◆ Trending: Four exciting basketball players who could be the next NBA All Star
This weekend’s All Star Game showcased the best basketball talent in the NBA. But which four NBA stars are destined to be All Stars in the future?
Victor Wembanyama (San Antonio Spurs) – Standing at almost 7ft 5in, the 20-year-old is considered one of the best basketball prospects of his generation and has already shown he capabilities this campaign – including an astonishing performance against Toronto Raptors that saw him score 27 points, record 14 rebounds and 10 blocks.
‘Wemby’ is attending the weekend’s All Stars weekend to take part in Rising Stars and the skills competition.
Chet Holmgren (Oklahoma Citythunder)– The 21-yearold centre/power forward had racked up a number of double-doubles this year as the Thunder continues to dominate the Western Conference. The second pick in the 2022 NBA Draft, Holmgren is showing his undoubted potential as part of the Thunder's starting five. He is currently shooting at 53.3 per cent and 16.7 points per game.
Cade Cunningham (Detroit Pistons) – The Arlington born point/shooting guard is learning his trade in the NBA with a struggling team who are rebuilding with a young line up – though 22-year-old Cunningham is proving to be the real deal already and one Pistons fans can hang their hats on. He is scoring an average of 21.9 points per game and 7.5 assists per game – impressive considering his team’s struggles.
Evanmobley(clevelandcavaliers)
– Part of one of the most in form teams, Mobley has grown into a defender that is able to protect the rim and switch on any opponent. He has also seen improvement in his offensive work this term though with his three point shooting moving from 22 per cent in his second year to 41.7 per cent this year. He also had a 57.8 per cent field goalpercentagealongside10.2 rebounds.