NBA unveils U.S., World rosters for All-Star Game
The NBA revealed the three rosters for the round-robin tournament at the upcoming All-Star Game, announcing the lineups during Tuesday's NBC broadcast.
The 10 starters, selected by voting, and 14 reserves, chosen by the league's coaches, have been divided into three eight-man teams: two made up of American-born players and one featuring international stars.
USA Stars
| Player | Team | ASG nods |
|---|---|---|
| Scottie Barnes | Raptors | 2 |
| Devin Booker | Suns | 5 |
| Cade Cunningham | Pistons | 2 |
| Jalen Duren | Pistons | 1 |
| Anthony Edwards | Timberwolves | 4 |
| Chet Holmgren | Thunder | 1 |
| Jalen Johnson | Hawks | 1 |
| Tyrese Maxey | 76ers | 2 |
The USA Stars squad features two Americans voted in as starters in Maxey and Cunningham.
USA Stripes
| Player | Team | ASG nods |
|---|---|---|
| Jaylen Brown | Celtics | 5 |
| Jalen Brunson | Knicks | 3 |
| Stephen Curry | Warriors | 12 |
| Kevin Durant | Rockets | 16 |
| LeBron James | Lakers | 22 |
| Kawhi Leonard | Clippers | 7 |
| Donovan Mitchell | Cavaliers | 7 |
| Norman Powell | Heat | 1 |
The second American team, USA Stripes, includes Curry, Durant, James, and Leonard, a talented quartet with a combined 50 All-Star selections. Brunson, Brown, and Curry were voted in as starters, while Leonard was a late addition by commissioner Adam Silver to complete the 16-player U.S. side.
Team World
| Player | Team | ASG nods |
|---|---|---|
| Shai-Gilgeous Alexander 🇨🇦 | Thunder | 4 |
| Jamal Murray 🇨🇦 | Nuggets | 1 |
| Luka Doncic 🇸🇮 | Lakers | 6 |
| Deni Avdija 🇮🇱 | Trail Blazers | 1 |
| Pascal Siakam 🇨🇲 | Pacers | 4 |
| Giannis Antetokounmpo 🇬🇷 | Bucks | 10 |
| Nikola Jokic 🇷🇸 | Nuggets | 8 |
| Victor Wembanyama 🇫🇷 | Spurs | 2 |
| Karl-Anthony Towns 🇩🇴 | Knicks | 6 |
The international team boasts Gilgeous-Alexander, Antetokounmpo, and Jokic - winners of six of the last seven MVP awards. The trio, along with Doncic and Wembanyama, were all voted in as starters.
Murray, Gilgeous-Alexander's international teammate and Jokic's running mate in Denver, earned his first All-Star selection as a reserve on the back of a career-defining season for the injury-riddled Nuggets. Trail Blazers forward Avdija will also make his All-Star debut, while Siakam is set for his fourth appearance despite the Pacers' underwhelming campaign.
Antetokounmpo, likely to miss the event due to injury, will be replaced on the World team by Towns, who's eligible to play internationally for the United States or the Dominican Republic.
The 2026 NBA All-Star Game takes place Feb. 15 at the Intuit Dome in Los Angeles. The revised format includes four 12-minute games, culminating in a final matchup between the two teams with the best records. The USA Stars will face the World squad in the first contest of the mini-tournament.
The NBA All-Star Game will feature a round-robin mini-tournament with four 12-minute games.
— NBA Communications (@NBAPR) February 4, 2026
▪️ Game 1: USA Stars vs. World
▪️ Game 2: USA Stripes vs. Game 1 winning team
▪️ Game 3: USA Stripes vs. Game 1 losing team
▪️ Game 4: Championship (top two teams) https://t.co/rvX5QyUrS7
If all three teams finish with identical 1-1 records, point differential in each team's two round robin games will determine the tiebreaker.