LeBron James and Anthony Davis will be teammates once again — not with the Los Angeles Lakers, but on “Team Shaq” in the 2025 All-Star Game.
“Inside the NBA” analysts Shaquille O’Neal, Kenny Smith and Charles Barkley on Thursday drafted the teams for which they’re serving as honorary captains in the All-Star Game’s new format.
O’Neal picked James with the first overall choice. Smith picked Minnesota Timberwolves star Anthony Edwards second overall.
“Team Chuck” has plenty of size with former MVPs Nikola Jokic (third overall pick) and Giannis Antetokounmpo along with Knicks center Karl-Anthony Towns and Spurs phenom Victor Wembanyama. This will be Wembanyama’s first All-Star Game.
O’Neal added former MVPs Stephen Curry, Kevin Durant and James Harden, but his most intriguing decision was to take Davis with his third selection. James and Davis won a championship together with the Lakers in 2020, but Los Angeles has struggled since, and Davis was shipped to Dallas in a stunning trade for Luka Doncic over the weekend.
NBA scoring leader Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (32.8 points per game) is on Team Chuck.
The event is shifting to a four-team tournament with a pair of semifinal games and a final. The fourth team, made up of the best first- and second-year players and G League stars, will be called Team Candace and captained by WNBA legend Candace Parker.
The All-Star Game will be played Feb. 16 in San Francisco.
The full rosters are below, in order of player selection:
Team Shaq: LeBron James, L.A. Lakers Stephen Curry, Golden State Anthony Davis, Dallas Jayson Tatum, Boston Kevin Durant, Phoenix Damian Lillard, Milwaukee James Harden, L.A. Clippers Jaylen Brown, Boston
Team Kenny: Anthony Edwards, Minnesota Jalen Brunson, New York Jaren Jackson Jr., Memphis Jalen Williams, Oklahoma City Darius Garland, Cleveland Evan Mobley, Cleveland Cade Cunningham, Detroit Tyler Herro, Miami
Team Chuck: Nikola Jokic, Denver Giannis Antetokounmpo, Milwaukee Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Oklahoma City Victor Wembanyama, San Antonio Pascal Siakam, Indiana Alperen Sengun, Houston Karl-Anthony Towns, New York Donovan Mitchell, Cleveland
–Field Level Media
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