All-Star Break
2022 first time All-Star AND All-Star Starters. (2 Players)
Who are Ja Morant and Andrew Wiggins?
This team started 1-3, leading to people calling them frauds before they had a PERFECT November.
Phoenix Suns
Wears #7 for the Brooklyn Nets
Kevin Durant
The Brow
Anthony Davis
MVP? In first year with a new team
DeMar DeRozan
City where the 2022 All-Star weekend taking place
Cleveland, Ohio
Refusing to get vaccinated held this star player out from action for the first half of the season
Kyrie Irving
Wears #15 for the Denver Nuggets
Nikola Jokic
Spicy P
Pascal Siakam
"Play-in, maybe; playoffs, I doubt it." This coach has his team battling for home court advantage in the East and is making a case for COTY
J.B. Bickerstaff
What All-Star event did they add a very different tournament style format to
Rising Stars Challenge
This player quickly went from "one of the worst signings" to one of the best after leading his playoff hungry team to a red-hot start
DeMar DeRozan
Wears #20 for the Minnesota Timberwolves
Josh Okogie
The Blue Arrow
Jamal Murray
From "the first reach of the draft" to potential ROTY
Scottie Barnes
Number of brands that made jerseys for the 2022 All-Star weekend
3
Depth matters and this team proved it early by picking up first place in their conference during the middle of November
Washington Wizards
Wears #27 for the Portland Trail Blazers
Jusuf Nurkic
The Warden
Mikal Bridges
After sitting behind star PGs, these two (2) players are making a case for MIP
Tyrese Maxey and Anfernee Simons
Name 3 of the 5 (one tie) players that were next in line for an All-Star starter spot (4th in front court voting; 3rd in backcourt voting)
Jayson Tatum, Zach LaVine, Draymond Green, *Luka Doncic, *Devin Booker
*Tied in weighted score
Set your calendar for Christmas to witness something we haven't seen in over 2 years
Klay Thompson (was expected to return on Christmas but didn't return until partway into January)
Wears #18 for the Phoenix Suns
Bismack Biyombo
Airplane Mode
Derrick Jones Jr.
DPOY? Making only $4 mil a year
Jarred Vanderbilt