List of NBA All-Stars
The National Basketball Association All-Star Game is an annual exhibition basketball game. It is the main event of the NBA All-Star Weekend. Originally, the All-Star Game featured a conference-based format, featuring a team composed of all of the topped rank basketball players in the league Eastern Conference and another team of all-stars from the Western Conference. Prior to the 2018 NBA All-Star Game, the NBA changed the format to feature two teams captained by the top leading vote-getter from each conference. Following the selection of the all-star starters and reserves, the captains choose from a pool of all-stars to form their teams regardless of conference. Twelve players—five starters and seven s—from each conference are chosen from what used to be a pool of 120 players—60 players from each conference with 24 guards and 24 frontcourts —listed on the ballots by a panel of sport writers and broadcasters to all active players. The starters are chosen by a combination of fans, media, and current players. Fans may vote using a variety of online platforms, and account for 50% of the vote, with the media and current players each accounting for 25%. The reserves are chosen by voting among the head coaches of each team's particular conference. Coaches are not allowed to vote for their own players, and can select two guards, three front court players, and two players regardless of positions. If a player is unable to participate due to injury, the NBA commissioner will select a replacement. The 1999 All-Star Game was canceled due to the league's lockout.
List
The following is a list of NBA All-Stars, players who have been selected for the NBA All-Star Game at least once in their career. Note that the number indicates the player's number of selections—not the number of games played. For instance, Michael Jordan was named to the All-Star Game roster 14 times, but missed the 1986 game due to injury. As of February 13, 2020, 431 players have been selected to an All-Star Game roster at least once. However, only 294 of them have earned multiple selections to the game.Hall of Famer Kareem Abdul-Jabbar holds the record for most All-Star Game selections and most All-Star Games played. He was selected 19 times and played in 18 All-Star games. LeBron James holds the record for most All-Star Game selections among active players, with 16 selections. LeBron James also holds the record for most consecutive games played, with 16, all starts. Bob Cousy and John Havlicek are tied for second most consecutive games actually played, appearing in 13 straight All-Star Games. Tim Duncan also played in 13 straight All-Star Games if the lockout-cancelled 1999 game is excluded. Several players were named to All-Star Game rosters, but never actually played in the game due to injury.
# | The number of times the player has been selected to play in the All-Star Game |
^ | Denotes player who is still active as of the 2019–20 season |
* | Elected to the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame as player |
† | Not yet eligible for Hall of Fame consideration |
§ | 1st time nominee for Hall of Fame in 2020 |
Note: Statistics are correct as of January 30, 2020.
Player | # | Selections | Notes | Reference |
* | 19 | 1970–1977; 1979–1989 | Missed 1973 game | |
*† | 18 | 1998; 2000–2016 | Missed 2010, 2014, and 2015 games | |
^ | 16 | 2005–2020 | ||
* | 15 | 1998; 2000–2011; 2013; 2015 | ||
* | 15 | 1997–1998; 2000–2011; 2013 | Missed 2008 game | |
* | 15 | 1993–1998; 2000–2007; 2009 | Missed 1997, 2001, and 2002 games | |
* | 14 | 1985–1993; 1996–1998; 2002–2003 | Missed 1986 game | |
* | 14 | 1988–1998; 2000–2002 | Missed 1990 and 2002 games | |
† | 14 | 2002–2012; 2014–2015; 2019 | ||
* | 14 | 1961–1974 | Missed 1969 and 1974 games | |
* | 13 | 1960–1969; 1971–1973 | ||
* | 13 | 1951–1963 | ||
* | 13 | 1966–1978 | ||
† | 13 | 2005–2016; 2019 | Missed 2015 game | |
* | 12 | 1980–1988; 1990–1992 | Missed 1991 and 1992 games | |
* | 12 | 1969–1980 | ||
* | 12 | 1980; 1982–1992 | Missed 1989 game | |
* | 12 | 1978–1989 | Missed 1984 game; also a one-time ABA All-Star | |
* | 12 | 1985–1990; 1992–1997 | ||
* | 12 | 1961–1972 | ||
* | 12 | 1958–1969 | ||
* | 12 | 1951–1962 | Missed 1952 game | |
* | 12 | 1982–1993 | Missed 1991 game | |
* | 11 | 1987–1997 | Missed 1994 and 1997 games | |
* | 11 | 1959–1965; 1967–1970 | ||
† | 11 | 2006–2016 | Missed 2009 game | |
* | 11 | 1977–1987 | Also a five-time ABA All-Star | |
* | 11 | 1986; 1988–1997 | Missed 1986 and 1997 games | |
* | 11 | 2000–2010 | Missed 2007 and 2010 games | |
* | 11 | 1955–1965 | ||
* | 10 | 2000–2002; 2004–2009; 2011 | ||
^ | 10 | 2007–2008; 2010–2017 | ||
* | 10 | 1951–1952; 1955–1962 | Missed 1960 game | |
* | 10 | 1986; 1988–1994; 1996–1997 | Missed 1997 game | |
^ | 10 | 2010–2019 | ||
* | 10 | 1961–1970 | ||
* | 10 | 1996; 1998; 2000–2004; 2007–2008; 2010 | Missed 2007 game | |
^ | 10 | 2008–2016; 2020 | Missed 2010 game | |
† | 10 | 2002–2006; 2008–2012 | ||
* | 10 | 1990–1996; 1998; 2000–2001 | ||
* | 10 | 1989–1997; 2000 | ||
* | 9 | 1977–1985 | Also a three-time ABA All-Star | |
* | 9 | 1981–1987; 1990–1991 | ||
* | 9 | 1994–1998; 2000–2003 | ||
^ | 9 | 2011–2013; 2015–2020 | ||
* | 9 | 1963–1965; 1967–1971; 1973 | ||
* | 9 | 1986–1994 | Missed 1992 game | |
* | 8 | 1966–1967; 1973–1978 | Missed 1973 game; also a four-time ABA All-Star | |
† | 8 | 2000–2007 | Missed 2002 game | |
* | 8 | 1972–1978; 1980 | Missed 1977 and 1980 games | |
* | 8 | 1966–1968; 1970–1974 | ||
* | 8 | 1982–1989 | ||
8 | 1951–1956; 1958–1959 | Missed 1952 game | ||
^ | 8 | 2013–2020 | ||
^ | 8 | 2007–2014 | ||
* | 8 | 1972–1975; 1977–1979; 1982 | ||
* | 8 | 1992; 1995–1998; 2000–2002 | ||
* | 8 | 2002–2003; 2005–2008; 2010; 2012 | Missed 2007 game | |
* | 8 | 1953–1960 | ||
* | 8 | 2003–2009; 2011 | Missed 2007 and 2011 games | |
^ | 7 | 2012–2016; 2018–2019 | ||
* | 7 | 1968–1969; 1971; 1973–1976 | ||
^ | 7 | 2014–2020 | Missed 2015 game | |
* | 7 | 1970–1976 | ||
* | 7 | 1951–1957 | ||
* | 7 | 1995–1998; 2000–2001; 2005 | Missed 2001 game | |
† | 7 | 2007–2012; 2014 | Missed 2012 game | |
* | 7 | 1964–1969; 1971 | ||
* | 7 | 1951–1957 | ||
* | 7 | 1953–1959 | ||
* | 7 | 2001–2007 | ||
* | 7 | 1951–1952; 1954–1956; 1958–1959 | ||
* | 7 | 1984; 1986–1991 | ||
* | 7 | 1994–1997; 2000–2002 | Missed 1994, 1997, and 2001 games | |
* | 7 | 1990; 1992–1997 | ||
* | 7 | 1965–1971 | ||
* | 7 | 1979–1985 | ||
* | 7 | 1965–1968; 1970; 1973–1974 | Missed 1968 and 1970 games | |
* | 7 | 1964; 1966–1967; 1970–1971; 1973–1974 | ||
* | 7 | 1971–1977 | ||
* | 7 | 1986–1992 | ||
* | 6 | 1973; 1975–1976; 1980–1982 | ||
6 | 1958–1962; 1965 | Missed 1962 game | ||
^ | 6 | 2014–2019 | ||
* | 6 | 1980–1982; 1984–1986 | ||
6 | 1978–1981; 1984; 1987 | |||
* | 6 | 1990–1993; 1995; 1997 | ||
6 | 2006; 2009–2011; 2015–2016 | |||
^ | 6 | 2013–2014; 2016–2019 | ||
* | 6 | 1978–1979; 1981–1983; 1986 | Also a five-time ABA All-Star | |
^ | 6 | 2011–2015; 2019 | Missed 2015 game | |
* | 6 | 1958–1963 | ||
* | 6 | 1957; 1961–1965 | Missed 1965 game | |
* | 6 | 1961–1964; 1966–1967 | ||
6 | 1969–1974 | |||
^ | 6 | 2013–2015; 2017–2019 | ||
* | 6 | 1953–1958 | ||
6 | 1993–1998 | |||
^ | 6 | 2015–2020 | ||
* | 6 | 1951–1953; 1955–1957 | ||
6 | 2002–2007 | Missed 2006 game | ||
† | 6 | 2006–2007; 2009; 2012–2014 | ||
* | 6 | 1993–1998 | Missed 1993 game | |
† | 6 | 2005; 2007–2011 | ||
* | 6 | 1957–1960; 1962–1963 | ||
* | 6 | 1955–1960 | ||
5 | 2006–2010 | |||
* | 5 | 1953–1957 | Missed 1956 game | |
^ | 5 | 2015–2018; 2020 | Missed 2016 game | |
5 | 1988–1989; 1991–1993 | |||
* | 5 | 1961–1965 | Missed 1963 game; inducted as a contributor | |
* | 5 | 1960–1964 | Missed 1962 game | |
* | 5 | 1969; 1972–1975 | ||
* | 5 | 1958–1962 | Missed 1958 game; also a one-time ABA All-Star | |
5 | 1991–1993; 1997–1998 | |||
^ | 5 | 2010–2011; 2015–2016; 2018 | ||
* | 5 | 1979–1982; 1985 | ||
* | 5 | 1965; 1968–1971 | ||
5 | 1979–1981; 1983; 1986 | |||
* | 5 | 1962; 1964–1966; 1968 | ||
5 | 1962–1963; 1966; 1968–1969 | Missed 1962 game | ||
^ | 5 | 2014–2015; 2018–2020 | Missed 2020 game | |
^ | 5 | 2011–2012; 2014; 2017–2018 | Missed 2017 and 2018 games | |
* | 5 | 1973–1974; 1977–1979 | Missed 1978 game | |
* | 5 | 1974–1978 | ||
* | 5 | 1990; 1995–1996; 1998; 2000 | ||
* | 5 | 1982–1986 | ||
* | 5 | 1989–1993 | Missed 1993 game | |
5 | 1963–1967 | |||
* | 5 | 1951–1955 | ||
5 | 1958–1962 | |||
^ | 5 | 2015–2019 | ||
5 | 1974–1977; 1979 | |||
* | 5 | 1969; 1971–1973; 1975 | ||
^ | 5 | 2014–2018 | Missed 2018 game | |
* | 5 | 1952–1956 | ||
5 | 1997; 2000–2003 | Missed 2003 game | ||
* | 5 | 1977–1981 | ||
^ | 4 | 2017–2020 | ||
4 | 1995–1998 | |||
* | 4 | 1962–1965 | ||
4 | 1979–1981; 1984 | |||
4 | 1985–1987; 1990 | |||
4 | 1987; 1989–1991 | |||
* | 4 | 1983; 1986–1988 | ||
4 | 1976–1979 | Missed 1979 game | ||
^ | 4 | 2015–2018 | Missed 2018 game | |
* | 4 | 1969–1972 | Also a one-time ABA All-Star | |
4 | 1973; 1975–1976; 1979 | |||
* | 4 | 1951–1954 | ||
^ | 4 | 2014; 2016–2018 | ||
4 | 1957–1960 | |||
4 | 1962–1963; 1965; 1971 | |||
4 | 1995–1998 | |||
* | 4 | 1970–1973 | Also a one-time ABA All-Star | |
* | 4 | 1972–1975 | Also a one-time ABA All-Star | |
4 | 1953–1954; 1956–1957 | |||
* | 4 | 1977–1978; 1981–1982 | Also a two-time ABA All-Star | |
* | 4 | 1982; 1984–1985; 1991 | ||
4 | 1983–1985; 1987 | |||
^ | 4 | 2016–2017; 2019–2020 | ||
* | 4 | 1956–1957; 1960–1961 | ||
4 | 1977–1979; 1983 | Also a one-time ABA All-Star | ||
† | 4 | 2003; 2005–2007 | ||
* | 4 | 1951–1954 | ||
^ | 4 | 2014–2017 | ||
* | 4 | 1969; 1971; 1975; 1977 | ||
4 | 1958; 1960–1962 | |||
* | 4 | 1951–1952; 1954–1955 | ||
4 | 1989; 1992–1994 | |||
4 | 1980–1982; 1985 | |||
* | 4 | 1952–1955 | Missed 1955 game | |
4 | 1986–1988; 1991 | |||
* | 4 | 1963–1964; 1966–1967 | ||
^ | 4 | 2010–2013 | Missed 2013 game | |
* | 4 | 1984–1987 | Missed 1987 game | |
4 | 1994–1995; 1997; 2001 | |||
* | 4 | 1977–1979; 1983 | Also a one-time ABA All-Star | |
^ | 4 | 2017–2020 | ||
4 | 2003–2006 | |||
4 | 2000–2001; 2006; 2008 | |||
4 | 1972–1975 | |||
3 | 1984; 1987–1988 | |||
3 | 2005–2007 | |||
3 | 1967–1968; 1970 | |||
3 | 1974–1975; 1977 | |||
3 | 1963–1965 | |||
^ | 3 | 2018–2020 | ||
3 | 2002–2004 | |||
^ | 3 | 2012; 2015; 2017 | ||
^ | 3 | 2016–2018 | ||
3 | 2006–2008 | |||
3 | 1990–1991; 1994 | |||
3 | 1997–1998; 2000 | |||
3 | 1971–1973 | |||
3 | 1956; 1959; 1963 | |||
3 | 1971–1973 | |||
3 | 1992–1993; 1995 | |||
* | 3 | 1976–1977; 1979 | Also a three-time ABA All-Star | |
3 | 1969–1971 | |||
3 | 1985; 1989; 1993 | |||
3 | 1996–1998 | |||
^ | 3 | 2010–2012 | ||
3 | 1980–1982 | Missed 1981 and 1982 games | ||
3 | 2008–2010 | Missed 2010 game | ||
3 | 1993; 1995; 1997 | |||
* | 3 | 1973–1975 | Also a two-time ABA All-Star | |
3 | 1953–1955 | |||
3 | 2002–2004 | |||
* | 3 | 1956–1958 | ||
3 | 1969–1971 | |||
3 | 1970–1972 | |||
3 | 1974; 1976–1977 | |||
3 | 1998; 2002–2003 | |||
* | 3 | 1976; 1981; 1983 | ||
3 | 1982–1983; 1986 | |||
† | 3 | 2010–2012 | ||
2 | 1952–1953 | |||
^ | 2 | 2018–2019 | ||
* | 2 | 1966; 1968 | Also a three-time ABA All-Star | |
† | 2 | 2007–2008 | Missed 2007 game | |
† | 2 | 2002; 2006 | ||
2 | 1996–1997 | |||
2 | 1951–1952 | |||
† | 2 | 2007–2008 | Missed 2008 game | |
2 | 1969–1970 | Also a two-time ABA All-Star | ||
2 | 1968; 1972 | |||
2 | 1985; 1989 | |||
2 | 2002; 2004 | |||
† | 2 | 2012–2013 | ||
2 | 1976; 1980 | |||
^ | 2 | 2016; 2018 | ||
2 | 1989; 1991 | |||
2 | 1960–1961 | |||
2 | 1951–1952 | |||
2 | 1993; 1996 | |||
2 | 2000–2001 | |||
* | 2 | 1951–1952 | ||
2 | 1956–1957 | |||
† | 2 | 2005; 2011 | ||
† | 2 | 2012; 2014 | ||
2 | 2000–2001 | |||
2 | 1960–1961 | |||
2 | 2003; 2005 | |||
2 | 2005; 2008 | |||
2 | 1980–1981 | |||
2 | 1971–1972 | |||
2 | 1993; 1995 | |||
^ | 2 | 2019–2020 | ||
2 | 1978–1979 | Also a three-time ABA All-Star | ||
2 | 1968–1969 | |||
† | 2 | 2010; 2013 | ||
2 | 1988; 1990 | |||
2 | 2005; 2009 | |||
2 | 1986–1987 | |||
2 | 1993–1994 | |||
2 | 2001; 2003 | |||
2 | 1972–1973 | |||
^ | 2 | 2019–2020 | ||
2 | 2003–2004 | |||
2 | 1982; 1985 | |||
^ | 2 | 2013–2014 | ||
^ | 2 | 2018–2019 | Missed 2019 game | |
2 | 1983–1984 | |||
2 | 1971; 1974 | |||
2 | 1991; 1993 | |||
† | 2 | 2010; 2013 | ||
2 | 2000–2001 | |||
2 | 1978; 1981 | |||
2 | 1951–1952 | |||
* | 2 | 1990; 1992 | ||
2 | 1984–1985 | Missed 1985 game | ||
2 | 1952–1953 | Missed 1953 game | ||
2 | 1958–1959 | |||
2 | 1955; 1962 | |||
2 | 1972; 1975 | |||
^ | 2 | 2019–2020 | ||
2 | 1967; 1969 | |||
2 | 1976–1977 | |||
2 | 1976; 1978 | |||
2 | 2000–2001 | |||
2 | 1981; 1983 | |||
^ | 2 | 2016–2017 | ||
2 | 1983–1984 | |||
^ | 2 | 2018–2019 | ||
2 | 1982; 1984 | |||
2 | 1983–1984 | |||
2 | 1970; 1972 | |||
* | 2 | 1977–1978 | Missed 1977 game | |
2 | 1976; 1980 | Missed 1980 game | ||
† | 2 | 2008–2009 | ||
2 | 1982–1983 | |||
2 | 1976; 1978 | |||
1 | 2002 | |||
1 | 1976 | |||
1 | 1992 | |||
^ | 1 | 2020 | ||
1 | 1988 | |||
1 | 1994 | |||
1 | 1994 | |||
* | 1 | 1953 | Inducted as a contributor | |
1 | 1968 | |||
1 | 1995 | |||
1 | 1972 | |||
1 | 1951 | |||
1 | 1994 | |||
1 | 1973 | |||
^ | 1 | 2020 | ||
1 | 1968 | |||
1 | 1951 | |||
* | 1 | 1973 | ||
1 | 1976 | |||
1 | 1977 | Also a one-time ABA All-Star | ||
1 | 2012 | |||
1 | 1974 | |||
1 | 1987 | |||
1 | 1980 | |||
1 | 2004 | |||
1 | 1995 | Missed 1995 game | ||
^ | 1 | 2013 | ||
1 | 1964 | |||
* | 1 | 1957 | ||
1 | 1994 | |||
1 | 1955 | |||
1 | 2001 | |||
1 | 2000 | |||
* | 1 | 2001 | ||
1 | 1988 | |||
^ | 1 | 2020 | ||
^ | 1 | 2018 | ||
1 | 1989 | |||
1 | 1989 | |||
1 | 1954 | |||
1 | 1987 | |||
1 | 1980 | |||
1 | 1953 | |||
1 | 1997 | |||
^ | 1 | 2020 | ||
† | 1 | 2009 | ||
1 | 1994 | |||
1 | 1990 | |||
1 | 1984 | |||
1 | 1951 | |||
1 | 1997 | |||
^ | 1 | 2009 | ||
1 | 1956 | |||
1 | 1991 | |||
^ | 1 | 2017 | ||
1 | 1968 | |||
1 | 1995 | |||
^ | 1 | 2013 | ||
1 | 1978 | |||
1 | 1992 | |||
1 | 2007 | |||
1 | 1996 | |||
^ | 1 | 2012 | ||
1 | 1967 | |||
^ | 1 | 2020 | ||
* | 1 | 1977 | Also a six-time ABA All-Star | |
1 | 1965 | |||
1 | 1989 | |||
1 | 1988 | Missed 1988 game | ||
^ | 1 | 2017 | ||
† | 1 | 2010 | ||
1 | 1968 | |||
† | 1 | 2004 | ||
1 | 1977 | Also a one-time ABA All-Star | ||
^ | 1 | 2015 | ||
1 | 1975 | |||
1 | 1997 | |||
1 | 1968 | |||
1 | 1992 | |||
^ | 1 | 2013 | ||
1 | 2004 | |||
† | 1 | 2004 | ||
1 | 2003 | |||
1 | 2001 | |||
1 | 1988 | |||
1 | 2001 | |||
1 | 1969 | |||
1 | 1963 | |||
1 | 1966 | |||
^ | 1 | 2020 | ||
1 | 1981 | |||
1 | 1975 | |||
1 | 1954 | Missed 1954 game | ||
* | 1 | 1979 | ||
1 | 1985 | |||
† | 1 | 2009 | Missed 2009 game | |
1 | 1960 | |||
1 | 1994 | |||
1 | 2007 | |||
1 | 1991 | |||
^ | 1 | 2018 | Missed 2018 game | |
1 | 1975 | |||
1 | 2001 | Missed 2001 game | ||
1 | 2004 | |||
1 | 1957 | |||
1 | 1988 | |||
1 | 1994 | |||
1 | 1970 | |||
1 | 1976 | |||
1 | 1970 | |||
1 | 1979 | |||
1 | 1972 | |||
^ | 1 | 2019 | ||
^ | 1 | 2020 | ||
1 | 1959 | |||
1 | 1951 | |||
1 | 1963 | |||
1 | 1982 | |||
^ | 1 | 2020 | ||
1 | 1966 | |||
1 | 1998 | |||
1 | 1998 | |||
1 | 1994 | |||
1 | 1954 | |||
1 | 2002 | |||
^ | 1 | 2020 | ||
^ | 1 | 2015 | ||
1 | 1992 | |||
1 | 1998 | |||
^ | 1 | 2019 | ||
† | 1 | 2010 | ||
1 | 1952 | |||
1 | 1980 | |||
1 | 1998 | |||
† | 1 | 2009 | ||
1 | 1992 | |||
† | 1 | 2004 | ||
^ | 1 | 2020 | ||
1 | 1952 |