Adam Silver Says NBA Has 'No Plan' To Expand All-Star Game Rosters

The NBA All-Star teams are not likely to see a major expansion in the near future.

When asked if the league would consider increasing the size of the All-Star teams in the future, NBA commissioner Adam Silver put the idea down and stated that "there is no plan now to add roster All-Star spots."

The current format has 12 players from each conference making up the teams. The 2023 game has players representing 17 NBA franchises.

Silver defended the idea by saying that the league does not want to take away playing time and also not mess with the prestige of being named an all-star

This means that 13 franchises are not represented in the game, although several get representation from the various events throughout the weekend. Notably, this year's host, Indianapolis, only has a single representative (Tyrese Haliburton) from the home team.

The rosters currently match a regular NBA roster and add a level of honor to being named an All-Star, but it does limit the exposure of the event by not including every franchise. Add the fact that the event has no impact on the NBA season and that the game itself has received criticism in recent years for a lack of competitiveness.

Adding more players would clog the benches and limit playing time from the league's superstars, which is what Silver and the league fears. However, it could potentially bring more intensity in the moments when they do actually play and could expose more players to the broader fanbase of the league.

Instead, it looks like things will continue as is, at least in the near future.

The 2024 NBA All-Star Game is set to tip off Sunday at 8 p.m. ET.