{"id":605924,"date":"2026-02-16T07:40:25","date_gmt":"2026-02-16T07:40:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/605924\/"},"modified":"2026-02-16T07:40:25","modified_gmt":"2026-02-16T07:40:25","slug":"anthony-edwards-reveals-true-feelings-on-nba-all-star-game-format","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/605924\/","title":{"rendered":"Anthony Edwards reveals true feelings on NBA All-Star Game format"},"content":{"rendered":"

The NBA competition committee has been searching for ways to incentivize players to give it their all during the All-Star Game. They’ve experimented with multiple formats, which has then taken them to the three-team, Team USA vs. Team World format that they used for this year’s festivities. In the end, the USA Stars team won the entire thing, taking a convincing 47-21 win over the USA Stripes squad in the final of the competition \u2014 with Minnesota Timberwolves star Anthony Edwards taking home<\/a> ASG MVP honors.<\/p>\n

Edwards dropped 32 points across three games (two wins), and he emerged as Team Stars’ most consistent bucket-getter. The Timberwolves star was clearly feeding off of the energy<\/a> of the game, especially when he was coming up against almost all the other best players in the association.<\/p>\n

For what it’s worth, Edwards gave his stamp of approval<\/a> towards the new All-Star Game format, although it’s hard to blame the Timberwolves star for thinking this way considering how he had so much success this year.<\/p>\n

\u201cI know they ain\u2019t gon\u2019 really take in what I\u2019m saying, but I like this format. I think it makes us compete, \u2018cause it\u2019s only 12 minutes. There different teams, you separate the guys. I think it was really good,\u201d Edwards said, via ClutchPoints Washington Wizards beat reporter Joshua Valdez.<\/p>\n

Anthony Edwards on the new All-Star Game format \ud83d\udde3\ufe0f<\/p>\n

\u201cYeah. I know they ain\u2019t gon\u2019 really take in what I\u2019m saying, but I like this format. I think it makes us compete, \u2018cause it\u2019s only 12 minutes. There different teams, you separate the guys. I think it was really good.\u201d<\/p>\n

(via\u2026 pic.twitter.com\/61cKUVIpVx<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 ClutchPoints (@ClutchPoints) February 16, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n

Will NBA continue tinkering with All-Star Game format?\"NBAKirby Lee-Imagn Images<\/p>\n

Players like Edwards certainly have a say in what the competition committee would do moving forward. While it’s certainly something different to see four different games decide which team wins the exhibition contest, perhaps this kind of new format simply needs time to marinate.<\/p>\n

Alas, this NBA All-Star Weekend was very divisive; a good portion of the league’s fanbase found the festivities very boring, including the All-Star Game. However, a few players, such as the Timberwolves star, believe as though the new format raised the stakes a bit and made them play with a bit more force \u2014 something that the league will definitely be taking into account.<\/p>\n