Which stars are in and out?
Who is someone you expect to make the all star game for the first time?
Who been an all star before that won't be selected this season?
Who wins the all star game?
Who will be MVP?
I haven't been paying attention to the exact composition of guys in the all-star game year-over-year (I pay more attention to All-League Teams since that restricts training), but I do think there are a couple of guys that we've been used to seeing in the All-Star Game whose time has probably passed now.
Calvin Natt comes to mind; he's had 7 all-star appearances in 7 seasons, but this is the season I think his streak comes to an end - he's still scoring 20 ppg, but he's a bench player now. Moses Malone is another; he actually missed the All-Star Game last year but I think in all our minds he's still a dominant force... and he's averaging just 16.5 ppg and 7.1 rpg this year... those aren't all-star numbers.
The one young guy I think will shock a lot of people by making the all-star game is Thurl Bailey of the Kings (yes, he's a former Blazer). Chad has been featuring Thurl on his team, and Thurl is averaging 27.5 ppg, 9.9 rpg, and 3.5 bpg. Those aren't quite Ewing numbers, so Thurl isn't going to start, but find me another center (besides Ewing) averaging close to that. I'll wait.
While you would think "Who Wins" is easy (the West has Jordan, Clyde, and Magic), the truth is that the All-Star Game for whatever reason actually tends to see bench players get more minutes than the starters, and because of that, I think the East wins. The West has better starters, but I think the East has the better bench, and since the benches play... the East wins. As to who will win MVP, I'll keep Chad's interest in this response by guessing "Reggie Theus."