Society Pick ‘Em: NBA All-Star Weekend Edition
In this pick ’em we predicted the winners for every NBA All-Star event this weekend.
Friday night we have the Rising Stars Game which has a new format, keeping the rookies and sophomores but dividing them by U.S. born players vs. players born around the world.
On Saturday, in the Barclays Center there will be the Degree Shooting Stars, Taco Bell Skills Challenge, Foot Locker Three Point Contest and the Sprite Slam Dunk Contest.
On Sunday, the All-Star Game will take place in Madison Square Garden. It should be a fun weekend to watch. The writers that took part in this weekend’s picks were:
Alfonso De Falco (@FonzyDeFalco)
D.J. Allen (@DJAllen23)
Alex Fischbein (@ThatKidFisch)
Alec Walt (@AlecWalt)
Chris St. Jean (@CSaint3)
Aram Cannuscio (@ACannus)
Kyle Allan (@kallan441)
Martin Soaries (@Marley_mcfly)
B.J. Boyer (@wcboyer24)
1. Which team is going to win the Rising Stars Challenge and who will be named MVP?
De Falco: Team USA, Victor Oladipo
Allen: Team World, Giannis Antetokounmpo
Fischbein: Team World, Andrew Wiggins
Walt: Team USA, Victor Oladipo
St. Jean: Team USA, Victor Oladipo
Cannuscio: Team World, Nikola Mirotic
Allan: Team USA, Robert Covington
Soaries: Team USA, Victor Oladipo
Boyer: Team World, Andrew Wiggins
2. Which team is going to win the Degree Shooting Stars?
De Falco: Team Curry
Allen: Team Curry
Fischbein: Team Bosh
Walt: Team Westbrook
St. Jean: Team Westbrook
Cannuscio: Team Westbrook
Allan: Team Westbrook
Soaries: Team Curry
Boyer: Team Bosh
3. Who is going to win the Taco Bell Skills Challenge?
De Falco: Isaiah Thomas
Allen: Kyle Lowry
Fischbein: Brandon Knight
Walt: Kyle Lowry
St. Jean: Jeff Teague
Cannuscio: Isaiah Thomas
Allan: Jeff Teague
Soaries: Isaiah Thomas
Boyer: Jeff Teague
4. Who is going to win the Foot Locker Three Point Contest?
De Falco: Wesley Matthews
Allen: Stephen Curry
Fischbein: Kyle Korver
Walt: Kyle Korver
St. Jean: Wesley Matthews
Cannuscio: Kyle Korver
Allan: Stephen Curry
Soaries: Klay Thompson
Boyer: Klay Thompson
5. Who is going to win the Sprite Slam Dunk Contest?
De Falco: Victor Oladipo
Allen: Zach LaVine
Fischbein: Victor Oladipo
Walt: Giannis Antetokounmpo
St. Jean: Victor Oladipo
Cannuscio: Giannis Antetokounmpo
Allan: Giannis Antetokounmpo
Soaries: Zach LaVine
Boyer: Zach LaVine
6. Which team is going to win the All-Star game and who is going to take home the MVP?
De Falco: West, James Harden
Allen: West, Kevin Durant
Fischbein: West, Stephen Curry
Walt: West, James Harden
St. Jean: West, Russell Westbrook
Cannuscio: West, Kevin Durant
Allan: West, James Harden
Soaries: West, Kevin Durant
Boyer: West, Kevin Durant