NBA All Star 2025 Teams: Starters Pool Revealed, LeBron James Set For 21st Appearance

LeBron James set for 21st All Star appearance after the NBA revealed the starters pool for this year's All-Star Game on Thursday (January 23) evening as announced on TNT's pregame show prior to a doubleheader.

James, who surpassed Kareem Abdul-Jabbar for the most All-Star selections in league history last year, will be joined by Phoenix Suns' Kevin Durant and Golden State Warriors' Stephen Curry from the Western Conference.

The other Western Conference starters include Oklahoma City Thunder guard Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and Denver Nuggets big man Nikola Jokic. As per Reuters, the 10 starters were determined by a combination of votes from fans, players and media. Two guards and three frontcourt players from each conference are being selected as starters.

A pair of New York Knicks stars also were picked for the NBA All-Star Game as New York Knicks guard Jalen Brunson and power forward Karl-Anthony Towns were named starters from the Eastern Conference.

Cleveland Cavaliers guard Donovan Mitchell, Boston Celtics forward Jayson Tatum and Milwaukee Bucks forward Giannis Antetokounmpo were the other three starters selected from the Eastern Conference.

This year's All-Star Game switches to a brand-new format featuring a four-team tournament with a pair of semifinal games and a final, and as a result the "starter" designation is more honorary than practical.

Each team will consist eight players apiece with one of the four comprising of the Rising Stars Game champions. The other three teams will be made of 24 total All-Star selections divided among three teams in a draft on February 6.

Charles Barkley, Shaquille O'Neal and Kenny Smith will be the honorary general managers with the teams being named after them. The Rising Stars team will be called Team Candace, for WNBA legend Candace Parker.

Apart from the 10 starters, fourteen reserves, seven out of each conference, will be selected by the NBA's head coaches and will be revealed next week on Thursday, January 30. Here is a look at the 10 starters: