The NBA reserves were announced Thursday, and we now have all 24 names that will be available for the All-Star team draft. That selection process will take place during Thursday’s TNT pregame show, airing Feb. 6 at 6:30 p.m. ET. 

This is the first year where the 24 All-Stars will be divided into three teams, selected by general managers Charles Barkley, Shaquille O’Neal and Kenny Smith. Each team will compete in a mini-tournament, with one winner crowned after three games.

Team Chuck, Team Shaq, and Team Kenny’s picks haven’t been made yet. That didn’t stop the Sporting News staff from putting on our own general manager hats. Writers Gilbert McGregor, Sloan Piva, and Steph Noh conducted a snake draft to try and form their own superteams. 

Here’s how we ranked the available All-Stars and how our teams shaped up. 

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NBA All-Star 2025 Mock Draft

1. Giannis Antetokounmpo — Team McGregor

Winner winner, chicken dinner? (Dad) jokes aside, Giannis was a no-brainer at No. 1 for me. He plays hard in All-Star Games and sets the tone. Take out the 2023 game where he was limited to injury and Antetokounmpo is averaging 28.1 points per game in his All-Star career.

2. Nikola Jokic — Team Piva

He’s the best player in the world, and he somehow just keeps getting better. The winner of three of the past four MVPs might not care about the All-Star Game as much as guys like Giannis, but even a lesser-motivated Jokic can impact winning in a meaningless exhibition game. He’s efficient in every facet of the game, entering February shooting 47% from beyond the arc, and he will do it all for our squad.

3. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander — Team Noh

SGA is the front-runner for MVP, yet somehow fell to third in this draft. He’s one of the best players at getting to the rim, and he’s a steal magnet. Sign me up. 

4. Victor Wembanyama — Team Noh

Yes, Wembanyama is already one of the top five players in the NBA. The future Defensive Player of the Year and highlight machine can’t fall lower than this. 

5. Anthony Edwards — Team Piva

The goal with the second pick was full-on star power. While it sometimes feels like Edwards’ overall skill set is a bit overrated by the average NBA fan, there’s no denying that he’s one of the biggest — and most highlight reel-worthy — stars in the sport.

6. Jayson Tatum — Team McGregor

Just two years removed from his All-Star MVP performance, I like Tatum in this spot. More than anything, this pick comes with Tatum’s shooting and playmaking in mind.

7. Donovan Mitchell — Team McGregor

Mitchell is having an awesome season and I look for him to continue that with this group. If you can’t tell, this round of picks was used to value floor spacing and passing to balance things out.

8. Cade Cunningham — Team Piva

Cade deserves his flowers, as he’s doing it all to keep a pretty bad Pistons team in the playoff hunt. My pick for Most Improved Player now that Jalen Johnson has suffered a season-ending injury, the casuals are about to learn about the rising star many refer to as MotorCade.

9. Karl-Anthony Towns — Team Noh

Towns has been the best offensive big man not named Nikola Jokic this year. He’s shooting 42% from deep and dropped 50 points in this game last year. 

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10. Jalen Brunson — Team Noh

We’re keeping the Knicks tandem together. Brunson has one of the best bags in the league and his size won’t be as much of an issue in this defense-optional event.

11. Jaylen Brown — Team Piva

Brown checks a lot of boxes — he can shoot, defend multiple positions, pass well and rebound proficiently for his size. Plus, he’s a great dunker, so he could provide some highlights. Could the Cal product and reigning Finals MVP take down All-Star MVP honors?

12. Stephen Curry — Team McGregor

Curry flirted with a triple-double when All-Star was in his hometown of Charlotte and he scored 50 when All-Star was near his birthplace of Akron, Ohio. What do you think he’ll do when he gets to play in an All-Star Game in the Bay Area?

13. LeBron James — Team McGregor

As I said to Steph and Sloan while we completed this exercise: How could I pass up on an opportunity to pair Curry and James after watching last year’s Olympics?

14. Alperen Sengun — Team Piva

It’s only right that the first-time All-Star who has been exhaustingly compared to Jokic over the years gets to play on Team Joker. This squad would most likely have one of the two stud centers on the court at all times.

15. Kevin Durant — Team Noh

Durant was the last All-Star starter left on the board. He probably shouldn’t have fallen this far. He’s still one of the best shot creators in the league and a good defender. 

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16. Anthony Davis — Team Noh

This isn’t Davis’ best year as a defender, but he should still be an All-Defensive selection at the end of the year. He also remains a great lob threat and inside scorer. 

17. Jalen Williams — Team Piva

J-Dub can defend just about every position and do just about everything well. The Santa Clara product is a dynamic passer, an improved shooter, and he ranks top-five in the NBA in steals.

18. Evan Mobley — Team McGregor

With my first five picks combining for a total of 52 All-Star selections, it’s only right I take a first-timer here. I like the way Mobley’s smooth game complements the roster that’s shaping up.

19. Damian Lillard — Team McGregor

Dame back in the Bay? Say no more. While it’s not quite his hometown of Oakland, you’d better believe Lillard has the potential to go off with the game being played in San Francisco. We want all the logo 3s.

20. Tyler Herro — Team Piva

Herro will space the floor well for this squad and provide instant offense if it falls into any lulls. He’s not a very good defender, but you can certainly get away with having defensive liabilities on All-Star weekend.

21. Pascal Siakam — Team Noh

Spicy P has very quietly been the Pacers’ best player this season. He’s shooting the ball extremely well, hitting 42% of his 3-pointers, and he remains one of the best midrange scorers in the league.

22. Jaren Jackson Jr. — Team Noh

This was the steal of the draft. Jackson Jr. has been Memphis’ most consistent player this season and is probably the runner up in Defensive Player of the Year right now behind Wembanyama.

23. Darius Garland — Team Piva

DG the PG has been on a torrid stretch, and he might be the best pick of the last two rounds of this snake draft. He’s shooting 42.4% from three, averaging 6.8 assists and playing with the most confidence we’ve ever seen out of him.

24. James Harden — Team McGregor

This was the final pick but I’m not mad at this at all. Harden’s no stranger to the All-Star stage, as he’ll make his 11th appearance in 2025. I’ll take more playmaking from The Beard.

Final Rosters

Closing thoughts from Team McGregor

I had a vision when assembling this team and this draft allowed me to follow through. Because Antetokounmpo only knows one speed, I was set on taking him with the first overall pick as a player who would set the tone.

From there, I valued the entertainment that comes from having shooters and playmakers. Between Tatum, Mitchell, Curry and Lillard, I’m counting on someone to knock down at least five 3s. James and Harden will be more than happy to set the table for the marksmen and Mobley will be the perfect complementary player to tie things together.

What I enjoy most about this roster is that if you told me it was James or Harden who got hot from deep and someone else did the playmaking, I’d believe it. We’ve got versatility, flexibility and no shortage of entertainment potential. That’s what an All-Star Game roster should be about.

Closing thoughts from Team Piva

My core strategy with team-building involved five factors: playmaking, star power, shooting, rebounding and highlight-reel dunking. And with the eight players I drafted, we’re checking all those boxes.

Pairing Jokic and Sengun was too fun to pass up. Brown and Williams can both defend multiple positions, so size outside of my centers shouldn’t be an issue. Edwards should deliver some highlights, while Jokic, Cunningham and Garland should be happy to set their teammates up with dimes.

Jokic, Edwards, Herro and Garland are four of the best three-point shooters in the game, so we should be able to compete with Teams McGregor and Noh when the shots start flying.

Closing thoughts from Team Noh

The roster that I drafted doesn’t make much sense. Three centers, three power forwards, and two point guards usually doesn’t equal a great recipe for success. But as far as talent, my team is stacked.

This team may be huge, but these aren’t the lumbering big men of the past. Jaren Jackson Jr., Victor Wembanyama and Karl-Anthony Towns can all capably stretch the floor, showing how much the center position has evolved and how valuable it still is. Those bigs have a ton of defensive aces and shooting up-and-down the lineup, with the lone exception of Anthony Davis. We are going to bash our way to victory.