2025 NBA All-Star Game: Everything You Need to Know

The 2025 NBA All-Star Game will feature a new tournament-style format with four teams of eight players each. The game will be held on February 16, 2025, at Chase Center in San Francisco.

All-Star Weekend Schedule

The All-Star weekend will kick off on Friday, February 14, with the NBA All-Star Celebrity Game and the Rising Stars game. On Saturday, February 15, there will be the NBA All-Star practice, the Morehouse College vs. Tuskegee University game, and the All-Star Saturday Night events. The main event, the NBA All-Star Game, will take place on Sunday, February 16.

All-Star Game Format

The four teams will play two semifinal games, with the winners moving on to the championship. Each winning side will need to score 40 or more points to advance. Five players from each conference will honored as starters, and will be voted by fans (50% of the vote), current NBA players (25%) and a media panel (25%). NBA head coaches will select seven players as reserves in each conference. Fans can vote beginning on Thursday, December 19 through Monday, January 20.

All-Star Rosters

The rosters for the three NBA All-Star teams (Team Chuck, Team Shaq and Team Kenny) are named after TNT analysts Charles Barkley, Shaquille O'Neal and Kenny Smith, who will serve as honorary general managers. The three NBA greats will draft their teams on February 6.

Rising Stars Event

The Rising Stars event showcases four teams composed of top first- and second-year NBA players and NBA G League standouts. TNT analyst and WNBA legend Candace Parker will serve as honorary GM of the champion squad, known as Team Candace.

All-Star Game Head Coaches

The four NBA All-Star Game head coaches will come from the coaching staffs of the teams with the best regular-season record in each conference through games played on February 2. The head coach of the leading Eastern Conference team and the head coach of the leading Western Conference team will each coach an NBA All-Star team. An assistant coach from one of those staffs will lead the remaining All-Star team, with an assistant from the other staff coaching the Rising Stars champion.

Prize Pool

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.

All-Star Game History

The NBA All-Star Game has a rich history, dating back to 1951. Some of the greatest players in NBA history have participated in the game, and many memorable moments have been created. Here is a look at the history of the NBA All-Star Game.