"The Nuggets have been one of the better teams in the Western Conference, but they don't have a representative on the Western Conference all-star team.

Some thought Ty Lawson could nab one of the seven bench spots that were announced Thursday, but instead the guards added were Oklahoma City's Russell Westbrook, Phoenix's Steve Nash and San Antonio's Tony Parker. Westbrook was a shoo-in, Nash is having one of his better statistical seasons and Parker has surged lately, his 18.9 points per game and 7.7 assists faring better than Lawson's 15.5 and 6.5."