⭐️ Team Shaq Takes it Home, Curry MVP
- Andrew McClure
- Feb 17
- 1 min read
Updated: Feb 19
What to know: Another year, another different NBA All-Star format. This time around, the All-Star game featured four teams in a tournament style format, each game being played to 40 points. Here are how the four teams looked:
Team Shaq: Kevin Durant, Jayson Tatum, Steph Curry, Dame Lillard, James Harden, Kyrie Irving, Jaylen Brown, LeBron James (Did not play due to injury)
Team Candace (Rising Stars Team): Jaylen Wells, Zach Edey, Keyonte George, Steph Castle, Dalton Knecht, Trayce Jackson-Davis, Amen Thompson, Ryan Dunn
Team Kenny: Jaren Jackson Jr., Evan Mobley, Jaylen Williams, Jalen Brunson, Tyler Herro, Darius Garland, Cade Cunningham, Anthony Edwards (did not play due to injury)
Team Chuck: Pascal Siakam, Nikola Jokic, Karl Anthony Towns, SGA, Donovan Mitchell, Alperen Sengun, Wemby, Trae Young, Gianna (Did not play due to injury)
Team Chuck defeated Team Kenny in the first round, and Team Shaq defeated Team Candace, to set up a Chuck vs Shaq finals. Team Shaq started red hot and never looked back. Shaq nicknamed his team the OGs, as he had all the old heads out there balling. They balled their way to an NBA All-Star Championship victory.
Steph, like always, showed up and showed out. He took home his third All-Star Game MVP. He had 12 of his team’s 41 in the championship game.
It was an interesting theory and idea for the NBA to try out, but I’m not sure if it’ll stick. I’d suspect that they go back to the old format next year of East vs West.
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