NBA All-Star Draft: TV channel, time, format, live stream, Captains, starters, reserves
NBA ALL-STAR DRAFT 2019: Find out all you need to know on how to watch the special selection show.
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The NBA trade deadline is grabbing all the headlines right now, but that will quickly overshadowed by the inaugural NBA All-Star draft later in the evening.
Team LeBron returns once again this year, although he will be representing the Western Conference this time around and Giannis Antetokounmpo will be other team captain having received the most votes in the East.
The All-Star weekend is just over a week away, scheduled to get underway on February 15 in Charlotte, North Carolina.
The All-Star draft is scheduled for February 7 (7pm ET, 12am GMT). Find out all you need to know below.
NBA All-Star Draft TV Channel
Sky Sports are the exclusive rights holders for NBA in the UK.
And they will be showing the NBA All-Star draft special live on Sky Sports Main Event and Sky Sports USA from 12am Friday February 8th.
NBA All-Star Draft format
This is the first year the NBA All-Star draft will be televised after criticism from the 2018 selection process.
The All-Star game format changed drastically last year, moving away from the traditional Eastern vs Western Conference All-Stars.
While there are still 12 players selected respectively from each conference, the teams are now selected by two players who receive the most fan votes, regardless of their conference affiliation.
The captains will first pick from the starter pool before moving to the reserve pool and there has been two additions this year for a special bonus third round.
NBA All-Star live stream
Existing customers will be able to stream the action via the Sky Go app, which can be downloaded across a host of iOS and Android devices.
Fans without a subscription can still tune in to the game through a NOW TV sports pass.
NBA All-Star captains
LeBron James and Giannis Anteotkounmpo are the two captains for the NBA All-Star game.
As LeBron received the most fan votes, he will get to select first but Antetokoumpo will pick first in the reserve pool.
NBA All-Star starters
Western Conference: LeBron James, Steph Curry, Kevin Durant, James Harden, Paul George
Eastern Conference: Giannis Antetokounmpo, Kawhi Leonard, Joel Embiid, Kyrie Irving, Kemba Walker
NBA All-Star reserves
Western Conference: Russell Westbrook, Anthony Davis, Nikola Jokic, Damian Lillard, Klay Thompson, LaMarcus Aldridge, Karl-Anthony Towns
Special roster addition: Dirk Nowitzki
Eastern Conference: Victor Oladipo (replaced by D’Angelo Russell), Kyle Lowry, Blake Griffin, Khris Middleton, Ben Simmons, Bradley Beal, Nikola Vucevic
Special roster addition: Dwyane Wade