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NBA All-Stars: Early Picks for the Eastern Conference

NBA Donovan Mitchell Jaylen Brown Jayson Tatum Giannis Antetokounmpo Kevin Durant Joel Embiid Cavs Chris Mannix Rohan Nadkarni

The 72nd NBA All-Star Game will take place Sunday, Feb. 19, in Salt Lake City. With voting officially open, The Crossover staff weighs in on potential starters and first-time All-Stars in the East. (We’ll break down the West on Wednesday.)

1. Who would get your early votes for the East’s two starting backcourt spots?

Howard Beck: Jaylen Brown and Donovan Mitchell. Brown is a co-anchor of the NBA’s most efficient offense, and one of the best two-way wings in the league. Mitchell’s arrival in Cleveland has lifted the Cavaliers from a young/fun breakthrough team to legit power in the East. At this early stage, I’d give them the nod over perennial All-Stars James Harden (too many missed games), Kyrie Irving (ditto) and Trae Young (sinking efficiency).

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