The 24 gamers chosen for the 2025 All-Star Sport had been drafted on a Thursday pre-game TNT present by coaches Charles Barkley, Shaquille O’Neal and Kenny Smith, and later announced by the NBA.
The gamers had been beforehand sorted into teams of starters and reserves, however that had no bearing on their staff placement for the brand new mini-tournament on this yr’s sport.
Under are every staff’s picks, sorted so as of decide:
Staff Shaq
O’Neal had the primary total decide within the televised draft deciding on LeBron James, who holds the document for many All-Star appearances in a profession. For essentially the most half, O’Neal opted for the “previous guard” of the NBA, so to talk. His staff has a whopping 87 All-Star appearances (together with this yr) between the eight gamers.
The roster additionally unites a handful of gamers. Durant spent this week in commerce rumors, with reviews indicating he didn’t wish to be traded to Curry’s Warriors. The 2 gamers had been teammates for 3 seasons. This additionally will mark the primary time James and Davis will play collectively for the reason that blockbuster transfer that introduced Luka Doncic to L.A. Moreover, all of Curry, James, Durant, Tatum and Davis performed collectively on the 2024 U.S. males’s Olympic Staff.
Staff Kenny
Versus O’Neal’s roster, Smith opted for a few of the youthful stars throughout the league. Smith’s staff has a mixed 13 All-Star nods to their title. Williams, Mobley, Cunningham and Herro are all first-time All-Stars. Smith united a pair of Cavaliers, with Mobley and Garland becoming a member of forces.
Staff Chuck
Barkley went for a mixture of expertise in his group. He landed the highest three anticipated gamers within the MVP race this season between Jokic, Antetokounmpo and Gilgeous-Alexander. He additionally landed Wembanyama with the twelfth total decide. Barkley’s group has a mixed 35 All-Star honors, with Sengun and Wembanyama being first-time All-Stars, however Antetkounmpo (9) and Jokic (seven) main the way in which.
A fourth staff coached by Candace Parker will play within the match. She’ll be teaching whichever staff wins this yr’s Rising Stars Problem. Two groups will meet in a semifinal (Sport 1) whereas the opposite two additionally play one another (Sport 2). The successful staff from every sport strikes on to the ultimate spherical.
The 4 groups collaborating within the NBA All-Star Sport will compete for a prize pool of $1.8M. Every participant on the staff that wins the ultimate will obtain $125K, whereas members of the second-place staff earn $50K. Gamers on the third- and fourth-place groups will obtain $25K.
