By Johnny Askounis/ info@eurohoops.net
Serbian Nikola Jokic, Greek Giannis Antetokounmpo, Turkish Alperen Sengun, and French Victor Wembanyama will be teammates in the 2025 NBA All-Star Game.
Charles Barkley selected all four available European players for the approaching All-Star Game. The Joker was the third overall pick, following LeBron James to Team Shaq and Anthony Edwards to Team Kenny. The Freak followed as the second pick for Team Chuck, while Wemby and Sengun entered fourth and sixth, respectively.
The draft was held on Thursday.
All-Star Game rosters
Team Chuck
| Giannis Antetokounmpo | Milwaukee Bucks |
| Shai Gilgeous-Alexander | Oklahoma City Thunder |
| Nikola Jokic | Denver Nuggets |
| Donovan Mitchell | Cleveland Cavaliers |
| Alperen Sengun | Houston Rockets |
| Pascal Siakam | Indiana Pacers |
| Karl-Anthony Towns | New York Knicks |
| Victor Wembanyama | San Antonio Spurs |
Team Kenny
| Jalen Brunson | New York Knicks |
| Cade Cunningham | Detroit Pistons |
| Anthony Edwards | Minnesota Timberwolves |
| Darius Garland | Cleveland Cavaliers |
| Tyler Herro | Miami Heat |
| Jaren Jackson Jr. | Memphis Grizzlies |
| Evan Mobley | Cleveland Cavaliers |
| Jalen Williams | Oklahoma City Thunder |
Team Shaq
| Jaylen Brown | Boston Celtics |
| Stephen Curry | Golden State Warriors |
| Anthony Davis | Dallas Mavericks |
| Kevin Durant | Phoenix Suns |
| James Harden | Los Angeles Clippers |
| LeBron James | Los Angeles Lakers |
| Damian Lillard | Milwaukee Bucks |
| Jayson Tatum | Boston Celtics |
The new All-Star Game format will feature a mini-tournament between four teams. Besides those picked by Shaquille O’Neal, Kenny Smith, and Barkley, a fourth team guided by WNBA legend Candace Parker will complete the field with the winner of the Castrol Rising Stars.
Three games, two semifinals and the final, will be played with the winner decided when one of the sides reaches or surpasses 40 points.
Each player on the winning team will receive 125,000 dollars. The runner-ups will get 50,000 dollars apiece. A prize of 25,000 dollars corresponds to the members of the teams eliminated in the semifinals.
The tournament will be played on Sunday, February 16, in San Francisco’s Chase Center.
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On Friday, a similar four-team battle featuring the best rookies and sophomores of the NBA alongside G League standouts will crown a champion advancing to the bottom end of the All-Star weekend as Team Candace.
The AT&T Slam Dunk, Starry 3-Point Contest, and Kia Skills Challenge headline the schedule on Saturday.