All-Star Weekend 2020 is nearly here. Which stars are taking home the hardware?
Will Aaron Gordon finally break through for his first dunk contest title, or will Dwight Howard turn back the clock and channel his inner Superman? Will Giannis Antetokounmpo exact his revenge on LeBron James and captain the winning squad in Sunday night’s game?
From the Rising Stars all the way through the All-Star Game, our NBA experts are running through their picks for the festivities taking over Chicago.
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Rising Stars picks: Winner and MVP
Malika Andrews
Kevin Arnovitz
Jerry Bembry
Tim Bontemps
Nick DePaula
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Team USA
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MVP: Zion Williamson
Nick Friedell
Andrew Han
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Team USA
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MVP: Ja Morant
Chris Herring
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Team World
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MVP: Zion Williamson
Baxter Holmes
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Team USA
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MVP: Ja Morant
Andrew Lopez
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Team USA
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MVP: Ja Morant
Tim MacMahon
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Team USA
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MVP: Ja Morant
Jackie MacMullan
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Team USA
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MVP: Zion Williamson
Bobby Marks
Dave McMenamin
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Team USA
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MVP: Zion Williamson
Kevin Pelton
Omar Raja
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Team USA
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MVP: Trae Young
Jorge Sedano
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Team USA
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MVP: Ja Morant
Ramona Shelburne
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Team World
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MVP: Luka Doncic
André Snellings
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Team USA
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MVP: Trae Young
Marc Spears
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Team USA
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MVP: Zion Williamson
Eric Woodyard
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Team USA
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MVP: Trae Young
Royce Young
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Team USA
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MVP: Ja Morant
Ohm Youngmisuk
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Team USA
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MVP: Zion Williamson
Results:
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Winner: Team USA (18 votes), Team World (5)
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Rising Stars MVP: Ja Morant (7 votes), Zion Williamson (7), Trae Young (4), Luka Doncic (2), RJ Barrett (1), Kendrick Nunn (1), Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (1)
All-Star Saturday picks: Slam dunk, 3-point, skills contests
Malika Andrews
Kevin Arnovitz
Jerry Bembry
Tim Bontemps
Nick DePaula
Nick Friedell
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Skills: Jayson Tatum
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3s: Duncan Robinson
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Dunks: Derrick Jones Jr.
Andrew Han
Chris Herring
Baxter Holmes
Andrew Lopez
Tim MacMahon
Jackie MacMullan
Bobby Marks
Dave McMenamin
Kevin Pelton
Omar Raja
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Skills: Jayson Tatum
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Dunks: Aaron Gordon
Jorge Sedano
Ramona Shelburne
André Snellings
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Skills: Jayson Tatum
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3s: Buddy Hield
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Dunks: Derrick Jones Jr.
Marc Spears
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Skills: Jayson Tatum
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3s: Trae Young
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Dunks: Aaron Gordon
Eric Woodyard
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Skills: Jayson Tatum
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3s: Trae Young
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Dunks: Aaron Gordon
Royce Young
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Skills: Patrick Beverley
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3s: Buddy Hield
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Dunks: Aaron Gordon
Ohm Youngmisuk
Results:
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Skills contest: Spencer Dinwiddie (8 votes), Jayson Tatum (7), Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (4), Patrick Beverley (2), Domantas Sabonis (1), Pascal Siakam (1)
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3-point contest: Duncan Robinson (7), Joe Harris (4), Buddy Hield (4), Trae Young (3), Davis Bertans (3).
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Dunk contest: Aaron Gordon (12 votes), Derrick Jones Jr. (9), Pat Connaughton (2)
NBA All-Star Game picks: Winner and MVP
Malika Andrews
Kevin Arnovitz
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Team LeBron
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MVP: Anthony Davis
Jerry Bembry
Tim Bontemps
Nick DePaula
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Team LeBron
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MVP: LeBron James
Nick Friedell
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Team LeBron
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MVP: Anthony Davis
Andrew Han
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Team LeBron
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MVP: LeBron James
Chris Herring
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Team LeBron
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MVP: LeBron James
Baxter Holmes
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Team LeBron
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MVP: Luka Doncic
Andrew Lopez
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Team LeBron
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MVP: Luka Doncic
Tim MacMahon
Jackie MacMullan
Bobby Marks
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Team Giannis
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MVP: Pascal Siakam
Dave McMenamin
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Team LeBron
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MVP: Anthony Davis
Kevin Pelton
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Team LeBron
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MVP: Anthony Davis
Omar Raja
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Team LeBron
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MVP: Anthony Davis
Jorge Sedano
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Team LeBron
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MVP: Anthony Davis
Ramona Shelburne
André Snellings
Marc Spears
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Team LeBron
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MVP: Anthony Davis
Eric Woodyard
Royce Young
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Team LeBron
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MVP: Anthony Davis
Ohm Youngmisuk
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Team LeBron
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MVP: Anthony Davis
Results:
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Winner: Team LeBron (16 votes), Team Giannis (7)
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All-Star Game MVP: Anthony Davis (10 votes), Giannis Antetokounmpo (5), LeBron James (3), Luka Doncic (2), James Harden (1), Donovan Mitchell (1), Pascal Siakam (1).