First-time All-Stars dot rosters

Ne w Or l e a n s ' Z i o n Williamson, Chicago's Zach LaVine, Boston's Jaylen Brown, New York's Julius Randle on Tuesday were named All-Stars for the first time.

They are among the 14 reserves — seven from the Eastern Conference and seven from the Western Conference — selected by NBA head coaches.

And don't worry Damian Lillard fans. Even though he was not voted in as a starter by fans, players and media, coaches made sure he was selected as a reserve.

E a s t r e s e r v e s : Boston's Jayson Tatum, B r o o k l y n ' s J a m e s Harden, Philadelphia's Ben Simmons, Orlando's Nikola Vucevic, LaVine, Brown and Randle.

West r e s e r v e s : L o s Angeles Lakers' Anthony D a v i s , L o s A n g e l e s Clippers' Paul George, Utah's Donovan Mitchell a n d R u d y G o b e r t , Phoenix's Chris Paul, Lillard and Williamson.

LaVine i s t he Bull s ' first All-Star since 2017, and Randle is the Knicks' first All-Star since 2018. Harden joins teammates Kyrie Irving and Kevin Durant, giving the Nets three All-Stars for the first time in franchise history.

A t 2 0 y e a r s o l d , Williamson is the fourth youngest All-Star behind Kobe Br y a n t , L e Br o n James and Magic Johnson, and Paul becomes the third player (Moses Malone and Shaquille O'Neal are the others) to become an AllStar with four teams.

N o t a b l e o mi s s i o n s included former OU and N o r ma n N o r t h H i g h

School star Trae Young of Atlanta in the East and Oklahoma City Thunder standout Shai-Gilgeous Alexander in the West.

T h e s t a r t e r s w e r e announced last week. The two captains — Lakers star LeBron James and Brooklyn star Kevin Durant — will select their teams in a televised draft on March 4.

When: 7 p.m. Wednesday

Where: Ferrell Center in Waco, Texas

Streaming: ESPN+

Radio: KGFY 105.5 FM

Three things to know

• Oklahoma State appears to be lined up for a middle seed in the NCAA Tournament. Both ESPN and RealtimeRPI.com have the Cowgirls as a No. 9 seed in their latest bracket projections. College Sports Madness has OSU as a No. 7 seed.

• Baylor will try to become the only Big 12 team to sweep the season series against OSU. The Cowgirls' other three losses came against Iowa State, West Virginia and Texas, all of which split with OSU this season. • Cowgirl forward Natasha Mack was one of 10 players named as semifinalists for the Naismith Women's Defensive Player of the Year award, announced Tuesday. She leads the nation with 96 blocked shots (4.2 per game) and 278 rebounds.