The NBA's All-Star reserves for both the Eastern and Western Conference were released Thursday night, and there were a couple of notable snubs not affected by injuries including Atlanta Hawks guard Trae Young,

It is the first All-Star selection for Şengün, the 22-year-old center who over the last four seasons has helped to rebuild the Rockets into a playoff contender.

The NBA announced its All-Star reserves on Friday, with Dyson Daniels’ Atlanta Hawks teammate Trae Young among the biggest names to be snubbed.

Dillon Brooks and Trae Young received ... his hand on the back of Young’s neck. Daniels made his free throw after that to close the gap to two points, but Alperen Sengun made a dunk with 2.1 ...

“I’ve got a lot of injuries from (his childhood) — like everywhere,” the 22-year-old Şengün said. “My arms. My knees. I have injuries and scars everywhere from climbing places.

In what has become a sizzling rivalry between two of the top Western Conference teams, the Rockets and Grizzlies meet for the final game of the regular season.

Young hasn't been voted into the game since 2022; he was an injury replacement selected by Commissioner Adam Silver last year. Hawks coach Quin Snyder made clear that he believes the players who made the All-Star roster are deserving.

As the Houston Rockets soar, they're going to be on TNT a lot more, so Charles Barkley is going to have to learn how to say Alperen Şengün and Amen Thompson.

The 24 players will get drafted into three teams of eight on Feb. 6 by Shaquille O’Neal, Kenny Smith and Charles Barkley. They’ll play in a new tournament style for the All-Star Game, which will have a fourth team from the winners of the Rising Stars Challenge on Friday night before. These were the reserve selections:

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The league is as rich with talent as it has ever been. Someone was bound to get snubbed. But one stands out above the rest.