Nikola Jokic is the only MVP who has never had a teammate named to the All-Star, All-NBA, or All-Defensive teams—and that did not change on Thursday.

The NBA released its All-Star reserves for the 2024 game later this month in Indianapolis, but no other Denver Nuggets were picked. This means that Jokic is now the only representative from the reigning champions attending the event. No coaches, young players, or skill competitors are currently scheduled to attend the exhibition.

Last year, the whole Nuggets staff coached the game because they were leading the west at the time; that will not happen this year, even if Denver improves in the standings, because league rules prohibit the same team’s staff from coaching the game twice in a row. Even two years ago, Bones Hyland made the Rising Stars game, but Peyton Watson was not selected this season.

Perhaps the best example was Jokic’s co-star Jamal Murray, but it wasn’t difficult to find five guards who had better seasons than the Blue Arrow, thanks in part to his month-long absence due to injury. The Nuggets’ third, fourth, and fifth players—Aaron Gordon, Kentavious Caldwell-Pope, and Michael Porter Jr.—who make up the league’s top starting lineup, were also passed over. Even though all five are excellent in their jobs and helped the Nuggets win their first title months ago, their numbers aren’t as high as some lesser teams’ first choices.

The starting lineup for the West includes Jokic, LeBron James, Luka Doncic, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, and Kevin Durant. Following that are Kawhi Leonard, Anthony Davis, Devin Booker, Anthony Edwards, Stephen Curry, Paul George, and Karl-Anthony Towns.

Looking only at the backcourt, Murray could have received a nod. SGA leads the NBA in win shares, with Doncic ranking second among guards in the West and scoring the most points per game among players who have played at least 40 games. Beyond the obvious starters, the West’s next best players by win share are James Harden, Devin Booker, Fred VanVleet, Mike Conley, Anthony Edwards, Stephen Curry, Collin Sexton, and De’Aaron Fox. Murray ranks 10th in that category and 58th overall in the league. Murray ranks 18th overall in assists per game and fifth among guards in the West, while his scoring average is 40th overall and seventh among guards in the West.

Should Murray be given an extra boost in the game because of his playoff success last year and the fact that he has had more memorable moments than many other players? He and Jokic are likely the only two players in NBA history to have 30-point triple-doubles in the same game, let alone the Finals. But Murray isn’t close enough to the pack of five for the nudge to be significant.

At any rate, Murray—the only player in NBA history who has to prove it now in the regular season—will be motivated to finish the season and begin the postseason. Many of the people named in front of Murray will be Nuggets playoff opponents, and Murray will also encounter several of these players in the Olympics.

By the conclusion of the season, Jokic may be a three-time MVP, with a Finals MVP and at least one championship—but he will still have never had a “star” teammate.