PREVIEW: The 75th NBA All-Star Game tips off Sunday, Feb. 15, at 5 p.m. ET at the Intuit Dome in Inglewood, California, introducing a three-team USA vs. World round-robin tournament that replaces the traditional exhibition format.
Team World represents arguably the most dominant collection of global talent ever assembled in an All-Star setting, featuring Luka Doncic, Nikola Jokic, Victor Wembanyama, Jamal Murray, Pascal Siakam, Karl-Anthony Towns, Deni Avdija, De'Aaron Fox, and Alperen Sengun. That frontcourt alone presents size and skill the U.S. teams simply cannot replicate, and if this becomes even mildly competitive, Team World has the interior advantage. However, neither...