For the first time in nearly a half-century, the Knicks have two All-Star starters. Jalen Brunson and Karl-Anthony Towns.

The NBA All-Star Game starters were announced Thursday and there are a lot of familiar names, such as LeBron James, Stephen Curry and Kevin Durant. While there were some new starters (hello, Jalen Brunson!), there were no big surprises.

Kevin Durant earned his 15th All-Star nod on Thursday, and he will earn a nice bonus thanks to a contract incentive.

Jalen Brunson, KAT are first Knicks’ duo to start in All-Star Game in 50 years Jan. 24, 2025, 10:13 a.m. What channel is the Knicks vs. Nets game today (1/21/25)? FREE LIVE STREAM, Time, TV, for NBA regular season Jan. 21, 2025, 1:00 p.m.

So some like Alperen Sengun, Domantas Sabonis and Jaren Jackson might get reserve spots. But the real tough decision is measuring Kevin Durant, LeBron James and Anthony Davis against Victor Wembanyama. I’ll go with Durant and LeBron this time — and assume the other two will be in the game.

The 2025 NBA All-Star Game will feature an innovative tournament-style format with four teams competing in a series of three games. Headliners include

Phoenix Suns superstar Kevin Durant was voted a starter for ... Cleveland Cavaliers forward Donovan Mitchell and New York Knicks guard Jalen Brunson. The coaches vote for the All-Star reserves ...

Phoenix Suns forward Kevin Durant was named an NBA All-Star Game starter in the frontcourt for the Western Conference on Thursday.

The Knicks will have two representatives in the starting lineup during the NBA All-Star Game on Feb 16. in San Francisco, Calif.

Wembanyama becomes only the fourth Spurs player to make the All-Star Game in his first or second season. The others are Alvin Robertson in 1986, David Robinson in 1990 and 1991, and Tim Duncan in 1998

Jan 25, 2025; New York, New York, USA; New York Knicks guard Jalen Brunson (11) drives against Sacramento Kings guard Kevin Huerter (9) in the third quarter at Madison Square Garden.