Have a look at the new format and rules of the NBA All-Star game in 2025
Check out all the details of the NBA All-Star 2025, as basketball enthusiasts are currently looking for more information about the game ever since the announcement came out revealing that the NBA has updated its format for All-Star Game this year.
Earlier, reports surfaced indicating that the NBA has announced an updated format and this year’s edition will feature a mini-tournament structure between 24 All-Stars.
NBA All-Star Game 2025 new format explained, rules, teams, coaches, players voting, schedule, date, time, tickets and prize money
For the first time, the NBA All-Star Game will feature a mini-tournament with four teams and three games and 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) and 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 and 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.
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• TNT’s Charles Barkley, Shaquille O’Neal and Kenny Smith Draft Rosters of… pic.twitter.com/VKuRyvLs2O
— NBA (@NBA) December 17, 2024
NBA All-Star 2025 General Managers
As per the official announcement of the NBA, Shaquille O’Neal, Charles Barkley, Kenny Smith, and Candace Parker will serve as NBA All-Star 2025 teams’ general managers, with their squads competing alongside the rising stars game winner.
As aforesaid this year’s edition has updated its format, featuring a mini-tournament, which will be held between 24 All-Stars. These stars will be divided into 4 teams, playing a total of three games. Each game in the tournament will be played for a score of 40 points.
Teams and Rosters
As mentioned above, there will be a total of 4 teams and will be managed by aforementioned general managers. These teams are named as “Team Shaq, Team Chuck, Team Kenny, and Team Candace.”
The first three teams called ‘Team Shaq, Team Chuck, and Team Kenny,’ will be drafted from the 24 selected all-star players.
While, the fourth team, that is, Team Candace, will consist of rising stars, including including first- and second-year NBA players and G-League standouts. 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 Friday, February 14 during NBA All-Star 2025 and Candace Parker will serve as honorary GM of the Rising Stars champion known as Team Candace.
Each team will feature at least 8 players, drafted by their respective general managers. The All-Star Draft, where the 24 All-Star players will be divided among Team Shaq, Team Chuck, and Team Kenny, is scheduled for February 6, 2025.
Tickets are now out and can be bought from here.
Format and Schedule
The NBA All-Star 2025 tournament is set to take place between February 14 to 16, at the Chase Center in San Francisco.
Friday, Feb. 14
Ruffles NBA All-Star Celebrity Game | Oakland Arena | 7 p.m. ET
Castrol Rising Stars | Chase Center | 9 p.m. ET
Saturday, Feb. 15
NBA All-Star Practice presented by AT&T | Oakland Arena | 2 p.m. ET
NBA HBCU Classic presented by AT&T | Oakland Arena | 5 p.m. ET
Morehouse College vs. Tuskegee University
State Farm All-Star Saturday Night | Chase Center | 8 p.m. ET
Sunday, Feb. 16
74th NBA All-Star Game | Chase Center | 8 p.m. ET
Here’s the new format for the 2025 NBA All-Star Game ⬇️ pic.twitter.com/DyctBrJmHr
— Cameron Tabatabaie (@CTabatabaie) December 17, 2024
The voting process for selecting All-Star players has began as the lines were opened on December 19, and as of now, the voting process remains unchanged, which means fans vote will account for 50% and NBA players and the media panel’s vote will account for 25% each. You can cast your vote here.
NBA coaches will select reserve players. Coaching duties for the All-Star teams will be assigned to the coaching staffs of the Eastern and Western Conference teams.
The four NBA All-Star Game head coaches will come from the coaching staffs of the teams with the best regular-season record in each conference till games played on Sunday, February 2, 2025.
Prize Money
The NBA All-Star 2025 Game reportedly includes a prize money of $1.8 million, distributed as:
$125,000 for each member of the winning side
$50,000 per player: Runner-up
$25,000 per player: Semi-finalist.
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