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

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1. Draymond Green

The Golden State Warriors have been near infallible for the majority of the 2015-16 as they have only four losses in their first 43 games of the season. While Curry unquestionably gets the majority of the shine from everyone as the league’s reigning MVP, the heart and soul of the Warriors and the style of basketball that they play is Draymond Green.

Green’s versatility as a power forward who can legitimately guard positions 1-5 makes him one of the most unique players in the entire league and allows the Warriors to throw out the lineups that no one in the league can match up with. Throw in the fact that he’s also averaging 14.5 points, 9.5 rebounds, 7.4 assists, 1.3 blocks, and 1.3 steals per game while shooting 46.6 percent from the floor and 41.4 percent from long range this season while being a triple-double threat any time that he’s on the floor and Draymond is wholly deserving of an All-Star starting nod.

While it’s hard to argue with Leonard or Durant making it, Kobe is the unique monkey wrench in this season as he’s in his final season in the league. While it’s a great gesture to have him as a starter in his final All-Star Game, Green is 100 percent more deserving as arguably the most important player on the team with the best record in the league.

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