By the numbers: The 2016 NBA All-Star Game
Posted February 10, 2016 2:42 pm.
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The 2016 NBA All-Star weekend in Toronto represents the first time that the league’s mid-season classic will be hosted outside of the United States.
In celebration of all the events happening in and around the Air Canada Centre, here are some important numbers you need to know:
1 – The first NBA game was played in Maple Leaf Gardens in Toronto on Nov. 1, 1946, and featured the New York Knicks and the Toronto Huskies.
3 – First-time All-Star selection Kawhi Leonard is one of three players in NBA history to be named an All-Star, Finals MVP and Kia NBA Defensive Player of the Year. The others are Michael Jordan and Hakeem Olajuwon.
8 – Eight players in All-Star events have NBA D-League experience: Will Barton (Verizon Slam Dunk); Khris Middleton (Foot Locker Three-Point Contest); Patrick Beverley (Taco Bell® Skills Challenge); CJ McCollum (Skills); Jordan Clarkson (BBVA Compass Rising Stars Challenge); Marcus Smart (Stars); Clint Capela (Stars); and Dwight Powell (Stars).
10 – Ten 2016 NBA All-Stars are part of State Farm® All-Star Saturday Night: Chris Bosh (Three-Point); DeMarcus Cousins (Skills); Stephen Curry (Three-Point); Anthony Davis (Skills); Andre Drummond (Dunk); Draymond Green (Skills); James Harden (Three-Point); Kyle Lowry (Three-Point); Isaiah Thomas (Skills); and Klay Thompson (Three-Point).
12 – A record-tying 12 Canadians are playing in the NBA this season, more than any other country outside the United States. Canadians Trey Lyles, Dwight Powell and Andrew Wiggins will be playing on the World Team in the BBVA Compass Rising Stars Challenge.
18 – Kobe Bryant has been named to 18 straight All-Star Games, a record for consecutive selections. His 18 all-time selections are one shy of Kareem Abdul-Jabbar’s record.
26 – Kevin Durant’s All-Star Game scoring average of 26.0 points is the highest of all time.
40 – Stephen Curry, Draymond Green and Klay Thompson give the Golden State Warriors three players in an All-Star Game for the first time in 40 years. Rick Barry, Phil Smith and Jamaal Wilkes represented the Warriors in the 1976 All-Star Game.
44 – Toronto’s Kyle Lowry and DeMar DeRozan give the host city two guards in the All-Star Game for the first time in 44 years. Gail Goodrich and Jerry West represented the Lakers at the 1972 All-Star Game in Los Angeles.
60 – First-time All-Star selection Isaiah Thomas was the 60th and final pick in NBA Draft 2011.
216 – NBA All-Star 2016 will feature 216 current NBA players and legends participating in events, including 41 members of the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame.
280 – Kobe Bryant has scored 280 points in the All-Star Game, the most all time. LeBron James is two points behind with 278.
Source: National Basketball Association
