The All Star Game selection is now complete and this edition will be without the French.
We’ll be honest, see Victor Wembanyama at the All Star Game for his first season might have been a little strange. If his individual performances are quite remarkable and he has just been voted best rookie of the month, the Frenchman is paying for the catastrophic results of his franchise, last in the Western Conference. To console himself, “Wemby” will still be present in this crazy weekend on February 19 with the Rising Stars Challenges with his compatriot Bilal Coulibaly.
On the other hand, the big disappointment is for Rudy Gobert. The Frenchman is perhaps in the best season of his career with a permanent impact on his Minnesota Wolves franchise, first in the Western Conference. In the running to perhaps once again become the best defender in the League, the Frenchman was not selected among the starters or by the replacements selected by the coaches.
The All Star Game lineup
West
Holders: Doncic (Dallas), Gilgeous-Alexander (Oklahoma City), James (cap., LA Lakers), Durant (Phoenix), Jokic (Denver).
Substitutes: Curry (Golden State), Edwards (Minnesota), Booker (Phoenix), Leonard (LA Clippers), George (LA Clippers), Davis (LA Lakers), Towns (Minnesota).
East
Holders: Haliburton (Indiana), Lillard (Milwaukee), Tatum (Boston), Antetokounmpo (cap., Milwaukee), Embiid (Philadelphia).
Substitutes: Maxey (Philadelphia), Brunson (New York), Mitchell (Cleveland), Brown (Boston), Banchero (Orlando), Adebayo (Miami), Randle (New York).
October 24, 2023 will officially start the NBA regular season which will end on April 14, 2024. The All-Star Game will take place on the weekend of February 16 and 18.
Each NBA franchise plays 82 games in the regular season. At the end of this regular season, the eight best franchises in each conference are ranked from 1 to 8. The 1st faces the 8th, the 2nd faces the 7th,… The winners of the first round advance to the conference semi-finals , the winners of the second round advance to the conference finals. The champions of each conference face each other in the NBA Finals. The series are played in the best of 7 games which are played in a 2-2-1-1-1 format, since the 2013-2014 season.
Since the 2020-2021 season, play-in has appeared in the NBA in which the teams ranked 7th to 10th play a mini tournament. The 7th and 8th of each conference face each other in a match, where the winner is qualified in 7th position in the playoffs. The loser faces the winner of the match between the 9th and 10th in each conference, where the winner of the match qualifies for the playoffs in 8th place.
In the NBA, there are 30 franchises divided into two conferences:
Western Conference:
- Dallas Mavericks
- Denver Nuggets
- Golden State Warriors
- Houston Rockets
- Los Angeles Clippers
- Los Angeles Lakers
- Memphis Grizzlies
- Minnesota Timberwolves
- New Orleans Pelicans
- Oklahoma City Thunder
- Phoenix Suns
- Portland Blazers
- Sacramento Kings
- San Antonio Spurs
- Utah Jazz
Eastern Conference:
- Atlanta Hawks
- Boston Celtics
- Brooklyn Nets
- Charlotte Hornets
- Chicago Bulls
- Cleveland Cavaliers
- Detroit Pistons
- Indiana Pacers
- Miami Heat
- Milwaukee Bucks
- New York Knicks
- Orlando Magic
- Philadelphia Sixers
- Toronto Raptors
- Washington Wizards
Prestigious NBA event, the best players come together for a weekend. Several events are organized such as the three-point contest, the dunk contest, the “skills challenge” and at the end, a gala match between the superstars of the American basketball league.
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Nikola Jokic could almost have achieved the hat-trick, but the NBA preferred to award the title on May 3, 2023 to Joël Embid. The Sixers pivot was rewarded for his magnificent regular season. This is the third year in a row that the distinction has been awarded to a pivot.
Founded in 1946, discover the NBA’s track record since 2000:
- 2023: Denver Nuggets
- 2022: Golden State Warriors
- 2021: Milwaukee Bucks
- 2020: Los Angeles Lakers
- 2019: Toronto Raptors
- 2018: Golden State Warriors
- 2017: Golden State Warriors
- 2016: Cleveland Cavaliers
- 2015: Golden State Warriors
- 2014: San Antonio Spurs
- 2013: Miami Heat
- 2012: Miami Heat
- 2011: Dallas Mavericks
- 2010: Los Angeles Lakers
- 2009: Los Angeles Lakers
- 2008: Boston Celtics
- 2007: San Antonio Spurs
- 2006: Miami Heat
- 2005: San Antonio Spurs
- 2004: Detroit Pistons
- 2003: San Antonio Spurs
- 2002: Los Angeles Lakers
- 2001: Los Angeles Lakers
- 2000: Los Angeles Lakers