Somehow, the NBA All-Star Game has never meant less and never meant more at the same time. In lieu of the traditional conference vs. conference battle for supremacy, the contest is now the most expensive game of pickup basketball in history. But the reason that’s happening is we live in an era where the only way to win a championship is to assemble your own all-star team though cunning, guile, chicanery and a willingness to pay the luxury tax. I’m not saying that being an NBA general manager is exactly like picking a team on the playground, but it’s never been closer.
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