Today the NBA announced the East and West starters of this year's All-Stars, and I was a little surprised that only the starting point guards of the Eastern All-Stars were the only ones.

Western Conference All-Star starters: Curry, Alexander, James, Durant, Jokic.

Eastern Conference All-Star starters: Brunson, Mitchell, Tatum, Antetokounmpo, Towns.

Previously, the three-ball was far ahead in the fan vote, and by the end of the third round of voting, the three-ball had received 1.9 million votes, and it was the best in the Eastern backfield, about 660,000 votes ahead of Brunson in fourth place.

The starters of this All-Star are voted on by fans, players and the media, accounting for 50%, 25% and 25% respectively. The three-goal fan vote ended up being the first and the players voted third, but the media voted seventh, so they lost the vote.

However, although the three balls did not start, the bench will definitely be selected, after all, his average of 29 points, 5.4 rebounds and 7.5 assists per game is too dazzling.

On the side of the Eastern All-Star starters, Brother Alphabet once again became the king of votes, although the popularity of Brother Alphabet in China is not very good, but over there Brother Alphabet is the top stream, a model of the American dream. Tatum and Antetokounmpo will certainly be part of the All-Star starters for the next few years, locking up two spots.

Brunson and Towns were the only teammates in the All-Star starters, and of course that's thanks to the fact that there really aren't many people in the East to compete with. After Embiid disappeared, Eastern center Rains came out on top. Of course, they both have to thank their old clubs, thanks to the Mavericks and Timberwolves, if they still stay at their old clubs, the All-Star starters are unthinkable.

On the Western All-Star side, the three of Janduku should be the most suspenseful. I remember Curry didn't start last year, Alexander and Doncic were too strong. This year is Curry's home court, and it just so happens that Doncic has been injured for a long time, so Curry enters the starting lineup.

If we still follow the previous format, we will see Janduku compete in the same field again, although it is not a real fight like the Olympics, but this guy poses for that stop, which is the best promotional material for the All-Stars.

But because the All-Star system has been restructured this year, even if these guys are all selected as All-Star starters, they may not be able to play on the same team.

There are four All-Star teams this year, and the four teams play a semifinal in pairs, and the two semifinal winners play a final at the end, which is similar to the pattern of the rookie game in the past two years, and to be honest, it is not very pretty. In each match, the first team to score 40 or more points will be the winner.

The 24 All-Stars will be split into three teams, with the other team being the winner of the rookie game. How do you divide 24 people into three teams? On the 7th of next month, it will be selected through live broadcast.

Therefore, if it is selected normally, it is too unlikely that all three of Zhan Duku will be selected on the same team, unless the three guests who choose the live broadcast are deliberately perfected, then in this case, it seems that the meaning of the new competition system has been lost.

The new format is naturally to make the All-Stars play a little better, after all, the All-Stars of the past two years have become an extended version of the three-point contest, and even if you throw out the three-point thing, you will be bored after watching too much.

This year's All-Stars also set up a $1.8 million prize pool. Each player from the winning team will receive $125,000, while the second, third, and fourth teams will receive $50,000, $25,000, and $25,000, respectively.

Truth be told, players who can make All-Star players may not risk injury to improve their competitiveness for such a small amount of money. Maybe it would have been better if the prize money had been made into a charity form, and the players would have been a little more motivated.

Durant made his displeasure clear when the format first came out: "I really hate it, I hate it very much. It's just horrible. In my opinion, all the formats are terrible, and we should go back to the East and West All-Star Battle. ”

It can be said that the All-Star game system has been changing over the years, but what fans want to see most may be the initial East-West confrontation, at least there is still a bit of confrontation in it. Including the All-Star jerseys, which have become increasingly ugly in recent years, it may be better to have players wear their own home team jerseys.

This year's All-Star Game will be held on February 17, Beijing time, and everyone will definitely continue to watch it to see if the new season can bring some surprises.