talked about how he would like to include more deserving players in the wake of Damian Lillard’s All-Star snub.

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