NBA All Stars Annouced with Some Surprises

NBA All Star Weekend in New Orleans is just around the corner and today we saw who will be taking the floor this year and there are a couple of surprises and a couple of players that got dissed; at least for now.

Of the surprises you got Allen Iverson who is second in the NBA in scoring just behind LeBron James, but the biggest surprise about Iverson making the squad or starting lineup was the fact that he past up the Houston Rocket's Tracy McGrady who was leading the way to take that spot in the West.

Here is how both the East & West starting lineups will look:

Western Conference Starters

Kobe Bryant, Guard Los Angeles Lakers (10 time All Star)
Allen Iverson, Guard Denver Nuggets (9 time All Star)
Carmelo Anthony, Forward Denver Nuggets (2 time All Star)
Tim Duncan, Forward San Antonio Spurs (10 time All Star)
Yao Ming, Center Houston Rockets (6 time All Star)

Eastern Conference Starters

Jason Kidd, Guard New Jersey Nets (9 time All Star)
Dwyane Wade, Guard Miami Heat (4 time All Star)
LeBron James, Forward Cleveland Cavaliers (4 time All Star)
Kevin Garnett, Forward Boston Celtics (11 time All Star)
Dwight Howard, Center Orlando Magic (2 time All Star)

All of these ballers are more than deserving, but what about the other guys who put in work like the Phoenix Suns Steve Nash, Dallas' Dirk Nowitzki or up and coming Brandon Roy from the Portland Trailblazers. Maybe even the Lakers new superstar center Andrew Bynum. Although the reserves haven't been announced, these four guys could without a doubt be starters.

Even though these guys haven't made the cut just yet, these two starting lineups are more than enough to put on a show that will keep your eyes peeled to the screen come NBA All Star Weekend on February 17th in New Orleans on TNT!