The NBA announced today that voting for the 2026 NBA All-Star Game began at Noon ET and concludes on Jan. 14 at 11:59 p.m. ET. Fans with an NBA ID may submit one ballot each day via the NBA App and NBA.com. Additionally, there will be “3-for-1 days” for voting, in which votes count three times, on Dec. 21, Dec. 25, Dec. 30, Jan. 7 and Jan. 14.

The 2026 All-Star Game is scheduled for Sunday, Feb. 15, 2026 at 5 p.m. ET. It will take place at the Intuit Dome. The full 2026 All-Star Weekend will run from Feb. 13-Feb. 15, 2026.

Jimmy Butler won't mind if he misses the All-Star Weekend festivities this year “Don’t vote for me guys,” the 36-year-old wrote. “Instead somebody create a gofundme to send me to Barbados. . Thanks in advance. GO WARRIORS.”

In a new U.S. vs. World format for the 2026 NBA All-Star Game, two teams of U.S. players and one team of international players (known as the World team) will compete in a round-robin tournament featuring four 12-minute games. The three teams will each have a minimum of eight players.

Here's everything you need to know about 2026 NBA All-Star Game voting including rosters, leaders and results.

The All-Star and All-NBA picks are a bit different. All-Star voting will begin in a few weeks. Assuming health, we can be reasonably confident in a pretty sizable chunk of the All-NBA teams. Nikola Jokić has a long way to go to win MVP,

Siakam was named an All-Star in 2025, his first and only full season with the Pacers after a January 2024 trade brought him to the franchise. The veteran forward, who is in his 10th NBA season, is a three-time All-Star and two time All-NBA team member.

Kevin Garnett has urged the Los Angeles Lakers fanbase, and NBA fans in general, not to waste an All-Star vote on LeBron James.

Problems with the format aside, there are some players who have never been All-Stars who are deserving of the honor this season. Not everyone will make the cut, of course, but what follows is the argument in favor of naming some first-time selections. The operative word there being "some."

Afseth writes that the Cleveland Cavaliers, reeling with a mediocre 15-14 record thus far, could be open to a major shakeup. Afseth suggests that the team may look to fire reigning Coach of the Year Atkinson or trade All-Stars Darius Garland or Jarrett Allen.