Houston Rockets center Alperen Şengün achieved a long-held goal Thursday when he was named an NBA All-Star for the first time in his career. Şengün was announced as one of the Western Conference reserves chosen by NBA head coaches to compete in the 2025 All-Star Game on Feb.

In a bizarre finish, the Rockets (29-14) had a huge win over the Cavs (36-7). Alperen Sengun made his late free throws, and Darius Garland did not.

The versatile guard is named to the Western Conference reserves. Teammate Norman Powell is not despite averaging a team-best 24 points per game.

The reserves for the 2025 All-Star game have been announced and NBA fans are not happy with some of the results.The full Eastern and Western Conference teams can be found below.Seven players w

The 76ers won’t have an NBA All-Star for the first time in eight seasons. Joel Embiid, Paul George, and Tyrese Maxey were not among the players named as Eastern Conference All-Star reserves Thursday on TNT’s NBA Tip-Off show.

NBA All-Star Game being down the road from Sacramento’s Golden 1 Center, no Kings players will suit up to represent the Western Conference next month in San Francisco. Kings star center Domantas Sabonis was snubbed from being selected as a Western Conference reserve for the league’s annual event,

The full rosters for this year’s NBA All-Star Game were unveiled on Thursday evening, as the reserves were added to the Eastern and Western Conference rosters. It’s hard to believe that the 2025 NBA All-Star Game is almost here, but Feb. 16’s marquee event is right around the corner.

The NBA All-Star Game format will look different this season, but one thing is always the same. There is a debate to be had about which players deserve

Alperen Şengün joined the Houston Rockets at the depths of their post-Harden rebuild in the 2021 NBA draft. The 22-year-old center is now an All-Star as Houston rises up the NBA hierarchy. Şengün’s been reaching new heights this season 🚀 Alperen Şengün is an #NBAAllStar! pic.twitter.com/GfTkVUlnKv

NBA East All-Star reserves have been announced, and there is one deserving name surprisingly missing from the roster. The NBA has officially announced

Wembanyama becomes only the fourth Spurs player to make the All-Star Game in his first or second season. The others: Alvin Robertson in 1986, David Robinson in 1990 and 1991, and Tim Duncan in 1998.

Here’s the full 2025 NBA All-Star roster, explained after the reserves were announced.