The 2026 NBA All-Star starters were officially announced Monday on NBC.
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Los Angeles Lakers guard Luka Dončić and Milwaukee Bucks forward Giannis Antetokounmpo lead the way as the NBA announced the starters for the 2026 All-Star Game on Monday.
Ten All-Star starters were announced, with five from each conference.
The 75th All-Star Game will take place on February 15 (5 p.m. ET, NBC/Peacock) at the Inuit Dome in Los Angeles, California.
Eastern Conference All-Star starters
• Giannis Antetokounmpo | Milwaukee Bucks
• Jaylen Brown | Boston Celtics
•Jalen Brunson | New York Knicks
• Cade Cunningham | Detroit Pistons
• Tyrese Maxey | Philadelphia 76ers
Western Conference All-Star starters
•Stephen Curry | Warriors of the Golden State
• Luka Doncic | Los Angeles Lakers
• Shai Gilgeous-Alexander | Oklahoma City Thunder
• Nikola Jokic | Denver Nuggets
•Victor Wembanyama | San Antonio Spurs
Wembanyama won a tiebreaker with Minnesota Timberwolves star Anthony Edwards to land a starting spot in the Western Conference.
Three voting groups determined the starters for the 2026 NBA All-Star Game:
▪️Fans (50%)
▪️NBA players (25%)
▪️ Media panel (25%)Full voting results are available here: https://t.co/0YQtBsIaGp
Below you will find the overall ranking of the best from each conference. pic.twitter.com/W21e8EOvpH
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The NBA All-Star Game reserves will be revealed at 6 p.m. ET on February 1 by NBC/Peacock before the premiere of “Sunday Night Basketball,” a doubleheader with the New York Knicks hosting the Los Angeles Lakers (7 p.m. ET) and the Oklahoma City Thunder visiting the Denver Nuggets (9:30 p.m. ET).
Seven players from each conference will be named reserves and selections will be made by NBA coaches without regard to position.
The five players honored as starters from each conference were selected by fans (50% of the vote), current NBA players (25%) and a media panel (25%). The five highest scoring players in each conference were named starters. The formula for determining a player’s score is (Fan Rank * 2 + Player Rank + Media Rank)/4.
Fan votes were used to decide between players in a conference with the same score.
Once all votes were counted, players were ranked within each conference within each of the three voting groups. Each player’s score was calculated by averaging their weighted ranking from fan votes, player votes, and media votes.
The All-Star Game present a new format in 2026, in which two teams of American players and one team of international players (known as the World Team) will compete in a round-robin tournament consisting of four 12-minute matches. The three teams will each have a minimum of eight players.
This year, All-Stars will be selected regardless of position. The process for assigning players to the two U.S. teams will be determined at a later date.
