The NBA big guns strut their stuff in the 2023 All-Star game live from Utah on Monday at 12pm (AEDT).
While the starters and reserves for the marquee match have already been announced, the teams themselves are still yet to be decided.
That will happen around 30 minutes before tip off when team captains LeBron James and Giannis Antetokounmpo choose their respective sides on the court playground style in a tweak to the format after the squads had previously been chosen well before the game itself.
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James and Antetokounmpo will first pick from the reserves pool and then select their starters.
It’s not the only change, with the format of the game different this year too. The first three quarters will be 12 minutes long and the team that wins each period will be awarded a cash prize to go to charity.
The fourth term will then use the Elam Ending to play to a target score, which will be determined by the winning team’s point total after three quarters and adding 24 points.
The game caps off the NBA’s All-Star weekend after Saturday’s Rising Star Challenge followed by Sunday’s Skills Challenge, 3-Point Contest and Slam Dunk Contest.
Below are the full 2023 NBA All-Star game rosters including injury replacements, with Denver’s Mike Malone to coach Team LeBron and Boston’s Joe Mazzulla to lead Team Giannis.
2023 NBA ALL-STAR STARTERS
LeBron James (LA Lakers) [captain]
Giannis Antetokounmpo (Milwaukee Bucks) [captain]
Jayson Tatum (Boston Celtics)
Donovan Mitchell (Cleveland Cavaliers)
Kyrie Irving (Dallas Mavericks)
Luka Doncic (Dallas Mavericks)
Nikola Jokic (Denver Nuggets)
Joel Embiid (Philadelphia 76ers) [replaced Kevin Durant as a starter)
Ja Morant (Memphis Grizzlies) [replaced Steph Curry as a starter]
Lauri Markkanen (Utah Jazz) [replaced Zion Williamson as a starter]
2023 NBA ALL-STAR RESERVES
Anthony Edwards (Minnesota Timberwolves [injury replacement for Zion Williamson]
De’Aaron Fox (Sacramento Kings) [injury replacement for Stephen Curry]
Paul George (Los Angeles Clippers)
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (Oklahoma City Thunder)
Jaren Jackson Jr. (Memphis Grizzlies)
Damian Lillard (Portland Trail Blazers)
Domantas Sabonis (Sacramento Kings)
Bam Adebayo (Miami Heat)
Jaylen Brown (Boston Celtics)
DeMar DeRozan (Chicago Bulls)
Tyrese Haliburton (Indiana Pacers)
Jrue Holiday (Milwaukee Bucks)
Julius Randle (New York Knicks)
Pascal Siakam (Toronto Raptors) [injury replacement for Kevin Durant]
