How will the All-Star Game format be changed to an international team versus the United States team? What impact will it have on star selection?
6686 Sports News on November 12 Today, the NBA officially announced that this season's All-Stars will adopt a new format. What attracts attention is the change of competition teams. It will take the form of two American teams and one international team. Since there are 24 players available for selection in this year's All-Stars, 24 players will be divided into 3 teams and a group of 8 people. There will be some issues worth thinking about.
1. Will the quota be stuck at 16 American players and 8 international players?
Let’s first review last year’s All-Star lineup, in which the All-Star regular players are divided into three groups.
O'Neal Team (Veteran Team): James Curry Irving (replacing thick eyebrows) Tatum Durant Lillard Harden Brown
Barkley Team (International Superstar): Jokic Trae Young (replacing letter) SGA Wenban Yama Siakam Shenjing Towns Mitchell
Kenny Smith Team (Young Star Team): Edwards Brunson JJJ Jaywee Garland Mobley Cunningham Herro
It can be seen that including Antetokounmpo who withdrew due to injury, last year's All-Star will have 7 international players selected for the All-Stars, namely Jokic, Antetokounmpo, Alexander, Wenbanyama, Siakam, Shen Jing and Towns.
This year, there are obviously more than 7 international players who have performed well. Among them, Doncic, Jamal Murray, Gidi, Markkanen and other players have performed well this season.
Whether there will be more than 8 international players selected is a question worth thinking about.
2. If more than 8 international players are elected to the All-Stars, how will the team arrange it?
According to the current rules, the selection of this year's All-Stars will still follow the rules of previous years. The five All-Star starters in each East and West will be based on fan voting (50%) + media voting (25%) and player voting (25%). The remaining 14 reserve players will be selected by the coaches of each team.
If this selection method is still followed, according to existing news, the final voting results cannot meet the standards of 16 American players and 8 international players. Xiao Hua will designate additional players to achieve this goal, so each team will have more than 8 players. Does this meet your expectations?
3. Will this be the last dance for the old players?
According to the existing rules, at least 16 American players will be selected for the All-Stars. Therefore, veteran players such as James, Curry, Harden, and Durant will also have a good opportunity to be selected for the All-Stars. However, the All-Star rules are changing every year, and the All-Star journey of the veteran players seems to be gradually coming to an end.
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