All four Lakers (Kobe Bryant, Pau Gasol, Dwight Howard and Metta World Peace) were included in the first official ballot release.
This is common for the Lakers and, most likely, three of the four players will be on the Western Conference All-Star team.
It's even more likely that two of the four will be starting the All-Star game.
Let's look at the odds of each player to make the 2013 NBA All-Star Game.
First off, let's look at Kobe Bryant's odds of making the Western Conference All-Star team.
Kobe is one of the best players in the NBA and has played, and started, in 14 All-Star games in his career.
Kobe has become a staple of the West All-Stars and, barring injury, there's no shot he isn't a starter on the team.
I set Kobe's odds at 100 percent because he is way too popular and talented to not be selected for the game.
Next, let's look at Pau Gasol's odds of making the Western Conference All-Star team.
Gasol has missed eight games this season with knee tendinitis and hasn't looked like himself when playing.
Pau is averaging a career low 12.4 PPG and has once again been under significant scrutiny for his play.
Looking at how other Western Conference big men are playing, Gasol doesn't seem to have a fantastic shot at making the team.
His main competition includes LaMarcus Aldridge, Tim Duncan, Kevin Durant, Marc Gasol, Rudy Gay, Blake Griffin, Dwight Howard, Serge Ibaka, David Lee, Kevin Love and Zach Randolph.
At this point, it wouldn't be far fetched to say that Pau is playing worse than each one of these players.
Throw in that he would have to fight for a reserve spot and it's tough to imagin...
Article Source: Bleacher Report - Los Angeles Lakers
