The guards on the team ahead of Booker are Stephen Curry, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, James Harden and Anthony Edwards. The West has a loaded group in the backcourt, and the Suns star was edged out.

That left many big-name stars left on the outside looking in when All-Star weekend begins in a few weeks. In the Eastern Conference, the two biggest snubs appeared to be the Hawks' Trae Young and the Hornets' LaMelo Ball,

While Booker was not named a starter, his teammate Kevin Durant was, giving the Suns at least one All-Star this season. Durant will join Stephen Curry, LeBron James, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and Nikola Jokić as the All-Star starters in the Western Conference.