Making his 1st #NBAAllStar appearance... Fred VanVleet of the @Raptors.
Undrafted out of Wichita State in 2016, @FredVanVleet is averaging 21.5 PPG, 4.7 RPG and 7.0 APG for the Raptors this season.
Making his 3rd #NBAAllstar appearance… Jayson Tatum of the @celtics.
Drafted as the 3rd pick in 2017 out of Duke, @jaytatum0 is averaging 25.9 PPG, 8.4 RPG and 4.1 APG for the Celtics this season.
Making his 3rd #NBAAllstar appearance… Khris Middleton of the @Bucks.
Drafted as the 39th pick in 2012 out of Texas A&M, @Khris22m is averaging 19.6 PPG, 5.6 RPG and 5.2 APG for the Bucks this season.
Making his 2nd #NBAAllStar appearance... Zach LaVine of the @chicagobulls.
Drafted as the 13th pick in 2014 out of UCLA, @ZachLaVine is averaging 24.9 PPG, 4.8 RPG and 4.3 APG for the Bulls this season.
Making his 10th #NBAAllStar appearance... James Harden of the @BrooklynNets.
Drafted as the 3rd pick in 2009 out of Arizona State, @JHarden13 is averaging 22.5 PPG, 8.0 RPG and 10.2 APG for the Nets this season.
Making his 1st #NBAAllStar appearance... Darius Garland of the @cavs.
Drafted as the 5th pick in 2019 out of Vanderbilt, @dariusgarland22 is averaging 19.8 PPG, 3.3 RPG and 8.2 APG this season.
Making his 6th #NBAAllStar appearance... Jimmy Butler of the @MiamiHEAT.
Drafted as the 30th pick in 2011 out of Marquette, @JimmyButler is averaging 21.8 PPG, 6.3 RPG and 6.4 APG for the Heat this season.
Making his 3rd #NBAAllStar appearance... Karl-Anthony Towns of the @Timberwolves.
Drafted as the 1st overall pick in 2015 out of Kentucky, @KarlTowns is averaging 24.4 PPG, 9.5 RPG and 3.9 APG for the Timberwolves this season.
Making his 12th #NBAAllStar appearance... Chris Paul of the @Suns.
Drafted as the 4th pick in 2005 out of Wake Forest, @CP3 is averaging 14.9 PPG, 4.5 RPG, 10.4 APG for the Suns this season.
Making his 3rd #NBAAllStar appearance... Donovan Mitchell of the @utahjazz.
Drafted as the 13th pick in 2017 out of Louisville, @spidadmitchell is averaging 25.5 PPG, 4.0 RPG, 5.2 APG for the Jazz this season.
Making his 4th #NBAAllStar appearance... Draymond Green of the @warriors.
Drafted as the 35th pick in 2012 out of Michigan State, @Money23Green is averaging 7.9 PPG, 7.6 RPG and 7.4 APG for the Warriors this season.
Making his 3rd #NBAAllStar appearance... Rudy Gobert of the @utahjazz.
Drafted as the 27th pick in 2013 out of France, @rudygobert27 is averaging 16.0 PPG, 15.1 RPG, 2.3 BPG for the Jazz this season.
Making his 3rd #NBAAllStar appearance... Luka Doncic of the @dallasmavs.
Drafted as the 3rd pick in 2018 out of Slovenia, @luka7doncic is averaging 26.0 PPG, 8.8 RPG and 8.9 APG for the Mavericks this season.
Making his 3rd #NBAAllStar appearance... Devin Booker of the @Suns.
Drafted as the 13th pick in 2015 out of Kentucky, @DevinBook is averaging 25.4 PPG, 5.5 RPG, 4.3 APG for the Suns this season.
The new Kobe Bryant Trophy awarded to the Kia NBA All-Star MVP further celebrates its namesake, with intricate details holding dual meanings, both for NBA All-Star and Bryant’s legendary career, which include the following: