One of the big reasons many speculated why the All-Star game draft wasn't televised was because of the NBA players and their egos potentially getting hurt if people found out which guys were picked last.

The league office decided to not televise the draft, and news still has come out about who were the last two guys picked. As it turns out, San Antonio Spurs forward LaMarcus Aldridge was the last player chosen by LeBron James for his team, and Boston Celtics center Al Horford was the last pick by Stephen Curry, league sources told ESPN's Chris Haynes.

Aldridge doesn't seem to be too shook up or hurt by the news about where he was drafted.

“We're all All-Stars, so, at the end of the day, we should be thankful to be here. Picked first, picked last, it doesn't matter. We're all competitive, too. It won't be the easiest thing to be picked last, but at the end of the day, you're just happy to be here.”

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He also seemed to agree with the reasons for keeping the draft off of TV.

“It's an extra layer of protection. You don't want guys holding grudges [with captains] and it could add some animosity or some aspects to the game that you don't really need. But if guys want to know, they want to know. I don't' really care. I'm here. I'm on the team.”

In every draft, there are guys are going to have to be the last guys picked, and for the All-Star game, it just happened to be Aldridge and Horford.

No matter where a player was picked, all the guys will be a key part in trying to help their team win the All-Star game, along with its generous cash incentives.