NBA All-Star reserves were announced Thursday, with the San Antonio Spurs' Victor Wembanyama earning the first of what is expected to be a long line of All-Star honors. The second-year superstar was the Rookie of the Year last season,

Victor Wembanyama is one of the league’s very best players. The San Antonio star and reigning rookie of the year is an All-Star for the first time, one of the 14 players announced Thursday night as members of the reserve pool for the Feb.

The NBA All-Star Game reserves will be announced Thursday night on TNT. The game is scheduled Feb. 16 in San Francisco's Chase Center.

The star Spurs center becomes the first San Antonio player since Dejounte Murray in 2021-2022 to make the All-Star squad.

Star, Chris Paul makes a pitch to coaches about selecting Spurs teammate Victor Wembanyama for his first such honor.

The story, as Buford tells it, goes like this: Claudio Crippa, an international scout for the Spurs, proposed going to see a youth game before checking out Doumbouya. Buford saw Wembanyama play for the first time that day. And the seeds for the Spurs’ new master plan were immediately planted.

French sensation and reigning NBA Rookie of the Year Victor Wembanyama is an All-Star for the first time, selected as a reserve for the league’s signature midseason event by a vote of Western Conference coaches.

Victor Wembanyama has been nominated as an All Star reserve for the first time in his NBA career. While starters were selected by the fans, players and media, the reserves are selected by the coaches.