The 2026 NBA All-Star Game introduces a new US versus World format with a round-robin tournament. Victor Wembanyama tops the MVP odds at +300 according to FanDuel Sportsbook. Atlanta Hawks forward Jalen Johnson makes his All-Star debut amid impressive season stats.
The 2026 NBA All-Star Game, set for February 15, 2026, marks the debut of a revamped format featuring two teams of U.S. players and one international World team. These teams will compete in a round-robin tournament consisting of four 12-minute games, with each team requiring a minimum of eight players. The structure begins with Team A facing Team B in Game 1. The winner advances to play Team C in Game 2, while the loser meets Team C in Game 3. Following Game 3, the top two teams by record proceed to the championship Game 4. In case of a three-way 1-1 tie, point differential from the round-robin games serves as the tiebreaker.
An All-Star MVP award remains part of the event, with betting odds provided by FanDuel Sportsbook. Victor Wembanyama leads at +300, followed by Tyrese Maxey and Jaylen Brown at +950 each. Other notable favorites include Cade Cunningham at +1100, Devin Booker at +1300, and Kevin Durant at +1400. The list extends to players like Donovan Mitchell and Jalen Brunson at +1500, Jamal Murray at +1600, and Anthony Edwards at +1700, with LeBron James at +1800.
Atlanta Hawks forward Jalen Johnson, aged 24 years and 59 days on February 15, appears in his first All-Star Game. He averages career highs of 23.1 points, 10.5 rebounds, and 8.0 assists, plus 1.3 steals, over 35.6 minutes per game. Johnson ranks 21st league-wide in points per game, seventh in rebounds per game, and fourth in assists per game. He is one of two players averaging at least 23.0 points, 10.0 rebounds, and 8.0 assists, alongside Luka Doncic, and the only such player in the Eastern Conference.
This season, Johnson has recorded an NBA-best 32 double-doubles and eight triple-doubles, the latter tying the Hawks franchise record and leading the East while ranking second overall. In December, he averaged a triple-double of 25.8 points, 11.2 rebounds, and 10.1 assists, joining six other players in NBA history to average a 25-point triple-double in a month, including Oscar Robertson and Russell Westbrook. On December 5 against the Denver Nuggets, Johnson posted 21 points, 18 rebounds, and 16 assists in 16 minutes and 44 seconds, the second-fastest triple-double in the play-by-play era behind Nikola Jokic.
Johnson's career highs include 43 points on December 18, 2025—his 24th birthday—with 18 rebounds and nine assists, making him the second player ever to achieve 40+ points, 10+ rebounds, and 5+ assists on his birthday, after LeBron James. He also notched 18 rebounds three times, 16 assists on December 5, and seven steals on November 13. For games from November 10 to 16, Johnson earned Eastern Conference Player of the Week honors, leading the Hawks to a 4-0 road sweep against Western Conference teams—the first such feat for Atlanta since the 1970-71 season.