The 2025 NBA All-Star Game is approaching, and while there are some exciting new elements in this year’s format, the process for selecting the All-Star starters remains largely unchanged. Below are the essential details about voting and the event schedule.
Voting Details
- Voting Period: Fans can cast their votes for All-Star starters starting from December 19, 2024, until January 20, 2025.
- How to Vote: Votes can be submitted via NBA.com or through the NBA App. An NBA ID is necessary to participate in the voting process.
- Ballot Structure: Each fan ballot includes selections for two guards and three frontcourt players from each conference. The fan vote constitutes 50% of the total votes, with the other half split between current players and a media panel.
- Daily Voting: Fans are allowed to submit one ballot each day.
Important Voting Dates
- Dec. 19: Fan voting opens at 10 a.m. ET
- Jan. 2: First fan voting results released
- Jan. 9: Second fan voting results released
- Jan. 16: Final fan voting results released
- Jan. 20: Fan voting closes at 11:59 p.m. ET
- Jan. 23: Announcement of NBA All-Star Game starters
- Jan. 30: Announcement of NBA All-Star Game reserves
Event Schedule
- Feb. 14, 2025:
- NBA All-Star Celebrity Game at 7 p.m. ET
- NBA Rising Stars Game at 9 p.m. ET
- Feb. 15, 2025:
- NBA HBCU Classic at 5 p.m. ET
- NBA All-Star Saturday Night at 8 p.m. ET
- Feb. 16, 2025:
- NBA All-Star Game at 8 p.m. ET
This year’s All-Star Game will introduce a mini-tournament format featuring teams drafted by TNT analysts, along with a fourth team composed of participants from the Rising Stars Game.
