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NBA Jam Western Conference Players Announced

Hasn't Anyone Heard of the Supersonics?

by Sean

As you may or may not have known, EA Sports had invited fans to vote on which players should appear on the rosters for the upcoming rebooted NBA Jam. If you wanted to weigh in, but were biding your time, you've now officially waited too long. You may remember that last week, the publisher revealed the players that will represent the Eastern Conference, and today, once again via ESPN, the Western Conference players have also been detailed. As with the East, the West provides a few surprises, not only in who is included, but also who has been left out.

Most teams will be represented by two or three players, with an additional one or two legends, or in the case of teams with a shorter history (or difficult contractual negotiations), a mascot. Nine teams have been given four players, as EA decided that the voting for those teams was too close to call. On the whole, there aren't a whole lot of surprises in the rosters (Dirk Nowitzki will represent the Mavericks, Kobe the Lakers, and so on), there are a few players that more pedestrian NBA fans won't immediately recognize (Jonny Flynn, Chris Kaman, and Russell Westbrook spring to mind). To me, the oddest omissions are on the Oklahoma City Thunder, formerly the Seattle Supersonics, whose Shawn Kemp and Gary Payton seemed like sure-things for legends. I can only speculate that those two players wouldn't agree to the terms.

Anyway, here's your full rosters:

Dallas Mavericks
Players: Dirk Nowitzki, Jason Kidd and Caron Butler
Mascot: Mavs Man

Denver Nuggets
Players: Carmelo Anthony, Chauncey Billups and Kenyon Martin
Mascot: Rocky The Mountain Lion

Golden State Warriors
Players: Monta Ellis, David Lee, Stephen Curry and Andris Biedrins
Legends: Tim Hardaway and Chris Mullin

Houston Rockets
Players: Kevin Martin, Yao Ming and Trevor Ariza
Legends: Hakeem Olajuwon and Kenny Smith

Los Angeles Clippers
Players: Baron Davis, Blake Griffin and Chris Kaman
Legend: Danny Manning

Los Angeles Lakers
Players: Kobe Bryant, Pau Gasol, Ron Artest and Lamar Odom
Legends: Magic Johnson and James Worthy

Memphis Grizzlies
Players: O.J. Mayo, Zach Randolph and Rudy Gay
Legend: Bryant Reeves

Minnesota Timberwolves
Players: Al Jefferson, Kevin Love, Jonny Flynn and Michael Beasley
Legend: Chuck Person

New Orleans Hornets
Players: Chris Paul, David West and Peja Stojakovic
Legend: Larry Johnson

Oklahoma City Thunder
Players: Kevin Durant, Jeff Green and Russell Westbrook
Legend: Rumble The Bison

Phoenix Suns
Players: Steve Nash, Grant Hill and Jason Richardson
Legends: Dan Majerle and Kevin Johnson

Portland Trail Blazers
Players: Brandon Roy, LaMarcus Aldridge and Greg Oden
Legend: Clyde Drexler

Sacramento Kings
Players: Tyreke Evans, Carl Landry, Jason Thompson and DeMarcus Cousins
Legend: Mitch Richmond

San Antonio Spurs
Players: Tim Duncan, Tony Parker and Manu Ginobili
Legends: David Robinson and George Gervin

Utah Jazz
Players: Deron Williams, Andrei Kirilenko and Mehmet Okur
Legends: Karl Malone and John Stockton

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