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Shai Gilgeous-Alexander Named 2024-25 NBA All-Star Starter

The Oklahoma City Thunder have seen superstar Shai Gilgeous-Alexander tabbed as an All-Star Starter for the second time in his career, marking his third All-Star appearance.
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Jan 19, 2025; Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, USA; Oklahoma City Thunder guard Shai Gilgeous-Alexander during the National Anthem before a game against the Brooklyn Nets at Paycom Center. Mandatory Credit: Alonzo Adams-Imagn Images
Jan 19, 2025; Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, USA; Oklahoma City Thunder guard Shai Gilgeous-Alexander during the National Anthem before a game against the Brooklyn Nets at Paycom Center. Mandatory Credit: Alonzo Adams-Imagn Images | Alonzo Adams-Imagn Images

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On Thursday, TNT began rolling out the NBA All-Star squads. With fan voting in the books, which counts for half of the discussion of who starts the All-Star game, the Inside the NBA crew revealed the starters for this year's mid-winter classic.

Oklahoma City Thunder superstar Shai Gilgeous-Alexander was tabbed as an NBA All-Star starter for the second time in his career, his first being a year ago.

This marks the third All-Star appearance total for the Thunder guard and the third member of Oklahoma City to cement their spot in the All-Star game - as Mark Daigneault and one of his assistants will be in charge of coaching one of the teams, respectively.

This season, Gilgeous-Alexander is in the driver's seat for the MVP Award, fresh off a 54-point night, the guard is averaging 32.0 points, 5.4 rebounds, 6.1 assists and 3.2 stocks per game on 53/34/90 shooting splits.

The NBA All-Star Game will take place on Feb. 16 on TNT in San Francisco at the Golden State Warriors' Chase Center. This year, it will see a new format with a mini-tournament style of play that sees four teams battle it out in a bracket.

The 24 NBA All-Stars selected this season will be split up evenly into three teams. The fourth team will be the winning team of the Rising Stars game comprised of first and second-year stars - who will also play a bracket on Feb. 14 to determine the fourth team for Sunday's festivities.

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Rylan Stiles
RYLAN STILES

Rylan Stiles is a credentialed media member covering the Oklahoma City Thunder. He hosts the Locked On Thunder Podcast, and is Lead Beat Writer for Inside the Thunder. Rylan is also an award-winning play-by-play broadcaster for the Oklahoma Sports Network. 

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