LaMelo Ball was the leading vote-getter among fans but is not a starter
The starting lineups for the 2025 NBA All-Star Game were announced on Thursday night, led by Giannis Antetokounmpo. The leading vote-getter among Western Conference All-Stars was Nikola Jokić.
The 2025 NBA All-Star Game will be played on Feb. 16 at the Warriors' home arena, San Francisco's Chase Center. Here are the starting fives for the Eastern and Western Conferences:
All-Star reserves will be announced on Jan. 30, as chosen by the NBA's 30 head coaches.
Gilgeous-Alexander leads the NBA in scoring at 32 points per game and ranks second in steals, averaging 2.1. Antetokounmpo is the league's second-leading scorer at 31.5 points per game, while Jokić currently ranks third at 30.1 points while Tatum is fifth, averaging 27.4 points.
Towns, Jokić and Antetokounmpo are among the league's top five leaders in rebounds per game, and Jokić also ranks among the NBA top five assist leaders along with James.
The Charlotte Hornets' LaMelo Ball received the most fan votes, but did not win a starting spot.
Balloting was 50% determined by fan voting, with 25% tallied among current players and a panel of media making up the other 25%.
The 2025 NBA All-Star Game will incorporate a new tournament-style format in an attempt to create a more competitive contest. Instead of one game featuring East versus West, All-Star Sunday will feature a tournament with four teams made up of eight players each.
Three of the teams will be filled by the 24 players selected as All-Stars. TNT's Charles Barkley, Shaquille O' Neal and Kenny Smith will draft the rosters for those teams Feb. 6. The fourth team will be the winner of Feb. 14's Rising Stars Challenge, featuring first- and second-year NBA players with G League standouts. (The All-Star tournament will follow the format used in the Rising Stars Challenge.)