Looks like the Detroit Pistons got some additional good news. They’ve already had a pretty good week after trading for Blake Griffin, and now it appears his frontcourt pal Andre Drummond will be an All-Star.
The NBA announced on Tuesday that Drummond, who is having a career year for the Pistons, would replace injured Washington Wizards star John Wall during the 2018 All-Star Game on Feb. 18.
Wall is likely to miss up to two months for the flagging Wizards with what is being described as a “clean up” on his knee.
Drummond is averaging 14.7 points and 15.1 rebounds per-game. He leads the league in rebounding, and Drummond is the NBA’s leader in rebound percentage, defensive win shares, and defensive box plus-minus. He’s certainly a solid choice, although other players like Chris Paul, Kemba Walker, and Lou Williams were likely considered.
Meanwhile, a few other stars who seemingly wanted that spot took to Twitter to voice their reaction to Drummond’s ascension to the All-Star Game.
Via Twitter:
🤔🤔🤔
— Jaylen Brown (@FCHWPO) January 31, 2018
Andre Drummond received the most voting points from NBA head coaches among Eastern Conference players who were not selected as reserves, per NBA announcement, which is why he was selected to replace John Wall.
— Alex Kennedy (@AlexKennedyNBA) January 31, 2018
Good for Drummond. He deserves to be there and at this point, outside of most of the starters the All-Star rosters are a complete crapshoot.