The NBA All-Star Game 2025 is set to roll as the teams have shaped up. Three teams have been announced after commentators and former NBA legends Shaquille O’Neal, Charles Barkley, and Kenny Smith participated in a Draft format to select the 24 players.
Notably, three-time Olympic champion Lebron James was the first to go in the all-star draft after being picked by Shaquille O’Neal. Jaylen Brown was the last pick who also went to “Team Shaq.”
Anthony Edwards, who played on Team USA with James at the Olympic Games Paris 2024, was selected by Kenny Smith. Nikola Jokic, 2024 NBA MVP and Paris 2024 bronze medallist, was drafted by Charles Barkley.
2025 NBA All-Star Game: Date and venue
The Game will be held on February 16 at Chase Center in San Francisco.
How the 2025 edition is different
The 2025 NBA All-Star Game will be not be held in the East vs. West format like previous years. The competition will feature four teams of eight players each. The three teams-drafted by Shaquille O’Neal, Charles Barkley, and Kenny Smith- will be joined in a mini-tournament by the winner of the Rising Stars competition (Friday, 14th Feb) for first- and second-year players. This team will be helmed by WNBA legend Candace Parker, containing some of the league’s best young talent.
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This is the first time the game will feature the format of four teams playing three games in a mini-tournament. The games will last until the first team reaches or exceeds 40 points. The winning teams will then advance to the finals.
The four coaches will be Mark Daigneault from the Oklahoma City Thunder and Kenny Atkinson from the Cleveland Cavaliers, as well as an assistant from each of their teams.
2025 NBA All-Star Game: Prize Money
Each member of the winning team will receive a prize of $125,000, while the second-place team will receive $50,000, and the two teams that lose the first game will each get $25,000.
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2025 NBA All-Star Game: Team Squads
Team Shaq
- LeBron James, Los Angeles Lakers
- Stephen Curry, Golden State Warriors
- Anthony Davis, Dallas Mavericks
- Jayson Tatum, Boston Celtics
- Kevin Durant, Phoenix Suns
- Damian Lillard, Milwaukee Bucks
- James Harden, Los Angeles 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 Jokic, Denver Nuggets
- Giannis Antetokounmpo, Milwaukee Bucks
- 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
