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If injuries dictated first-time All-Star opportunities in 2013, look for player movement to be the headlining criterion in 2014. A solid number of 2013 reserves for both conferences - including Irving, George, Tony Parker and Harden - are positioned to get the call again for New Orleans, as are 2012 selections like Roy Hibbert and Marc Gasol, who missed the cut in 2013. That's true despite Bryant's indefinite absence due to an Achilles injury, as the fan voting margins have been overwhelming in recent years.
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Indeed, nine of the 10 starting spots, which are determined by a fan vote, already look to be formalities: Rose, Dwyane Wade, LeBron James and Carmelo Anthony in the East, and Chris Paul, Kobe Bryant, Kevin Durant, Blake Griffin and Dwight Howard in the West. Even with Russell Westbrook expected to miss the first 20 games or so, the (very early) forecast for 2014 looks like a tight squeeze on spots available to newcomers. Rondo is still without a definitive timetable for his return (as is 2012 All-Star starter Andrew Bynum), but four players who were sidelined or limited before the break in 2013 - Derrick Rose, Kevin Love, Dirk Nowitzki and Deron Williams - are back in the mix for 2014.