Blogtable: Name one player who could earn their first All-Star selection

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_________ is putting together a solid case to earn his first NBA All-Star selection this season.

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David Aldridge: Tobias Harris. He’s having a great year in Detroit — 19 points, 5 boards a game, and shooting 46 percent on 3s for a winning team. He’s put up numbers in big games, too: 31 at Boston last week, 34 against Andrew Wiggins and the Wolves, 27 at Philly. LeBron, Giannis, Porzingis, Embiid and Love are likely frontcourt locks in the East, and I won’t be surprised if the coaches take one of Al Horford or Jayson Tatum from Boston. And Aaron Gordon will have supporters, too. So Harris is certainly not a gimme. The Pistons will have to keep winning to keep his candidacy alive.

Steve Aschburner: There are so many possibilities, from Kristaps Porzingis and Devin Booker to Bradley Beal and Victor Oladipo. But since the All-Star Game is neither the first nor the second of back-to-back games, I’ll go with Philadelphia’s Joel Embiid, whose talent and production should earn him a spot and whose personality and entertainment value are perfect for the star-spangled Weekend.

Shaun Powell: I so, so badly wanted to answer “Mike Conley” who might be the best veteran without a trip to the Game, but injuries happened. Therefore, you can toss in a handful of the young candidates: Joel Embiid, Devin Booker, Karl-Anthony Towns, Kristaps Porzingis. Let’s go with Embiid because All-Star Weekend needs his presence and personality. Ask me this question in a month and maybe the answer is Tobias Harris, because the Pistons are winning and he’s breaking out.

John Schuhmann: Joel Embiid is a lock. His boxscore numbers (23.0 points, 11.3 rebounds and 1.8 blocks) are fantastic. The Sixers are a playoff team and have been much better, both offensively and defensively, with him on the floor than they’ve been with him on the bench. And this year, we don’t have to scrutinize how much he’s been playing. He’s averaging 30 minutes per contest and has missed only three of the Sixers’ 23 games.

Sekou Smith: Devin Booker is putting together a spectacular case, even though it’ll be virtually impossible for him to get his due in a Western Conference stacked with outstanding backcourt players. The Suns have struggled in ways that don’t suggest anyone on that roster could squeeze into the All-Star mix. But Booker’s play this season has been more than just an occasional blip on the jaw-dropper radar (see his demolition of the Philadelphia 76ers for video evidence). He’s a next-level scorer and a better overall player than he gets credit for being. If the Suns were in the playoff mix, he’d be locked into that All-Star debate heading into the new year.

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