Should The NBA Expand All-Star Game Rosters?

[Parliament10]

Why the NBA should expand All-Star Game rosters to 15 players
The NBA is bigger and more talented than ever, so why isn't the All-Star Game?
By Sam Quinn | Feb 24, 2021 at 10:22 am ET

https://www.cbssports.com/nba/news/why-the-nba-should-expand-all-star-game-rosters-to-15-players/

When the NBA All-Star Game was first played in 1951, each roster was made up of 10 players. There were 11 teams in the league at the time, and while teams were allowed to start the season with 11 players on their roster, they were forced to trim down to 10 before the All-Star Game. Now let's do some math. If 20 out of 110 players made it to the first All-Star Game, just over 18 percent of the league was considered worthy of the honor when the idea was first conceived.

As the years passed, steadily fewer players relative to the size of the league made the All-Star Game. Nowadays, on a purely mathematical basis, it's almost four times as difficult to get there as it was when the game was founded.

The purpose of the All-Star Game, on a broad level, has always been to celebrate the league's best talent. There just happens to be more of it now than ever. The competition to reach the All-Star Game in 2021, with two-way players expanding rosters to 17, is now stiffer than ever. Yet the All-Star Game hasn't adjusted to compensate. It's time to correct that injustice. It's time to expand All-Star rosters from 12 players to 15 players.

NBA ALL-STAR ROSTERS MUST EXPAND TO KEEP PACE WITH TALENT POOL
BY LEV AKABAS | February 16, 2023 12:00pm

https://www.sportico.com/leagues/basketball/2023/nba-all-star-roster-size-1234710043/

In the NBA, “All-Star” didn’t always mean what it does now. In 1963, there were just nine teams in the league but 24 spots in the All-Star Game, which meant every single franchise had multiple All-Stars. Overall, scoring was higher than it is today, and yet Tom Gola got a nod averaging 12.3 points and 4.1 assists.

Since then, the number of NBA teams has more than tripled to 30 teams. The number of All-Stars, however, remains the same.

Every year, and with good reason, there is unrelenting discourse about All-Star snubs. This year, 21 players failed to make the All-Star Game despite averaging 20 points per game—including 76ers’ James Harden, who is also leading the league in assists.

Is It Time For The NBA To Expand The All-Star Game Rosters?
https://www.si.com/fannation/nba/fastbreak/news/is-it-time-for-nba-to-expand-all-star-game-rosters
The NBA All-Star Game showcases some of the league’s top talents every single season, but in recent years, it feels like too many “All-Stars” have been left off of the All-Star rosters.
BY BRETT SIEGEL | DEC 20, 2022 3:58 PM EST




https://www.youtube.com/shorts/x-l82g7XDpA
JJ Redick's reasoning for Expanding the All-Star Roster.

[BK_2020]

Make it a 53 player roster like the NFL that way many more players can be all-stars.

[ConstableGeneva]

Looking forward to Richard Jefferson's rant on how he would've been a multiple all-star had the NBA expanded the roster to 15 back in his day. Maybe even Cedric Maxwell too hehe.

[dans1230]

Looking forward to Richard Jefferson's rant on how he would've been a multiple all-star had the NBA expanded the roster to 15 back in his day. Maybe even Cedric Maxwell too hehe.

Plenty of former players would complain, but is it worth not making the situation right to appease a group of bitter former all star snubs?
Im not suggesting thats your point, just thinking it may be in the minds of some of those who have the power to move this issue forward.

[Jammer]

All-Stars are typically the best players in each conference.

Logically 10 would suffice, 5 starters and 5 backups per conference.

12 is overly Generous when honoring the best. It's already split between conferences.

Starters play about 30 mpg and the 5 primary backups get about 18 mpg. The other 2 only fit in because someone will willingly agree to be rested or agree to limited minutes in advance (typically a Senior veteran All-Star).

[keevsnick1]

Yes, the NBA should.

There are multiple players every year with strong cases who don't end up making it. The league is deeper, more talented than it ever has been. Expand it to 15 each conference.