Five Players That You May Have Forgotten Were NBA All-Stars 

Each year, the NBA puts the best of the best on display in the annual All-Star Game. 24 of the league’s best players go head-to-head in an exhibition contest that celebrates talent.

The league’s most popular players almost always get to participate in the game, either by getting voted in as a starter by the fans or selected as reserves by the coaches.

Throughout the All-Star Game’s history, hundreds of players have been selected to participate that it’s impossible to keep track of all of them.

While a lot of the names-especially the multiple-time selections-are no longer surprising, there are bound to be some names that will make people go “I forgot that he was an All-Star”.

Here are five players that you may have forgotten were NBA All-Stars.

Chris Kaman

Chris Kaman is probably best remembered for lying down on the bench when he was with the Los Angeles Lakers during the 2013-2014 season.

Before that, however, Kaman was a solid contributor for the other LA team, the Clippers. In the 2009-2010 season, he averaged a career-high 18.5 points and 9.3 rebounds per game, earning him a spot on the Western Conference All-Star squad.

Kaman was chosen as a replacement for the injured Brandon Roy.

Mo Williams

Mo Williams will always be remembered as a dependable NBA player that was a regular contributor on a number of title-contending teams.

A lot of people would still be surprised to know that the one-time NBA champion was also a one-time NBA All-Star. During the 2008-2009 season, he put up a career-best 17.8 points per game and was the second-leading scorer on a 66-win Cleveland Cavaliers team behind LeBron James.

That level of production helped Williams earn his first and only All-Star nod in 2009 after being chosen as a replacement for Chris Bosh.

Theo Ratliff

In 2001, the Philadelphia 76ers had not one, not two, but three representatives in that year’s All-Star game: coach Larry Brown, would-be NBA MVP Allen Iverson, and Theo Ratliff.

Yes, Theo Ratliff. While Ratliff wasn’t an offensive stalwart, he was the defensive anchor for the 56-win Sixers that year.

He averaged a career-high 3.7 blocks per game to go along with 12.4 points and 8.3 rebounds. His solid stats line helped him earn an All-Star selection.

Unfortunately for Ratliff, he wasn’t able to play in the game due to injury.

Kyle Korver

Kyle Korver will probably be best remembered for his shooting touch. The sharpshooter helped teams like Philadelphia, Utah, Chicago, Atlanta and Cleveland to playoff appearances.

During the 2014-2015 NBA season, Korver averaged 12.1 points and made nearly 50% of his three-point shots on a 60-win Atlanta Hawks team.

He was also selected as an Eastern Conference All-Star, alongside Hawks teammates Al Horford, Paul Millsap and Jeff Teague.

Mehmet Okur

Mehmet Okur was one of the earliest iterations of the stretch-five. The sweet-shooting big man from Turkey was a key cog in the Detroit Pistons’ 2004 title run, but eventually became a star when he joined the Utah Jazz.

In the 2006-2007 season, Okur put up 17.6 points and pulled down 7.2 boards per game on a 50-win Jazz team. He was named an All-Star for the first and only time in his career.