40-point match, 4 teams, $1.8 million in winnings… The new formula for the 2025 All-Star Game revealed

Stephen Curry was consulted

The first three teams will be made up of 8 players, chosen on February 6 via a Draft between TNT consultants Shaquille O’Neal, Charles Barkley and Kenny Smith. The fourth will be formed by the victorious team of the Rising Stars Challenge, the match which pits first or second year professional players in the NBA against each other during the All-Star Game weekend. To top it all off, a prize pool of $1.8 million will be up for grabs. Each player on the champion team will receive $125,000, those on the second-placed team will receive $50,000 each, and those from the bottom two teams will receive $25,000. dollars each.