Kenny's Young Stars battle Chuck's Global Stars followed by Shaq's OGs facing off against Candace's Rising Stars.
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
Candace’s Rising Stars
Team Candace will be the winning team from the Castrol Rising Stars 4-team mini-tournament which features the best NBA rookies, NBA sophomores and G League talent. The rosters for those teams were recently drafted.
New All-Star Game Format
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.