NBA All-Star Game 2025: Bracket, Team Names Unveiled for New Tournament Format

The NBA has announced the semifinal matchups and team names for its new four-team format at the All-Star Game on Sunday, Feb. 16 at 8 p.m. ET (TNT).

Charles Barkley's "Global Stars" will take on Kenny Smith's "Young Stars" in the first matchup, while Shaquille O'Neal's "OGs" will face Candace Parker's "Rising Stars" in the second matchup.

Chuck's Global Stars

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander

Nikola Jokić

Donovan Mitchell

Alperen Şengün

Pascal Siakam

Karl-Anthony Towns

Victor Wembanyama

Trae Young

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Kenny's Young Stars

Jalen Brunson

Cade Cunningham

Anthony Edwards

Darius Garland

Tyler Herro

Jaren Jackson Jr.

Evan Mobley

Jalen Williams

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Shaq's OGs

Jaylen Brown

Stephen Curry

Kevin Durant

James Harden

Kyrie Irving

LeBron James

Damian Lillard

Jayson Tatum

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The first team to 40 points will win the game and advance to the final.

O'Neal is already placing bets with Parker, confident in his squad:

While an All-Star draft is nothing new, the NBA is turning to a mini tournament this year to spice up the event. The 24 All-Stars were split into groups of eight, with Shaq, Chuck and Kenny serving as the three honorary general managers, while Parker will be the honorary GM of the Rising Stars champion team that will serve as the fourth team in the tournament.

The voting process for the All-Stars remained intact, however, with five "starters" from each conference determined by fans (50 percent of the vote), current NBA players (25 percent) and media members (25 percent).

The All-Star Game prize pool will be $1.8 million, with each winning player receiving $125,000, while players on the runners-up will receive $50,000 and players from the third and fourth place teams will earn $25,000.

Kevin Hart will serve as emcee for the event, the first time the All-Star Game has had an emcee.

The NBA felt the need to make changes after last year's All-Star Game was met with poor reviews.

"I've talked to Steph [Curry] and many of the perennial All-Stars, none of them were proud of what you saw last year," NBA commissioner Adam Silver said on KNBR (h/t Eva Geltheim of SI.com). "I think they all recognize that the fans want to be entertained by the style of basketball they see on