The Rockets currently hold second place in the Western Conference with a record of 32 wins and 14 losses, thanks in large part to Şengün’s contributions. His selection marks a historic milestone as he becomes only the second Turkish player in NBA history to earn an All-Star spot, following Mehmet Okur in 2007.

The NBA's All-Star reserves for both the Eastern and Western Conference were released Thursday night, and there were a couple of notable snubs not affected by injuries including A

Joining Wembanyama as a West reserve are Jaren Jackson Jr., Jalen Williams, Anthony Edwards, Anthony Davis, James Harden and Alperen Şengün. The seven reserves from the East are Jaylen Brown, Pascal Siakam, Darius Garland, Evan Mobley, Cade Cunningham, Damian Lillard and Tyler Herro, as selected by the conference’s coaches.

The reserves will join the starters who were announced last week at the All-Star Game in the Chase Center in San Francisco on Feb. 16.

In what has become a sizzling rivalry between two of the top Western Conference teams, the Rockets and Grizzlies meet for the final game of the regular season.

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The Rockets, currently the No. 2 seed in the West, are relatively content with their roster and unlikely to get involved in the De'Aaron Fox sweepstakes.