Wembanyama, at age 21, made his first All-Star Team as a reserve, but he is expected to become a fixture of the event. He and rookie Stephon Castle will also participate in the Rising Stars Challenge, ...

Now that he knows he'll be in San Francisco, the sixth-year guard has another plan in mind: the All-Star Weekend 3-point contest.

We're not quite in barrel-scrapping territory in the East ... but it's pretty close. Out West, things are more competitive.