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> Game 1: Kenny’s Young Stars vs. Chuck’s Global Stars
> Game 2: Shaq’s OGs vs. Candace’s Rising Stars
> Game 3: Winner Game 1 vs. Winner Game 2
The rosters for three of the four teams in the NBA All-Star Game were determined through the NBA All-Star Draft held live Thursday night on TNT.
In the NBA All-Star Draft, TNT’s “Inside the NBA” commentators and team general managers Charles Barkley, Shaquille O’Neal and Kenny Smith each selected eight players from the pool of 24 players voted as starters and reserves in each conference.
The first three selections were LeBron James (Team Shaq), Anthony Edwards (Team Kenny) and Nikola Jokić (Team Chuck).
Team Chuck, Team Shaq and Team Kenny will be joined in the mini-tournament by the Castrol Rising Stars champion, known as Team Candace for its honorary general manager, WNBA legend and TNT analyst Candace Parker.
The official team names for the four teams will be: Shaq’s OGs, Kenny’s Young Stars, Chuck’s Global Stars & Candace’s Rising Stars.
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Team Shaq
- * LeBron James (L.A. Lakers)
- * Stephen Curry (Golden State Warriors)
- ~ Anthony Davis (Dallas Mavericks)
- * Jayson Tatum (Boston Celtics)
- * Kevin Durant (Phoenix Suns)
- Damian Lillard (Milwaukee Bucks
- James Harden (LA Clippers)
- Jaylen Brown (Boston Celtics)
Team Kenny
- Anthony Edwards (Minnesota Timberwolves)
- * Jalen Brunson (New York Knicks)
- Jaren Jackson Jr. (Memphis Grizzlies)
- Jalen Williams (Oklahoma City Thunder)
- Darius Garland (Cleveland Cavaliers)
- Evan Mobley (Cleveland Cavaliers)
- Cade Cunningham (Detroit Pistons)
- Tyler Herro (Miami Heat)
Team Chuck
- * Nikola Jokić (Denver Nuggets)
- * Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (Oklahoma City Thunder)
- Victor Wembanyama (San Antonio Spurs)
- Pascal Siakam (Indiana Pacers)
- Alperen Sengun (Houston Rockets)
- * Karl-Anthony Towns (New York Knicks)
- * Donovan Mitchell (Cleveland Cavaliers)
- ^ Trae Young (Atlanta Hawks)
* Named as a starter during All-Star Voting
^ Trae Young will replace the injured Giannis Antetokounmpo on Team Chuck
~ Kyrie Irving will replace the injured Anthony Davis on Team Shaq
Team Candace*
- Stephon Castle (San Antonio Spurs)
- Dalton Knecht (L.A. Lakers)
- Jaylen Wells (Memphis Grizzlies)
- Keyonte George (Utah Jazz)
- Zach Edey (Memphis Grizzlies)
- Trayce Jackson-Davis (Golden State Warriors)
- Ryan Dunn (Phoenix Suns)
- Amen Thompson (Houston Rockets)
*Team Candace is the winning team from the Castrol Rising Stars 4-team mini-tournament, which featured the best NBA rookies, NBA sophomores and G League talent.
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New All-Star Game Format
2025 NBA All-Star Game format explained
For the first time, the NBA All-Star Game will feature a mini-tournament with four teams and three games. Two teams will meet in one semifinal (Game 1), and the remaining two teams will meet in the other semifinal (Game 2). The winning teams from Game 1 and Game 2 will advance to face each other in the championship (Game 3). For each game, the winner will be the first team to reach or surpass 40 points.
Each team will have eight players and be named for a TNT NBA analyst. The 24 NBA All-Star selections will be divided evenly into three teams, with the rosters drafted by TNT’s Inside the NBA commentators and honorary team general managers Charles Barkley, Shaquille O’Neal and Kenny Smith. The three analysts made ttheir respective picks for Team Chuck, Team Shaq and Team Kenny live on TNT in the NBA All-Star Draft.
The fourth team will be the winning team from the championship game of the Castrol Rising Stars, the annual showcase of top first- and second-year NBA players and NBA G League standouts, which will be played on Feb. 14 during NBA All-Star 2025. TNT analyst and WNBA legend Candace Parker will serve as honorary GM of the Rising Stars champion, known as Team Candace.
The five players honored as starters in each conference will be selected by fans (50% of the vote), current NBA players (25%) and a media panel (25%). The seven players honored as reserves in each conference will be selected by NBA head coaches.
The four teams participating in the NBA All-Star Game will compete for a prize pool of $1.8 million. Each player on the championship-winning team will receive $125,000, each player on the second-place team will receive $50,000 and each player on the third- and fourth-place teams will receive $25,000.
