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NBA All-Star Game 2020 Rosters: Captains and Starters Revealed for Draft Format – Bleacher Report, Bleacher Report

NBA All-Star Game 2020 Rosters: Captains and Starters Revealed for Draft Format – Bleacher Report, Bleacher Report

MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN - DECEMBER 19:  Giannis Antetokounmpo #34 of the Milwaukee Bucks and LeBron James #23 of the Los Angeles Lakers hug following a game at Fiserv Forum on December 19, 2019 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. (Photo by Stacy Revere/Getty Images)

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Los Angeles Lakers guard / forward MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN - DECEMBER 19:  Giannis Antetokounmpo #34 of the Milwaukee Bucks and LeBron James #23 of the Los Angeles Lakers hug following a game at Fiserv Forum on December 19, 2019 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. (Photo by Stacy Revere/Getty Images). LeBron James and Milwaukee Bucks forward Giannis Antetokounmpo will serve as the NBA ‘s All-Star Game captains for the second straight season.

The two captains and the entire – starter pool were announced on TNT’s NBA Tip-Off on Thursday prior to the Lakers’ nationally televised road game against the Brooklyn Nets.

A handful of NBA MVP candidates highlighted the starter pool, including second-year Dallas Mavericks point guard Luka Doncic and the NBA’s leading scorer in Rockets guard James Harden .

Here’s a look at the captains and starter pool alongside a few refre shers on the league’s All-Star format from the voting process to the draft.

Captains

Los Angeles Lakers G / F LeBron James

Milwaukee. Bucks F Giannis Antetokounmpo

Starters

Dallas Mavericks G Luka Doncic

Houston Rockets G James Harden

Los Angeles Lakers F Anthony Davis

Los Angeles Clippers F Kawhi Leonard

Atlanta Hawks G Trae Young

Boston Celtics G Kemba Walker

Philadelphia (ers C Joel Embiid)

Toronto Raptors F Pascal Siakam

-Star Game Format

The NBA All-Star Game swapped its old. Eastern Conference vs. Western Conference format in for a pickup-style competition in which two captains choose their teams from a pre-selected pool of players.

Captain and Starter Choices

The leading All-Star Game vote-getters in each conference are automatically chosen as captains. James and Golden State Warriors point guard
Stephen Curry

were the inaugural captains in . The other starters are picked from three sources with the following levels of impact: fan vote ( (percent), current players’ selections ( (percent) and basketball media representatives percent). ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski shared the voting results:

Adrian Wojnarowski @ wojespn (https://t.co/jfQPgJNjMm

Overall, the 19 starters must consist of two guards and three frontcourt players per conference.

Reserves

The league’s
NBA head coaches are tasked with picking seven reserves from their respective conferences. Those players must consist of two guards, three frontcourt players and two wild-card picks from either position group. The coaches cannot vote for their own players.

NBA Commissioner Adam Silver hand-picks any All-Star Game. replacements and can also add special additions, like Dallas Mavericks forward Dirk Nowitzki and Miami Heat guard

Dwyane Wade

last season, who were selected by the commissioner in their final seasons following stellar careers.

(The Draft Format)

The overall vote leader (James, in this case) chooses first, and then the two captains alternate picks through the starter round.

Then the second-leading vote- getter (Antetokounmpo) kicks off the reserves round, which also features an alternating selection process.

No restrictions exist on how many (or few) players captains can select from a position group or conference.

What’s Next?

The reserves will be announced on the Thursday, Jan. , edition of NBA Tip-Off . The draft is scheduled for 7 p.m. on Thursday, Feb. 6, also on TNT.

The game will take place on Sunday, Feb. , in Chicago’s United Center at 8 pm ET on TNT.

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