NBA All-Star Game: Who will start for the East and the West?

Posted by author January 23, 2025 NBA

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Will Los Angeles Lakers’ four-time MVP LeBron James extend his NBA record for All-Star starts to 21? Will Denver Nuggets three-time MVP Nikola Jokic earn another All-Star start? Two-time Milwaukee Bucks MVP Giannis Antetokounmpo appears headed for another All-Star start. Will one-time MVP Kevin Durant become the seventh player to earn at least 15 All-Star selections?

And will Golden State Warriors two-time MVP Steph Curry be an All-Star in his home arena for the Feb. 16 game at Chase Center in San Francisco?

And perhaps the NBA’s next MVP, Oklahoma City guard Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, could be an All-Star starter for the second consecutive season.

The starters, who are selected by a weighted vote from fans, players and media, will be announced Thursday on TNT (7 p.m. ET). The 14 reserves, who are selected by NBA coaches, will be announced Jan. 30 on TNT.

Starting in 2017, NBA All-Star starters have been selected by a weighted vote from fans (50%), NBA players (25%) and a media panel (25%). From each conference, there are two backcourt starters and three frontcourt starters. If there’s a tie, the fan vote is the tiebreaker.

Per the NBA, “the formula to determine a player’s score is (Fan Rank * 2 + Player Rank + Media Rank)/4.” For example, if Player A is second in fan voting, third in player voting and third in media voting, his weighted score is 2.5.

Last year, Damian Lillard and Jalen Brunson were tied for second with a weighted score of 3.75, but because Lillard was No. 3 in fan voting and Brunson No. 5, Lillard got the starting nod.