It’s the equivalent of selecting a pickup team on the playground, only with the best NBA players in the world. The starters for the NBA All-Star Game are chosen by weighting the fan vote (50 percent), media votes (25 percent) and active players (25 percent).
As one of the voting media members, I had a hard time trying to narrow down my selections this year, with some close calls and some snubs that just were tough to make. The rules are pretty simple: three frontcourt players and two guards from each conference. Though there were some easy choices, the last couple weren’t so simple.