The 74th NBA All-Star game will be played Sunday night in Golden State. Friday and Saturday night events are action-packed with both veterans and first-time players. All new formats will prove to hopefully be a hit. The All-Star game on Sunday will feature Global Stars, Young Stars, and OG’s.

Ruffles NBA All-Star Celebrity Game

This new format will feature two teams with two coaches each, also each team will feature a WNBA star, with two-time Atlanta Dream All-Star Allisha Gray and WNBA Champion and Golden State Valkyries forward Kayla Thornton on opposing rosters. The two coaches for team Bonds are former MLB slugger Barry Bonds and Rapper 2 Chainz. Team Rice will consist of, Hall of Fame wide receiver Jerry Rice and Influencer Khaby Lame. Here’s how the two rosters shape up.

Team Rice

* – Coach

Team Bonds

* – Coach

Castrol Rising Stars game

The Rising Stars game showcases some of the NBA’s best young talent. Made up of four teams with game 1 featuring Team C vs. Team T, game 2 Team G League vs. Team M, game 3 winner Game 1 vs. Winner Game 2. The honorary coaches are Tim Hardaway Sr., Mitch Richmond, Chris Mullin, and Jeremy Lin will coach Team G league. Each team drafted their players with Amen Thompson going first overall to Team M.

Team T

Honorary coach = Tim Hardaway

• Brandin Podziemski (Golden State Warriors)*
• Jaime Jaquez Jr. (Miami Heat)
• Gradey Dick (Toronto Raptors)
• Anthony Black (Orlando Magic)*
• Zaccharie Risacher (Atlanta Hawks)
• Alex Sarr (Washington Wizards)
• Tristan da Silva (Orlando Magic)

Team M

Honorary coach = Mitch Richmond

• Amen Thompson (Houston Rockets)
• Ausar Thompson (Detroit Pistons)*
• Bilal Coulibaly (Washington Wizards)
• Scoot Henderson (Portland Trail Blazers)*
• Toumani Camara (Portland Trail Blazers)*
• Yves Missi (New Orleans Pelicans)
• Bub Carrington (Washington Wizards)
• Julian Strawther (Denver Nuggets)

Team C

Honorary coach = Chris Mullin

• Stephon Castle (San Antonio Spurs)
• Dalton Knecht (L.A. Lakers)
• Jaylen Wells (Memphis Grizzlies)
• Keyonte George (Utah Jazz)
• Zach Edey (Memphis Grizzlies)
• Trayce Jackson-Davis (Golden State Warriors)
• Ryan Dunn (Phoenix Suns)*

Team G League

Honorary coach = Jeremy Lin

• JD Davison (Maine Celtics)
• Mac McClung (Osceola Magic)
• Bryce McGowens (Rip City Remix)
• Leonard Miller (Iowa Wolves)
• Dink Pate (Mexico City Capitanes)
• Reed Sheppard (Rio Grande Valley Vipers)
• Pat Spencer (Santa Cruz Warriors)

* Rookie Ryan Dunn (PHX) and sophomores Anthony Black (ORL), Toumani Camara (POR), Ausar Thompson (DET), Brandin Podziemski (GSW), and Julian Strawther (DEN) have been named replacements for the 2025 Castrol Rising Stars. 

Rookie Jared McCain (PHI) and sophomores Victor Wembanyama (SAS), Brandon Miller (CHA), Dereck Lively II (DAL), Cason Wallace (OKC) and Scott Henderson (POR) will not play.

Kia Skills Challenge

The Skills Challenge will have four teams of two players including a team from the hometown Golden State Warriors.

Team Cavs

• Donovan Mitchell (Cleveland Cavaliers)
• Evan Mobley (Cleveland Cavaliers)

Team Rooks

• Zaccharie Risacher (Atlanta Hawks)
• Alex Sarr (Washington Wizards)

Team Spurs

• Chris Paul (San Antonio Spurs)
• Victor Wembanyama (San Antonio Spurs)

Team Warriors

• Draymond Green (Golden State Warriors)
• Moses Moody (Golden State Warriors

The Starry 3-Point Contest

The 3-point contest will see two-time defending champ and Oakland native Damian Lillard looking to make it three straight. Darius Garland could be the favorite to beat Lillard, he ranks in the top 10 in both 3-pointers made and 3-point %.

2025 Participants

• Jalen Brunson (Knicks)
• Cade Cunningham (Pistons)
• Darius Garland (Cavaliers)
• Tyler Herro (Heat)
• Buddy Hield (Warriors)
• Cam Johnson (Nets)
• Damian Lillard (Bucks) *
• Norman Powell (Clippers)

* = 2-time defending champ

AT&T Slam Dunk Contest

Mac McClung looks to become the first player to win three straight Slam Dunk contests. This year it will be voted by four judges & a fan vote. NBA ID members around the world can submit their votes in real time via the NBA App. The average score will be revealed live by popular basketball creator Jesser, who will serve as the NBA ID Member Rep. In the event of a tie popular basketball creator Jesser, will provide a tie-breaking pick on behalf of the NBA ID community.

2025 Participants

• Matas Buzelis (Bulls)
• Stephon Castle (Spurs)
• Andre Jackson Jr. (Bucks)
• Mac McClung (G League, Osceola Magic) *

* = defending champ

The 74th NBA All-Star Game Lights Up San Francisco

For the first time, the All-Star game will be a mini-tournament consisting of four teams. The first team to 40 will win. Game 1 is Kenny’s Young Stars vs. Chuck’s Global Stars. Game 2 has Shaq’s OG’s vs. Candace’s Rising Stars. The semifinal winners will advance to meet in the championship.

Shaq’s OGs

• * LeBron James (L.A. Lakers)
• * Stephen Curry (Golden State Warriors)
• ~ Anthony Davis (Dallas Mavericks)
• * Jayson Tatum (Boston Celtics)
• * Kevin Durant (Phoenix Suns)
• Damian Lillard (Milwaukee Bucks
• James Harden (LA Clippers)
• Jaylen Brown (Boston Celtics)

Kenny’s Young Stars

• Anthony Edwards (Minnesota Timberwolves)
• * Jalen Brunson (New York Knicks)
• Jaren Jackson Jr. (Memphis Grizzlies)
• Jalen Williams (Oklahoma City Thunder)
• Darius Garland (Cleveland Cavaliers)
• Evan Mobley (Cleveland Cavaliers)
• Cade Cunningham (Detroit Pistons)
• Tyler Herro (Miami Heat)

Chuck’s Global Stars

• * Nikola Jokić (Denver Nuggets)
• * Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (Oklahoma City Thunder)
• Victor Wembanyama (San Antonio Spurs)
• Pascal Siakam (Indiana Pacers)
• Alperen Sengun (Houston Rockets)
• * Karl-Anthony Towns (New York Knicks)
• * Donovan Mitchell (Cleveland Cavaliers)
• ^ Trae Young (Atlanta Hawks)

* Named as a starter during All-Star Voting
^ Trae Young will replace the injured Giannis Antetokounmpo on Team Chuck
~ Kyrie Irving will replace the injured Anthony Davis on Team Shaq

Candace Parker will be the GM for the winning team from the Castrol Rising Stars. It all starts at 7 p.m., ET on ESPN, TNT, and TruTV. The Ruffles NBA All-Star Celebrity Game will be first followed by The Castrol Riding Stars. Saturday’s events will start at 8 p.m. ET starting with the Kia Skills Challenge, Starry 3-point Contest, and then ending with the AT&T Slam Dunk Contest. TNT and TruTV will have the coverage.

The 74th NBA All-Star Game will start at 8 p.m. ET also on TNT & TruTV.

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