NBA All-Star Game 2025 Weekend has finally here! For the first time since 2000, the San Francisco Bay Area will host All-Star celebrations, one of the NBA’s most anticipated events. This time, there are exciting new improvements to the event.
The NBA All-Star Game is going to be one of the biggest events of the weekend in the basketball world, featuring a revamped format that promises to bring fresh energy to the competition. Alongside the established stars, the league’s rising talents will also have their moment in the spotlight.
In this article, we have listed everything you need to know about the upcoming NBA All-Star Weekend, including schedules, rosters, and format changes.
While earning the title of All-Star Game starter is prestigious, this year’s format is unlike previous editions. The 24 NBA All-Stars (10 starters and 14 reserves) will be divided into three teams of eight for a three-game mini-tournament on Sunday. TNT analysts Charles Barkley, Shaquille O’Neal, and Kenny Smith selected the teams during the NBA All-Star Draft on February 6, 2025.
The NBA Rising Stars Game, which features a squad of NBA G League standouts and the best first- and second-year players, will be played by the fourth team in the tournament.
There are three games in the four-team tournament: two semifinals and a championship match. A target score of 40 points will be reached at the end of each game, and the first side to reach that total wins.
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The 2025 NBA All-Star Weekend will take place from Friday, February 14, 2025 to Sunday, February 16, 2025. The festivities begin Friday with the Celebrity Game and Rising Stars Challenge, which now carries more significance than in previous years. Saturday features NBA All-Star practice, the NBA HBCU Classic, and All-Star Saturday Night, including the Skills Challenge, 3-Point Contest, and Slam Dunk Contest.
The weekend concludes on Sunday with the 74th NBA All-Star Game, which introduces a four-team mini-tournament format.
For the first time since 2000, the San Francisco Bay Area will host the NBA All-Star Game in 2025. Oakland’s Oakland Arena (previously Oracle Arena), the former home of the Warriors, and San Francisco’s Chase Centre, home of the Warriors and WNBA’s Valkyries, will host the events.
Chase Centre will host the Rising Stars Challenge, All-Star Saturday Night, and All-Star Game. Oakland Arena will host the Celebrity Game and All-Star practice.
– Date: Sunday, February 16
– Time: 8 p.m. ET | 5 p.m. PT
– TV Channel: TNT
In the United States, the 2025 NBA All-Star Game will be broadcast on TNT. The game is set to tip off at 8 p.m. ET.
The teams will compete for a $1.8 million prize pool, distributed as follows:
– Champion: $125,000 per player
– Second-place: $50,000 per player
– Third- and fourth-place: $25,000 per player
The three confirmed rosters for the 2025 NBA All-Star Game are listed below. The TNT crew draughted the teams, but the starters and reserves were chosen as normal.
Team Candace, named after honorary general manager Candace Parker, will be the fourth team to win the Rising Stars Challenge.
Team Shaq
– LeBron James – Lakers
– Stephen Curry – Warriors
– Anthony Davis – Mavericks*
– Jayson Tatum – Celtics
– Kevin Durant – Suns
– Damian Lillard – Bucks
– James Harden – Clippers
– Jaylen Brown – Celtics
– Kyrie Irving – Mavericks*
(*Irving replaces the injured Davis)
Team Chuck
– Nikola Jokic – Nuggets
– Giannis Antetokounmpo – Bucks*
– Shai Gilgeous-Alexander – Thunder
– Victor Wembanyama – Spurs
– Pascal Siakam – Pacers
– Alperen Sengun – Rockets
– Karl-Anthony Towns – Knicks
– Donovan Mitchell – Cavaliers
– Trae Young – Hawks*
(*Young replaces the injured Antetokounmpo)
Team Kenny
– Anthony Edwards – Timberwolves
– Jalen Brunson – Knicks
– Jaren Jackson Jr. – Grizzlies
– Jalen Williams – Thunder
– Darius Garland – Cavaliers
– Evan Mobley – Cavaliers
– Cade Cunningham – Pistons
– Tyler Herro – Heat
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Five players will make their All-Star debuts this year:
– Cade Cunningham – Pistons (Team Kenny)
– Tyler Herro – Heat (Team Kenny)
– Alperen Sengun – Rockets (Team Chuck)
– Victor Wembanyama – Spurs (Team Chuck)
– Jalen Williams – Thunder (Team Kenny)
Wembanyama, 21, averages 24.4 points, 11.0 rebounds, 3.6 assists, and 3.9 blocks per game, making him the youngest player selected to the 2025 All-Star team. In addition, he is a strong candidate for NBA Defensive Player of the Year.
– Date: Saturday, February 15
– Time: 8 p.m. ET
– TV: TNT
The Skills Challenge features a new format with four teams of two players:
– Team Cavs: Donovan Mitchell and Evan Mobley
– Team Rooks: Zaccharie Risacher and Alex Sarr
– Team Spurs: Chris Paul and Victor Wembanyama
– Team Warriors: Draymond Green and Moses Moody
Eight sharpshooters will compete in the 3-Point Contest, including reigning champion Damian Lillard, who aims for a three-peat near his hometown of Oakland.
– Jalen Brunson – Knicks
– Cade Cunningham – Pistons
– Darius Garland – Cavaliers
– Tyler Herro – Heat
– Buddy Hield – Warriors
– Cam Johnson – Nets
– Damian Lillard – Bucks
– Norman Powell – Clippers
Three emerging talents will challenge two-time defending champion Mac McClung.
– Matas Buzelis – Bulls
– Stephon Castle – Spurs
– Andre Jackson Jr. – Bucks
– Mac McClung – Magic
– Date: Friday, February 14
– Time: 9 p.m. ET
– TV: TNT
The Rising Stars Challenge retains its four-team tournament format, featuring top first- and second-year players and NBA G League standouts.
– NBA All-Star Celebrity Game – 7 p.m. ET
– NBA Rising Stars Game – 9 p.m. ET
– NBA HBCU Classic – 5 p.m. ET
– NBA All-Star Saturday Night – 8 p.m. ET
– NBA All-Star Game – 8 p.m. ET
