ESPN NBA analyst Kevin Pelton is worried the MN Timberwolves may be in trouble of falling off a steep Western Conference cliff. On Monday, he gave the Wolves’ season a B-, using their point guard problems and poor BPI to prove his point.

On Monday, the starters in the All-Star game from both the Eastern Conference and Western Conference were announced. Luka Doncic of the Los Angeles Lakers will be one of the starters from the West, along with Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Stephen Curry, Nikola Jokić and Victor Wembanyama.

The starters for the 2026 NBA All-Star game were announced Monday. This year's game is set for Sunday, Feb. 15 at the Intuit Dome in Inglewood, home of the LA Clippers. Five of the selected starters are international stars.

Former Clippers guard Shai Gilgeous-Alexander makes NBA history never done by point guard originally appeared on The Sporting News. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here. The Los Angeles Clippers had a future superstar and MVP on the roster in Shai Gilgeous-Alexander during the 2018-19 campaign, but chose not to develop him.

Jalen Brunson continues to be recognized among the NBA’s elite. He is an All-Star starter for the second straight year, the league announced on Monday. It is also Brunson’s third straight All-Star appearance. He got the third-most votes in the East.

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 30 points, Chet Holmgren added 28 and the Oklahoma City Thunder rolled to a 136-104 victory over the Cleveland Cavaliers on Monday. It is the 30th time in 42 games Gilgeous-Alexander has scored at least 30.

Eleven Suns received at least one West All-Star starter vote as teammates can vote for each other — Booker (50 votes), Dillon Brooks (21), Collin Gillespie (12), Grayson Allen (11), Mark Williams (9), Jamaree Bouyea (4), Royce O'Neale (3), Ryan Dunn (2), Khaman Maluach (1), Rasheer Fleming (1) and Isaiah Livers (1).

The NBA All-Star Game starters were announced on Monday, with Lakers star Luka Doncic finishing as the top vote-getter among fans.

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The Los Angeles Lakers have had an uneven start to the season, and an NBA analyst recently gave their season a disappointing grade. ESPN's Kevin Pelton handed out midseason grades to every NBA team Monday. Pelton wasn't kind to the Lakers, giving them a C-minus.

The NBA will resume having referees wear headsets with earpieces and microphones Tuesday, with the test scheduled to continue through games of Feb. 12 before the league breaks for All-Star weekend. From the start of the season through Dec.