2014 NBA All Star Weekend Predictions

All Star weekend has started in New Orleans, yesterday things kicked of with the celebrity game.Secretary of Education Arnie Duncan won the most valuable player award. Which was followed by the Rising Stars Challenge basically a rookie and sophomore all star game. Andre Drummond of the Detroit Pistons won the MVP of that game. Now on to my picks for the rest of the weekend's events.

Skills Challenge:

Pick: Reggie Jackson, Jackson has been great while Russell Westbrook is out so I am picking him to win a competition where the fundamentals count.

3 Point Shoot Contest:

Pick: Stephen Curry, those that know me know I typically don't like basketball players that won't dunk on opposing players. However Mr. Curry is most watch television due to his range on his jump shot. Not since Larry Bird have I seen a player who lights it up from deep the way he has lighten it up in the league.

Slam Dunk Contest

Pick: John Wall, this is the only pick that was really hard for me. It's hard because back in the 1980s players could go get hammered and still jump from the free throw line and slam the ball home. Now with 1 million social media followers and tremendous financial wealth players either play around and don't take the contest seriously or they act like they don't care if they look bad. Not saying that would happen this year but I don't know who will hang out get all kinds of fried and not perform in the dunk contest. Could be anyone, I am picking John Wall because I know he has been eyeing the contest since he came in the NBA he just wasn't healthy enough to be in it.

2014 All Star Game MVP

Pick: Lebron James, you would have to think at this point All Star MVP trophies wouldn't matter for Lebron. Not true look for him to make a statement and bring the East All Star back if they are behind.