All-Star Game
What is the All star Game ?
All-Star Game, in American professional baseball, a game between teams of outstanding players chosen from National League and American League teams who oppose each other as league against league.
The NBA ALL-STAR Game , which dates back to 1951, has always been a midseason showdown between the best players from each conference, showcasing the NBA’s biggest stars in an East vs. West format. Just this century alone, some of the NBA’s all-time greats, like Shaquille O’Neal, Kobe Bryant, Allen Iverson, Tim Duncan, LeBron James and Kevin Durant have taken home the All-Star MVP Award.
In 2017, however, the NBA decided a change was needed. Following a wave of non-competitive All-Star games, alternative options began to be explored. Commissioner Adam Silver worked with then NBPA president Chris Paul to revamp the format and create the NBA All-Star Draft, which sparked a new era of All-Star Game competitiveness during its first implementation at the 2018 ALL-STAR game
The format has continued ever since.
How does it work ?
• The process starts with the captains, who are determined by the ALL-STAR voting results. The leader for each conference gets to select his squad and have the team named after him (ex. Team LeBron vs. Team Durant).
• The leading vote-getter in the All-Star balloting process is awarded the first pick in the All-Star Draft. For the 2022 All-Star Game, LeBron James picks first.
• The captains take turns drafting from the pool of 22 players voted into the All-Star field — first, they select from the eight All-Star starters, then from the 14 All-Star reserves. Conference affiliation does not matter during the draft process.
But Conference affiliation still matters when it comes to voting, with 12 players from both the East and West earning spots. The 10 starters – two guards and three frontcourt players per conference – are chosen by a combination of fans (50% of the vote), current players (25%) and media (25%). The players and media were granted a vote in 2017 – only fans selected the starting lineup before then.
The 30 NBA coaches select the 14 reserves, voting for two guards, three frontcourt players and two players at any position in their respective conferences. Commissioner Silver selects the replacement for any player unable to participate in the All-Star Game, choosing a player from the same conference as the player who is being replaced. Silver’s selection would join the team that drafted the replaced player. The commissioner also has the power to create a special roster addition, which he did for the first time in 2019.
ALL STAR GAME 2022 :
Teams : Lebron James Team & Kevin Durant Team
20th February 2022, around 2AM LONDON TIME.
It takes place in Cleveland, Ohio, USA