  First four star selections from the reserves Boston s Brown LaVine from Chicago Randle from New York and Williamson from New Orleans TNT at the NBA Air All Star Draft on Thursday March 4 at 8 p m ET Brooklyn Nets goalie James Harden and Phoenix Suns goalie Chris Paul topped the list of 14 players selected by NBA head coaches as a reserve for the 2021 NBA All Star Game Harden has been named All Star for the ninth consecutive year and Paul got his 11e All Star Selection The 70e The NBA All Star game takes place on Sunday March 7 at State Farm Arena in Atlanta and will be televised by TNT as part of the 2021 NBA All Star which will take place overnight TNT s NBA All Star coverage will begin at 5 p m ET with TNT NBA Tip Off presented by CarMax followed by Taco Bell Challenge and MTN DEW skills 3 point contest starting at 6 30 p m ET Coverage of the NBA All Star Game begins at 8 p m ET with AT amp T Slam Dunk at halftime In addition to Harden the NBA All Star Game reserves selected in the Eastern Conference are Boston Celtics goaltender Jaylen Brown and forward Jayson Tatum Chicago Bulls goaltender Zach LaVine New York Knicks forward Julius Randle Philadelphia 76ers goaltender Ben Simmons and the Orlando Magic center Nikola Vu evi Los Angeles Lakers forward Anthony Davis LA Clippers forward Paul George Utah Jazz center Rudy Gobert and guard Donovan Mitchell Portland Trail Blazers goaltender Damian Lillard and New Zealand Pelicans forward Orleans Zion Williamson to join Paul as a Western Conference reserve Brown LaVine and Randle of the Eastern Conference and Williamson of the Western Conference make up the top four NBA All Star selections among the reserves In the All Star Game reserve selection each NBA head coach voted for seven players in their conference two guards three frontcourt players and two additional players in any position Head coaches were not allowed to vote for players on their own team The All Star Game rosters will be determined through the NBA All Star Draft where team captains Kevin Durant of the Nets and LeBron James of the Lakers will select from the pool of players voted to start and reserve at each conference TNT will air the NBA All Star Draft on Thursday March 4 at 8 p m ET Durant and James will make their choice regardless of a player s affiliation or position at the conference Each captain will recruit 11 players to complete a roster of 12 players NBA All Star Draft rules include The eight players who along with the two captains are the starters will be drafted in the first round The 14 players who are the reservists will be drafted in the second round As the best vote among the fans James will have the first choice in the first round starters Durant will have the first choice in the second round reserves Captains will alternate their choices each turn until all players for that turn have been selected The 10 All Star Game starters unveiled last week have been selected by fans current NBA players and a media panel The Eastern Conference starting pool is made up of Durant and Kyrie Irving of the Nets Giannis Antetokounmpo of the Milwaukee Bucks Bradley Beal of the Washington Wizards and Joel Embiid of the 76ers The Western Conference s starting pool is James of the Lakers Stephen Curry of the Golden State Warriors Luka Don i of the Dallas Mavericks Nikola Joki of the Denver Nuggets and Kawhi Leonard of the Clippers NBA Commissioner Adam Silver will select the replacement for any player unable to participate in the All Star Game appointing a player from the same conference as the player being replaced Philadelphia head coach Doc Rivers and his team earned the spot to coach Durant Utah Head Coach Quin Snyder and his team earned the spot to coach Team LeBron Below is a closer look at the All Star Game reserves and a full list of this year s All Star selections NBA 2021 All Star Game Reserves Eastern Conference Player Pool Jaylen Brown Celtics 1st All Star Selection Brown joins Tatum to offer Boston multiple All Star selections for the third time in the past four seasons James Harden nets 9e All Star Selection With Harden selected as a reserve and Durant and Irving as a start the Nets have three NBA All Stars in the same season for the first time in franchise history Zach LaVine bulls 1st All Star Selection Two time AT amp T Slam Dunk champion and former Rising Stars MVP LaVine is Chicago s first NBA All Star since Jimmy Butler in the 2016 17 season Julius Randle Knicks 1st All Star Selection Randle is the first New York player selected as an All Star since Kristaps Porzingis in the 2017 18 season Ben Simmons 76ers 3rd All Star Selection The 24 year old Australian followed his winning Kia NBA Rookie of the Year season in 2017 18 with three consecutive All Star selections Jayson Tatum Celtics 2nd who turns 23 four days before All Star Selection This is the second consecutive All Star selection for Tatum the 2021 NBA All Star Game Nikola Vu evi Magic 2nd All Star Selection Vu evi is an All Star for the second time in the past three seasons Western Conference player pool Anthony Davis Lakers 8e All Star Selection Davis who scored a record 52 points in the 2017 NBA All Star Game is an All Star for the eighth consecutive year Paul George Clippers 7e All Star Selection A seventh All Star in the past nine seasons George set a record nine three pointers and scored 41 points in the 2016 NBA All Star Game Rudy Gobert Jazz 2nd All Star Selection Two time NBA Defensive Player of the Year Kia scored 21 points and tallied 11 rebounds in his All Star Game debut last year Damian Lillard Trail Blazers 6e All Star Selection Lillard is the second player to be named a six time All Star with Portland along with Clyde Drexler eight caps with the Trail Blazers Donovan Mitchell Jazz 2nd All Star Selection Mitchell joins Utah teammate Gobert as a Star for the second year in a row Chris Paul Suns 11e All Star Selection Paul became the third player to be named All Star with four different franchises joining Moses Malone and Shaquille O Neal Zion Williamson Pelicans 1st All Star Selection Williamson 20 is set to become the fourth youngest player to play in the NBA All Star Game behind Kobe Bryant LeBron James and Magic Johnson NBA ALL STAR 2021 GAME SELECTIONS Entrances Reserves Giannis Antetokounmpo Milwaukee Bradley Beal Washington Stephen Curry Golden State Luka Don i Dallas Kevin Durant Brooklyn Joel Embiid Philadelphia Kyrie Irving Brooklyn LeBron James Los Angeles Lakers Nikola Joki Denver Kawhi Leonard LA Clippers Team captain Jaylen Brown Boston Anthony Davis Los Angeles Lakers Paul George LA Clippers Rudy Gobert Utah James Harden Brooklyn Zach LaVine Chicago Damian Lillard Portland Donovan Mitchell Utah Chris Paul Phoenix Julius Randle New York Ben Simmons Philadelphia Jayson Tatum Boston Nikola Vu evi Orlando Zion Williamson New Orleans  