LeBron James Draft first to Nyt-Look NBA All-Star Game

LeBron James was the first choice of the new look 2025 NBA All-Star Draft on Thursday night and soon became with a now former teammate anthony Davis.

James and Davis were among the big names chosen by Shaquille O’Neal when the “Inside NBA” herd chose three of the four all-star teams on TNT. Stephen Curry, Kevin Durant and Jayson Tatum will also be part of a veteran team Shaq team filled with championship talent.

Charles Barkley’s team is packed with international stars, including former MVPS Nikola Jokic (Serbia) and Giannis Antetokounmpo (Greece), current MVP favorite Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (Canada) and San Antonio Spurs Phenom Victor Wembanyama (France).

And Kenny Smith filled his list of a role of role-up and holding all-stars, led by Anthony Edwards, Jalen Brunson and Jaren Jackson Jr.

The three teams will have a mini-tournament of the winner of the Rising Stars competition for first and second year players, which will be helped by WNBA legend Candace Parker.

The full troops are as follows:

Team Shaq: James, Curry, Davis, Tatum, Durant, Damian Lillard, James Harden and Jaylen Brown.

Team Chuck: Jokic, Antetokounmpo, Gilgeous-Alexander, Wembanyama, Pascal Siakam, Alperen Sengun and Karl-Anthony Towns.

Team Kenny: Edwards, Brunson, Jackson, Cade Cunningham, Darius Garland, Tyler Herro, Evan Mobley and Jalen Williams.

The All-Star game will take place on February 16 at the Chase Center in San Francisco. This is the first time the game contains the format of four teams playing three matches in a mini tournament.

The four coaches will be Mark Daigneault of Oklahoma City Thunder and Kenny Atkinson from Cleveland Cavaliers as well as an assistant from each of their teams.