Overview
- Western Conference starters are Luka Dončić, Stephen Curry, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Nikola Jokić and Victor Wembanyama.
- Eastern Conference starters are Giannis Antetokounmpo, Jalen Brunson, Tyrese Maxey, Cade Cunningham and Jaylen Brown.
- LeBron James was not selected as a starter, ending a streak of 21 consecutive seasons opening the All-Star Game.
- Starters were chosen by a weighted vote of fans (50%), players (25%) and media (25%) with positionless ballots used for the first time; Dončić led all fans with 3,402,967 votes and Antetokounmpo led the East with 3,218,398.
- The All-Star event shifts to a three-team format with two U.S. squads and one World team in a round-robin of four 12-minute games, with roster minimums of 16 American and eight international players that the commissioner can reinforce if needed; first-time All-Star starters include Wembanyama, Maxey, Brown and Cunningham.