TNT analyst Shaquille O'Neal drafted the Lakers star first overall and then took Mavericks big man Anthony Davis with the ninth pick for new three-game tournament.

James — a pick for 21 straight years — now has two more All-Star selections than anyone else in NBA history (Abdul-Jabbar was a 19-time pick) and is three years clear of anyone else for the longest streak of consecutive selections. Kobe Bryant was picked for 18 consecutive All-Star Games, the second-longest such streak.

The three teams for the 2025 NBA All-Star Game were selected Thursday night on TNT by the "Inside the NBA" crew of Shaquille O'Neal, Kenny Smith and Charles Barkley. Each analyst selected eight-man teams for the 24-player pool available,