By The Athletic NBA Staff | The Athletic, 2026-01-19 07:45:03
2026年NBA全明星赛的首发阵容将于周一在NBC/Peacock平台公布，而这项备受瞩目的季中盛事，其赛制再度迎来调整。
联盟已于去年11月确认，2026年的全明星“赛”将采用循环赛制，由两支美国队和一支国际队参赛。每队将由八名球员组成，相互之间进行12分钟的比赛。东西部联盟的首发球员仍由球迷（占50%的投票权重）、现役球员（占25%）和媒体评审团（占25%）共同选出。然而，与往年不同的是，今年的评选将不再区分场上位置。
在首发名单公布之前，The Athletic的三位拥有投票权的NBA作者——乔什·罗宾斯 (Josh Robbins)、威廉·吉洛里 (William Guillory) 和扎克·哈珀 (Zach Harper)——分享了他们的投票选择以及背后的理由。
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第一份票选名单
作者： 乔什·罗宾斯 (Josh Robbins)
东部首发： 扬尼斯·阿德托昆博 (Giannis Antetokounmpo) (雄鹿队)、杰伦·布朗 (Jaylen Brown) (凯尔特人队)、杰伦·布伦森 (Jalen Brunson) (纽约尼克斯队)、凯德·坎宁安 (Cade Cunningham) (底特律活塞队)、泰雷斯·马克西 (Tyrese Maxey) (费城76人队)
西部首发： 卢卡·东契奇 (Luka Dončić) (湖人队)、安东尼·爱德华兹 (Anthony Edwards) (森林狼队)、谢伊·吉尔杰斯-亚历山大 (Shai Gilgeous-Alexander) (雷霆队)、尼古拉·约基奇 (Nikola Jokić) (掘金队)、维克托·文班亚马 (Victor Wembanyama) (马刺队)
为何这样选择？ 在票选全明星首发时，我倾向于选择那些能带领球队赢球的球员。在其他条件都相当的情况下，我会奖励那些所在球队战绩名列前茅，并且在防守端也能产生积极影响，而不仅仅是在进攻端的球员。
东部的选择非常直接。坎宁安是高居东部榜首球队中的最佳球员。布朗除了他出色的得分能力外，还是一股攻防两端的关键力量，在他效力的球队，截至投票截止日，是能在季后赛首轮拥有主场优势的。布伦森是东部第二强队的得分和组织核心，并带领尼克斯队夺得了NBA杯的冠军。
我东部最后两个名额的抉择集中在阿德托昆博、马克西、多诺万·米切尔 (Donovan Mitchell) 和杰伦·约翰逊 (Jalen Johnson) 之间。马克西是一支若没有他便会举步维艰的球队中的头号得分手和最稳定的球员。尽管雄鹿队表现挣扎，但阿德托昆博凭借其攻防两端的表现脱颖而出。
东契奇、爱德华兹、吉尔杰斯-亚历山大、约基奇和文班亚马是西部战绩排名前五球队中的最佳球员。对于约基奇和文班亚马，我并没有因为他们缺席了一些比赛而对他们有所苛求。在他们出战的比赛中，他们无疑是统治级的力量。
还有许多其他球员也配得上首发。斯蒂芬·库里 (Stephen Curry) 依然威力不减。勒布朗·詹姆斯 (LeBron James) 可能正在打他最后一个NBA赛季，作为史上最伟大的球员之一，他基于其生涯成就完全有资格最后一次入选全明星。但我认为媒体投票者应该完全依据球员本赛季至今的表现来做出选择。我相信我所选择的西部首发们本赛季的表现更为出色。
第二份票选名单
作者： 威廉·吉洛里 (William Guillory)
东部首发： 阿德托昆博、布朗、布伦森、坎宁安、马克西
西部首发： 东契奇、爱德华兹、吉尔杰斯-亚历山大、约基奇、文班亚马
为何这样选择？ 我只花了大约两分钟就选定了东部的五位人选。我觉得他们每个人的入选理由都显而易见。
坎宁安是东部最佳球队背后的驱动力，并且他正打出MVP级别的赛季表现。布朗和马克西都更上一层楼，他们之前就是全明星球员，但现在的表现足以让他们进入赛季最佳阵容一阵的讨论范围。布伦森一如既往地稳定，而扬尼斯还是那个扬尼斯。
放弃米切尔并非一个轻松的决定。他本赛季的表现堪称惊艳，但我最终没有选他，是因为克利夫兰整体表现不尽如人意。
在西部，最容易的选择是吉尔杰斯-亚历山大、约基奇和东契奇。他们是篮球界最强的三名球员。扬尼斯紧随其后排在第四，但这属于另一个话题，我们改日再谈。
小丑（Joker）和SGA再次证明了他们是联盟中的顶尖球员。(Ron Chenoy / Imagn Images)
文班亚马是观赏性最强的球员，但他唯一的减分项是在投票结束时，他本赛季的出场时间还不到800分钟。西部的其他四位首发球员出场时间都超过了1000分钟，但如果我能对扬尼斯（截至周五出场783分钟）网开一面，那么文班也同样值得。
我所有决定中最艰难的是选择西部的最后一个名额。爱德华兹和凯文·杜兰特 (Kevin Durant) 是最突出的两位候选人。爱德华兹的整体基础数据略高，而且我认为这位37岁的火箭队球星凭借其效率和在休斯顿承担的领袖角色，值得极大的赞誉。但最终，休斯顿在过去几周起伏不定的表现让爱德华兹占得了优势。
第三份票选名单
作者： 扎克·哈珀 (Zach Harper)
东部首发： 阿德托昆博、布朗、布伦森、坎宁安、马克西
西部首发： 东契奇、爱德华兹、吉尔杰斯-亚历山大、约基奇、文班亚马
为何这样选择？ 东部的选择感觉很直接。扬尼斯是一个毫无悬念的人选。他在场上时是如此具有统治力，以至于让你时常会忘记球队其他成员是多么平庸。马克西和布朗是本赛季联盟中表现最好的球员之二。坎宁安在带领活塞队登顶东部的过程中表现卓绝。而布伦森则在场上延续了他一贯的致命表现。在迈克·布朗 (Mike Brown) 的体系中，他更是如鱼得水。对我而言，首发阵容的唯一另一位考虑人选是米切尔，但球队的战绩成为了他的减分项。
在西部，约基奇和吉尔杰斯-亚历山大是最轻松的选择。他们本赛季延续了历史级的表现，你无法否认他们在联盟顶端的地位。东契奇在进攻端表现非凡，即便他的三分命中率不佳。是的，防守是个问题，但他的防守投入程度倒是很符合全明星赛的“氛围”。我知道文班缺席了一些比赛，但这还不足以让我认为他没有资格成为首发。
我的最后一个决定是在爱德华兹、德文·布克 (Devin Booker) 和科怀·伦纳德 (Kawhi Leonard) 之间做出。布克的表现不错，但还没达到爱德华兹的水平。而伦纳德在整个十一月只打了10场比赛。爱德华兹正在悄无声息地打出一个伟大的赛季。
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NBA All-Star Game 2026: Our voters’ picks for East and West starters
Starters for the 2026 NBA All-Star Game will be revealed Monday on NBC/Peacock, and once again, the marquee midseason event is being tweaked.
The league confirmed in November that the 2026 “game” will be a round-robin tournament featuring two U.S. teams and one international squad. The teams will feature eight players each and play each other in 12-minute games. Starters for the Eastern and Western conferences are still being selected by fans (50 percent of the vote), current players (25 percent) and a media panel (25 percent). However, unlike in years past, they are being chosen regardless of position.
Ahead of the announcement of starters, three of The Athletic NBA writers who had a vote (Josh Robbins, William Guillory and Zach Harper) shared their ballots and the reasoning behind their choices.
Agree? Disagree? Let us know in the comments.
Ballot No. 1
Writer: Josh Robbins
East starters: Giannis Antetokounmpo (Bucks), Jaylen Brown (Celtics), Jalen Brunson (New York Knicks), Cade Cunningham (Detroit Pistons), Tyrese Maxey (Philadelphia 76ers)
West starters: Luka Dončić (Lakers), Anthony Edwards (Timberwolves), Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (Thunder), Nikola Jokić (Nuggets), Victor Wembanyama (Spurs)
Why those choices? When voting for All-Star starters, I lean toward players who drive winning. In cases where everything else is equal, I reward players whose teams are at or near the top of the standings and who make a positive impact on defense rather than just on offense.
The East was straightforward. Cunningham has been the best player on the team at the top of the conference standings. In addition to his superb scoring, Brown has been a two-way force for a team that, as of the voting deadline, would have had home-court advantage in the playoffs’ first round. Brunson is the key scorer and distributor on the East’s second-best team and led the Knicks to the NBA Cup title.
My final two East spots came down to Antetokounmpo, Maxey, Donovan Mitchell and Jalen Johnson. Maxey has been the leading scorer and most consistent player on a team that would have scuffled without him. Despite the Bucks’ struggles, Antetokounmpo separated himself because of his two-way play.
Dončić, Edwards, Gilgeous-Alexander, Jokić and Wembanyama are the best players on the five best teams in the West standings. In the cases of Jokić and Wembanyama, I did not hold their missed games against them. They were unmistakably dominant forces in the games that they played.
Many others deserve to be starters. Stephen Curry remains a force. LeBron James might be playing his final NBA season, and as one of the greatest players of all time, he has earned one final All-Star nod based on his career accomplishments. But I think voters from within the media should base their choices solely on how players have performed so far this season. I believe that my choices for starters in the West have had better seasons.
Ballot No. 2
Writer: William Guillory
East starters: Antetokounmpo, Brown, Brunson, Cunningham, Maxey
West starters: Dončić, Edwards, Gilgeous-Alexander, Jokić, Wembanyama
Why those choices? It took about two minutes to pick my five guys in the East. I feel like the case for all of them is obvious.
Cunningham has been the driving force behind the best team in the conference, and he’s having an MVP-caliber season. Brown and Maxey have both leveled up as guys who were previously All-Stars but are now performing well enough to be in the conversation for first-team All-NBA. Brunson is as steady as ever, and Giannis is Giannis.
Leaving Mitchell off wasn’t an easy decision. He’s been sensational this season, but Cleveland’s overall underwhelming play was the reason he didn’t make the cut for me.
In the West, the easy picks were Gilgeous-Alexander, Jokić and Dončić. They’re the three best players in basketball. Giannis is a close fourth, but that’s a different discussion for a different story.
Once again, the Joker and SGA are two of the game’s best. (Ron Chenoy / Imagn Images)
Wembayama has been the most exciting player to watch, but the only thing hurting his case is the fact that he’s played fewer than 800 minutes this season by the time voting ended. The other four starters in the West have all played more than 1,000 minutes, but if I gave Giannis (783 minutes as of Friday) the benefit of the doubt, Wemby deserves it too.
The toughest of all my decisions was choosing who would get the final spot in the West. Edwards and Kevin Durant were the two candidates who stood out the most. Edwards’ overall counting numbers are slightly higher, and I think the 37-year-old Rockets star deserves a ton of credit for his efficiency and the leadership role he’s taken on in Houston. But in the end, Houston’s sporadic play over the past few weeks ultimately gave Edwards the advantage.
Ballot No. 3
Writer: Zach Harper
East starters: Antetokounmpo, Brown, Brunson, Cunningham, Maxey
West starters: Dončić, Edwards, Gilgeous-Alexander, Jokić, Wembanyama
Why those choices? The East felt straightforward. Giannis is an obvious lock. He’s been so dominant when he’s on the court that it makes you forget how mediocre the rest of the team is at times. Maxey and Brown have been two of the best players in the league this season. Cunningham has been spectacular in getting the Pistons to the top of the East. And Brunson has continued to be his typically lethal self on the court. He’s flourishing even more in Mike Brown’s system. The only other consideration for me with starters was Mitchell, but he was penalized for team success.
In the West, Jokić and Gilgeous-Alexander were the easiest calls. They’ve continued their historic play this season, and you can’t deny them their spots at the top of the league. Dončić has been fantastic on offense, even with the poor 3-point shooting. Yes, the defense is an issue, but he fits right in with the All-Star Game effort. I know Wemby missed some time, but not enough to feel like he isn’t deserving of being a starter.
My final decision came down to Edwards versus Devin Booker and Kawhi Leonard. Booker has been good but not quite at Edwards’ level. And Leonard only played 10 games through November. Edwards is quietly having a great season.
By The Athletic NBA Staff, via The Athletic