How can you draft your own NBA All-Star team? Exploring the process and technicalities

The NBA All-Star game is the main event of the three-day weekend where players get to unwind and just put on a show for the fans. For fans, there are those who want to experience the drafting process of building their own All-Star squad, which is made possible by the NBA app.

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Before the playground rules were implemented, All-Star teams were slotted by conference. This included the starting five, the reserves and the coaches who will be participating.

That all changed when the NBA started to use playground rules, where the top vote-getters drafted their own squad. Luckily for fans, they get a chance to experience what it's like to be a team captain and draft their own players. The NBA app offers this feature, where you can select which stars will be on your team.

Usually, the player who has the most votes gets to have the first selection in building the starting five. The NBA app lets users take over and choose their captain. Regardless of whether the user gets Giannis Antetokounmpo or LeBron James, who's the top vote-getter this season, he'll still end up with the first pick.

The NBA is looking to avoid a ‘last picked’ situation in the NBA All-Star draft this year, per TNT

NBA All-Star captains will now pick reserve players first, then will pick the starters right after. https://t.co/Brz8eZuc8X

When it comes to selecting the reserves, the captain who has lesser votes gets to pick first. The NBA app functions to the user's satisfaction and gives the first pick to the user as well. After building your team, you're good to go. Users can review it and check how well they drafted.

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Who gets the first pick in this year's NBA All-Star draft?

The NBA All-Star Game is Sunday, and fans are excited to see how the captains will draft. The change in how All-Star teams are formed started in 2018, when Team LeBron won over Team Stephen. He also won All-Star Game MVP with 29 points and 10 rebounds.

He's expected to make the first pick as he is the top vote-getter over Giannis Antetokounmpo. He hasn't lost an ASG since the league implemented the drafting format back in 2017, which was seen in the 2018 event.

This time, it could get more competitive as the drafting process will take place moments before the game itself. It will be interesting to see how well both captains will draft their squad this time.

Who do you have winning, Team LeBron or Team Giannis?

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