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Since the NBA adopted the new format to the All-Star Game with captains selecting the rosters, there has been much made about the selection process. Although the drafting for the 2018 All-Star Game by LeBron James and Stephen Curry was not televised, it has been progressively leaked about where certain players were taken. Throughout this entire situation, Oklahoma City star point guard Russell Westbrook has been at the center of the conversation.
It had begun to peak after Westbrook told the media after a 46-point performance that he thought he was the last pick in the selection process of the All-Star teams. Despite all of that, the 29-year-old has voiced that he has no desire in finding out where he was taken, according to Erik Horne of The Oklahoman.
Russell Westbrook on if he asked LeBron when he was picked in the All-Star Game draft: “No, I did not. It doesn’t really matter. We’re all here. That’s all that matters.”
— Erik Horne (@ErikkHorne) February 17, 2018
The knowledge of where he was selected may have brought clarity to the entire situation, but Westbrook has a clear sense of the irrelevancy of it all. Regardless of where he was picked, it did not have an impact on his status of earning his seventh All-Star Game selection. Boston Celtics big man Al Horford also stated a similar sentiment on Friday that he didn't care about where he selected.
This should also bring more reason to having the roster selection process for the All-Star Game being televised next season. It would provide another entertaining aspect to the contest with the drama of the captains having to make the decision of which players they want on their respective teams. Several other players have already come out in support of having it televised that only give off the notion that it should be a matter of time before this change is made.
In the meantime, it makes for an intriguing storyline to see how much it really impacts the play of players from a competitive standpoint.
