Lebron James makes Antetokounmpo top pick in All-star draft

Lebron James has faced Giannis Antetokounmpo as an opponent in the last three AllStar Games.

The Lakers’ star got him as a teammate this year.

James used the No. 1 overall pick on Antetokounmpo — the NBA’S two-time reigning MVP from Milwaukee — in the draft for Sunday’s All-star Game in Atlanta. Kevin Durant, who will not play in the All-star Game because of injury but still is the captain for Team Durant, took Brooklyn teammate Kyrie Irving with his first pick.

The other starters for Team Lebron will be Stephen Curry of Golden State, Luka Doncic of Dallas and Nikola Jokic of Denver. The other starters for Team Durant will be Joel Embiid of Philadelphia, 2020 All-star MVP Kawhi Leonard of the Los Angeles Clippers, Bradley Beal of Washington and Jayson Tatum of Boston.

Durant had the first pick of the reserve round and took another Brooklyn teammate, James Harden, with the opening selection there. James’ first pick among the reserves was Damian Lillard of Portland, Durant followed by taking Devin Booker of Phoenix, and James countered by selecting Ben Simmons of Philadelphia.

The remaining Team Durant subs: Zion Williamson of New Orleans, Zach Lavine of Chicago, Julius Randle of New York, Nikola Vucevic of Orlando and Donovan Mitchell of Utah. James’ final selections were Chris Paul of Phoenix, Jaylen Brown of Boston, Paul George of the Clippers, Domantas Sabonis of Indiana and Rudy Gobert of Utah.