In one of the least surprising developments of the NBA season, the Cleveland Cavaliers do not have a single All-Star
Coming into the 2018-19 NBA season the Cleveland Cavaliers had one All-Star hopeful on the roster. That hopeful being Kevin Love. Unfortunately Love suffered an injury and has been absent since the fourth game of the season. Love’s injury essentially shut the door on any Cavaliers player making the All-Star Team.
Of course this does not include the Rising Stars Challenge. Cavaliers forward Cedi Osman is a member of Team World. While this event does occur during All-Star Weekend, it does not mean Osman is an All-Star. Osman could potentially find his way into the All-Star Game in the future, but for the time being the Rising Stars Challenge will have to do.
This is the first time since the 2011-12 season which Cleveland does not have an All-Star selection. The team also did not have an All-Star during the 2010-11 season. These years were of course immediately after LeBron James left for Miami and before Kyrie Irving ascended to superstardom. The fact that this is the first season without either player and the team does not have an All-Star is not entirely a surprise.
As of now the team really does not have an All-Star candidate on the roster outside of potentially Kevin Love. Collin Sexton may end up in this game in the future, but a lot has to change before this conversation can really get started. Sexton has struggled as rookie and it was covered previously. Cedi Osman is also a candidate to make it in the future, but like Sexton improvements must come before that happens. It may be some time before the Cleveland Cavaliers have another player in the All-Star Game, but that drought is unlikely to last forever.
