Andre Drummond has been named by NBA Commissioner Adam Silver to replace injured Washington Wizards guard John Wall on Team LeBron in the 2018 NBA All-Star Game, which will be played on Sunday, Feb. 18.

Drummond earned his second All-Star selection, having previously represented the Pistons in the 2016 NBA All-Star Game. 

The 6-11 Drummond is averaging an NBA-leading and career-high 15.1 rebounds per game to go with 14.7 points, a career-high 3.8 assists, a career-high 1.54 steals and 1.37 blocked shots.  He already has more assists this season (176) than in his previous two seasons combined (157).  The six-year veteran has recorded an Eastern Conference-high 33 double-doubles in 46 games.

Paul George has been named a 2018 All-Star replacement.

George is slated to make his fifth All-Star appearance, joining teammate Russell Westbrook on Team LeBron, replacing New Orleans’ DeMarcus Cousins.

George is currently averaging 21.0 points, 5.5 rebounds, 3.0 assists and 2.17 steals (ranks 2nd). In 46 games this season, he is averaging a career-best 42.0 percent from 3-point range on a career-high 7.3 3-point attempts per game. He ranks first in deflections (4.4) and third in loose balls recovered (1.7).

The NBA has increased the purse for the All-Star Game with each winning player collecting $100,000 compared to $50,000 in previous years.

The losing team players will receive $25,000, which is the same as it was previously.

Some players have bonuses in their contracts tied to All-Star appearances.

Players agree the financial incentive will increase competition in the game.

"That'll certainly make it more interesting," Kyrie Irving said regarding the $100,000 winner's prize. "That's a huge difference."

"I think it will help, for sure. That's a lot of money," Klay Thompson told ESPN. "It will definitely help."

Dwane Casey has clinched head coaching duties for Team LeBron during the 2018 All-Star GAme.

Casey has never coached an All-Star squad before.

The Raptors and Casey earned the All-Star coaching nod with a 33-15 record, second best in the Eastern Conference.

Boston's Brad Stevens coached the team last season.

Mike D’Antoni and his staff will coach Team Stephen in the 2018 NBA All-Star Game on Sunday, Feb. 18 (8 p.m. ET) at Staples Center in Los Angeles.

D’Antoni joins Rudy Tomjanovich (1997) as the Rockets’ only All-Star Game head coaches.

A two-time NBA Coach of the Year, D’Antoni earned All-Star Game head coaching honors for the second time. As the Phoenix Suns’ head coach, he led the Western Conference past the Eastern Conference 153-132 in the 2007 NBA All-Star Game in Las Vegas.

The Rockets (34-13, .723) clinched the best record in the West through games played on Sunday, Feb. 4 among the 14 conference teams with a head coach eligible for the 2018 All-Star Game. Golden State Warriors head coach Steve Kerr was ineligible because he coached the West in last year’s All-Star Game.

Under a new All-Star Game format that replaces the traditional matchup between conferences, each 2018 All-Star Game coach will lead the team that includes the captain from the same conference. D’Antoni and his staff will coach the All-Star team that features Golden State’s Stephen Curry as captain.

LeBron James drafted DeMarcus Cousins (New Orleans Pelicans), Anthony Davis (New Orleans), Kevin Durant (Golden State) and Kyrie Irving (Boston Celtics) to join him in the starting lineup.  To complete Team LeBron, James selected LaMarcus Aldridge (San Antonio Spurs), Bradley Beal (Washington Wizards), Kevin Love (Cleveland), Victor Oladipo (Indiana Pacers), Kristaps Porzingis (New York Knicks), John Wall (Washington) and Russell Westbrook (Oklahoma City Thunder) as reserves.

Stephen Curry will start on Team Stephen alongside Giannis Antetokounmpo (Milwaukee Bucks), DeMar DeRozan (Toronto Raptors), Joel Embiid (Philadelphia 76ers) and James Harden (Houston Rockets).  For reserves, Curry chose Jimmy Butler (Minnesota Timberwolves), Draymond Green (Golden State), Al Horford (Boston), Damian Lillard (Portland Trail Blazers), Kyle Lowry (Toronto), Klay Thompson (Golden State) and Karl-Anthony Towns (Minnesota).

The NBA initially conceived of the All-Star Game draft with the expectation that it would televise the captains picking their respective teams.

The union pushed back on the idea with enough force to move the draft to a private conference call. While there was not unanimous pushback against the concept, there was enough to eliminate the idea.

With Stephen Curry and LeBron James selecting teams, the rosters will be announced on Thursday.

The NBA has announced the rosters for the 2018 Rising Stars Challenge with a USA versus the World format.

USA
Malcolm Brogdon
Lonzo Ball
Jaylen Brown
John Collins
Kris Dunn
Brandon Ingram
Kyle Kuzma
Donovan Mitchell
Dennis Smith Jr.
Jayson Tatum

World
Bogdan Bogdanovic
Dillon Brooks
Joel Embiid
Buddy Hield
Lauri Markkanen
Jamal Murray
Frank Ntilikina
Domas Sabonis
Dario Saric
Ben Simmons

Aaron Gordon, Victor Oladipo and Dennis Smith Jr. have committed to participating in the 2018 Slam Dunk Contest.

Larry Nance Jr. is a strong candidate to be the fourth contestant.

The NBA will announce the participants next week.

Donovan Mitchell is one player who had gained momentum for the contest this season but it appears he will not receive an invite.

The 2018 All-Star Game reserves have begun to leak ahead of Tuesday's official announcement, according to reports in the media from Shams Charania, Chris Haynes, Candace Buckner and others.

Western Conference
Damian Lillard

Klay Thompson

Draymond Green

Jimmy Butler

Karl-Anthony Towns

LaMarcus Aldridge

Russell Westbrook

Eastern Conference
Kristaps Porzingis

John Wall

Kyle Lowry

Al Horford

Victor Oladipo

Kevin Love

Bradley Beal