2016 NBA All-Star Game: 5 biggest snubs for starters

TORONTO, ON - SEPTEMBER 30: (l to R0 Drake, NBA Deputy Commissioner Adam Silver, MLSE chairman Larry Tanenbaum,, MLSE CEO Tim Leiweke, at Toronto Raptors event announcing the 2016 NBA All-Star game being hosted by the Raptors, at the Air Canada Centre in Toronto, September 30, 2013. (Andrew Francis Wallace/Toronto Star via Getty Images) /

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Jan 16, 2016; Auburn Hills, MI, USA; Detroit Pistons center Andre Drummond (0) shakes hands with forward Marcus Morris (13) during the fourth quarter against the Golden State Warriors at The Palace of Auburn Hills. The Pistons won 113-95. Mandatory Credit: Raj Mehta-USA TODAY Sports /

2. Andre Drummond

Free throw shooting aside, there may not be a more statistically dominant player in the entire NBA this season through the first half of the year than Detroit Piston center Andre Drummond. Drummond has been the driving force behind the Pistons pushing their way into the playoff conversation out in the East and has been doing so in an incredibly impressive fashion.

Drummond’s numbers almost don’t look real across the board—all the way down to his 35.5 percent foul shooting. For the year, the big man is averaging an unreal 17.6 points, 15.4 rebounds, 1.5 blocks, and 1.7 steals per game this season. Even more incredible is that those numbers are actually slightly less than what he was averaging earlier in the season when it seemed like the dominant center was putting up 20-20 games every time that he took the floor.

While you can’t argue with LeBron and George being in the East frontcourt, Drummond seems far more deserving than Carmelo Anthony at this point. Yes, the Knicks have been better than they were last season by a wide margin, but Drummond has carried his team in a much bigger way and to more success this season. Moreover, he’s done so while putting up more eye-popping numbers.

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