All-Star Game 2026 | Kawhi Leonard drafted, teams revealed

The anomaly has been fixed. From replacement announcement for All Star Game 2026THE Clippers he did not understand the absence of Kawhi Leonardbut his coach thinks ” the best player in the entire NBA in the last six weeks ».

in the end, Adam Silver repeche “The Klav”so there are 16 American players, the minimum required for this new formula, in addition to 9 international players. There will be 25 stars this year, and possibly 26 if the NBA decides to replace the injured Giannis Antetokounmpo.

The Clippers can therefore be delighted to have at least one representative for this first All-Star Game to be played at their venue on February 15th. Kawhi Leonard signs his most productive season: 27.6 points, 6.1 rebounds, 3.6 assists and 2.1 steals.

Young people, old people and the rest of the world

In processThe NBA also revealed the lineups for each of the three teams for this all-star game, which will take the form of a four-game mini-tournament (lasting 12 minutes each time).

That’s how the first American team, the so-called USA Stars “, will consist of Scottie Barnes, Devin Booker, Cade Cunningham, Jalen Duren, Anthony Edwards, Chet Holmgren, Jalen Johnson etc Tyrese McKay. So there are only young people, called to one day defend the colors of Team USA (if they haven’t already, for some).

The second American team, the so-called USA Stripes “, will consist of Jailen Brown, Jalen Brunson, Stephen Curry, Kevin Durant, LeBron James, Kawhi Leonard, Donovan Mitchell etc Norman Powell. This time there are only veterans.

Finally, an international team called “ The world “, will consist of Giannis Antetokounmpo (package), Danny Avdia, Luka Doncic, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Nikola Jokic, Jamal Murray, Pascal Sakak, Karl-Anthony Towns etc Victor Vembanyama of course.

We see that, unlike Norman Powell, who nevertheless represents Jamaica in the selection, Karl-Anthony Towns is present among the internationals, since he represents the Dominican Republic in FIBA ​​basketball.

Finally, the NBA also took the opportunity to reveal the jerseys and floor for the 2026 All-Star Game, which are inspired by the city of Los Angeles and the Clippers franchise.