West All Star
Chris Paul
*Point Guard
7th NBA season ... 5th NBA All-Star Game ... Exciting playmaker who has the surprising Clippers at the top of the Pacific Division in his first season in Los Angeles ... Is once again among the league leaders in steals, assists, and free throw percentage ... A member of the gold medal-winning team at the 2008 Beijing Olympics, averaging 8.0 points, 3.6 rebounds and a team-high 4.1 assists per game... Finished second to Kobe Bryant in 2008 NBA MVP voting... Named All-NBA Third Team in 2010-11 ... All-NBA First Team in 2007-08 ... All-NBA Second Team in 2008-09 ... All Defensive Second Team in 2007-08 and 2010-11 ... All-Defensive First Team in 2008-09 ... Rookie of the Year in 2005-06 ... Drafted by the New Orleans Hornets in the 1st round (4th pick, 4th overall) of the 2005 NBA draft.
Kobe Bryant
*Shooting Guard
16th NBA season ... 14th NBA All-Star Game ... Currently leading the league in scoring, and among the league leaders in free throws attempted and made ... MVP in both Finals series (2009, 2010) for the L.A. Lakers ... Scored 37 points and had 14 rebounds to win the MVP award at the 2011 NBA All-Star Game, tying Bob Pettit for the most All-Star MVPs with four (2002, 2007, 2009, 2011) ... Close to passing former teammate Shaquille O'Neal and into seventh place on the NBA all-time scoring list ... One of just seven active players with at least 20,000 career points (Kevin Garnett, Ray Allen, Dirk Nowitzki, Tim Duncan, Paul Pierce, Vince Carter) ... Currently third all-time with 24 career 50-plus point games, trailing only Wilt Chamberlain (118) and Michael Jordan (31) ... Scored 81 points against Toronto on Jan. 22, 2006, the second-highest total in NBA history ... In 2004, became the youngest player to score 10,000 points ... Nine-time All-NBA First Team member ... Nine-time NBA All-Defensive First Team selection ... Became the youngest All-Star in NBA history, posting a team-high 18 points and six rebounds in the 1998 NBA All-Star Game ... Selected by the Charlotte Hornets in the first round (13th pick overall) of the 1996 NBA Draft ... Draft rights traded by the Hornets to the L.A. Lakers for Vlade Divac on July 11, 1996.
Kevin Durant
*Small Forward
5th NBA season ... 3rd NBA All-Star Game ... Having another outstanding season for the Oklahoma City Thunder and continues to be one of the most dangerous offensive threats in the NBA ... Currently third the league in scoring, after winning the last two scoring titles in 2009-10 and 2010-11 ... Became youngest NBA scoring champ in history after averaging 30.1 ppg in 2009-10 .. Named First-Team All-NBA in 2009-10 and 2010-11 ... Set an NBA record with 25+ points in 29 straight games in 2009-10 ... Won H-O-R-S-E contest two straight years at All-Star Weekend in 2009 and 2010 ... Named MVP of the 2010 World Basketball Championships in Turkey after averaging 22.8 ppg to lead the U.S. to a gold medal ... Finished second in the MVP voting after leading the Thunder to the franchise's first playoff appearance in Oklahoma City ... Was named 2007-08 Rookie of the Year and earned All-Rookie First Team honors ... Drafted by the Seattle Supersonics in the 1st round (2nd pick, 2nd overall) of the 2007 NBA draft.
Blake Griffin
*Power Forward
2nd NBA season ... 2nd NBA All-Star Game ... Named 2011 NBA Rookie of the Year, the first unanimous winner since David Robinson in 1990, and was unanimous First-Team All-Rookie selection ... Made the All-Star Game in rookie season, the first rookie selected by coaches since Tim Duncan in 1998 ... Won a memorable 2011 Slam Dunk Contest by jumping over a car in the contest-winning dunk ... Among the league leaders in points and rebounds ... Injured knee in final preseason game after landing from a dunk, missed 2009-10 NBA season ... First NBA points scored on a dunk ... Scored 20 points and grabbed 14 boards in very NBA game ... Scored 47 points against the Indiana Pacers on Jan. 17, 2010, setting Clippers record for most points by a rookie ... Drafted number one overall out of the University of Oklahoma by the Los Angeles Clippers in 2009 NBA Draft
Andrew Bynum
*Center
7th NBA season ... 1st NBA All-Star Game ... Despite injury-plagued career still one of the most promising young big men in the NBA ... currently third in the league in rebounding and in the top 10 in blocks and field-goal percentage ... Scored a career-best 42 points on Jan. 21, 2009 against the L.A. Clippers ... Drafted 10th overall by the Lakers in the 2005 NBA draft and was the youngest player ever drafted at 17 years, 244 days