Big men Victor Wembanyama and Karl-Anthony Towns (right) are among this season’s best on the glass.
NBA All-Star 2026 is here, and it brings another change to the format: two American teams and one international team competing in a round-robin.
All-Star selections were made in the usual fashion, though nationality had to be taken into account when injury replacements were selected. In total, we’ve got 27 All-Stars representing 20 teams.
Here are some numbers to know about all 27 …
— Clutch time = Last five minutes of the fourth quarter or overtime with a score differential of five points or less.
— Effective field goal percentage = (FGM + (0.5 * 3PM)) / FGA
— True shooting percentage = PTS / (2 * (FGM + 0.44 * FTA)))
* = injured, will not play
^ = replacement player
All stats through Wednesday, Feb. 11.
Giannis Antetokounmpo, F, Milwaukee Bucks
1. Leads the league in points in the paint per game (18.7) for the third straight season. The percentage of his shots that have come in the paint (78.2%) and his field goal percentage in the paint (73.8%) are both the highest marks of his career.
2. Leads the league in fourth-quarter scoring at 9.3 points per game.
Deni Avdija, F, Portland Trail Blazers
1. Leads the league with 19.6 drives and two fouls drawn on drives per game. Ranks second with 2.4 assists on drives per game.
2. Averages 56.7 free throw attempts per 100 shots from the field, the fifth-highest rate among 240 players with at least 250 field goal attempts. He’s seen a jump every season he’s been in the league.
Scottie Barnes, F, Toronto Raptors
1. On pace to become the third player – joining Antetokounmpo and Kevin Garnett – in the 53 years that steals and blocks have been counted to have multiple seasons of averaging 18 points, five rebounds, five assists, 1.2 steals and 1.2 blocks per game. Also leads the league with eight clutch blocks.
2. Has a true shooting percentage of 57.7%, the highest mark of his career. Has shot just 30.1% from 3-point range, but has registered career-high marks in the paint (58.8%) and from mid-range (41.9%).
Devin Booker, G, Phoenix Suns
1. On pace to become one of eight players in NBA history to average at least 25 points and six assists in five seasons or more.
2. His effective field goal percentage (50.3%) is his lowest mark in the last eight seasons, but his free throw rate (44 attempts per 100 shots from the field) is the highest mark of his career by a healthy margin.
Jaylen Brown, F, Boston Celtics
1. Has averaged 30.8 points per 36 minutes, up from 23.3 last season. That’s the fourth biggest jump among 262 players who’ve played at least 500 minutes in each of the last two seasons.
2. Has shot 22-for-42 (52.4%) on 3-pointers from at least 28 feet, the best mark among 51 players who’ve attempted at least 25.
Check out Jaylen Brown’s best plays this season after he was named a starter for the 2026 NBA All-Star Game in L.A.
Jalen Brunson, G, New York Knicks
1. Leads the league (for the third straight season) in time of possession at 7.8 minutes per game. But his average seconds per touch (5.18) and dribbles per touch (4.82) are down from last season (6.06 and 6.04).
2. Has drawn 17 charges, most in the league.
Cade Cunningham, G, Detroit Pistons
1. Has shot 62-for-165 (37.6%) on pull-up 3-pointers, but just 27-for-106 (25.5%) on catch-and-shoot 3s. That’s the biggest such differential among 68 players who’ve attempted at least 75 of each.
2. Is the only player with at least 100 assists on 3-pointers (161) and at least 100 assists on dunks (103).
Stephen Curry, G, Golden State Warriors *
1. This would be his 12th season shooting 90% or better on at least 200 free throw attempts. No other player i NBA history has more than eight such seasons.
2. Leads the league in gravity score (how much a player pulls defenders toward them above expected). Ranks fifth in on-ball gravity, but is first in off-ball gravity by a huge margin.
Luka Dončić, G, Los Angeles Lakers
1. Leads the league in scoring (32.8 points per game) and usage rate (36.6%). The 11.9 points he’s averaged in the first quarter would be the most for any player in any quarter in the 30 seasons for which we have by-quarter stats.
2. On pace to join James Harden (three seasons) as the only qualified players to average at least 10 3-point attempts and 10 free throw attempts per game. His free-throw rate (49.4 attempts per 100 shots from the field) ranks fourth among 93 players with at least 500 field goal attempts and would be the highest of his career.
Check out Luka Dončić’s best plays this season after he was named a starter for the 2026 NBA All-Star Game in L.A.
Kevin Durant, F, Houston Rockets
1. This would be his 15th season (minimum 25 games played) in which he is averaging at least 25 points on a true shooting percentage of 60% or higher. No other player in NBA history has more than nine such seasons.
2. Only player averaging at least six points on drives, six points on catch-and-shoot jumpers and six points on pull-up jumpers.
Jalen Duren, C, Detroit Pistons
1. Registering the highest usage rate of his career (22.1%) by a healthy margin. That has come with a drop in efficiency, both in regard to true shooting percentage and assist/turnover ratio.
2. Ranks second (behind Antetokounmpo) with 2.7 dunks per game. Dunks account for 26% of his buckets, the lowest rate of his career, but still the fourth-highest rate among 129 players with at least 200 total field goals.
Anthony Edwards, G, Minnesota Timberwolves
1. Has averaged a league-high 31.9 points per game in his 20 games against the 16 teams that currently have winning records.
2. Has shot 42-for-71 (59.2%) on clutch shots, the best mark among 44 players who’ve attempted at least 35.
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, G, Oklahoma City Thunder *
1. Averaging 31.8 points on a true shooting percentage of 67.0%, what would be the highest mark in NBA history for a player who averaged at least 30 points, topping Curry’s mark of 66.9% in 2015-16.
2. Has scored 1.20 points per possession as a pick-and-roll ball-handler, which would be the highest rate for a player with at least 200 ball-handler possessions in the 22 seasons of Synergy tracking.
Chet Holmgren, F/C, Oklahoma City Thunder
1. Opponents have shot just 130-for-278 (46.8%) at the rim when he’s been there. That’s the second-best rim-protection mark among 168 players who’ve defended at least 100 shots at the basket.
2. Has an effective field goal percentage of 61.8%, up from 55.4% last season. That’s the ninth biggest jump among 173 players with at least 300 field goal attempts in each of the last two seasons.
Brandon Ingram, F, Toronto Raptors ^
1. Has taken 33% of his shots from mid-range (between the paint and the 3-point line), the second-highest rate among 93 players with at least 500 total field goal attempts. The 143-for-300 (47.7%) he’s shot from mid-range ranks 10th among 65 players with at least 75 mid-range attempts.
2. Has been assisted on 56.3% of his field goals, the highest rate of his career by a healthy margin.
LeBron James, F, Los Angeles Lakers
1. Averaging at least 20 points, five rebounds and five assists for what would be the 23rd season. No other player has more than 13 such seasons (minimum 25 games played).
2. 5.6 with 5.6 fast-break points per game.
Jalen Johnson, F, Atlanta Hawks
1. Has averaged 8.2 assists per 36 minutes, up from 3.1 per 36 last season. That’s the second biggest jump among 262 players who’ve played at least 300 minutes in each of the last two seasons. He leads the league with 182 total assists on 3-pointers, with his 3.6 assists per game on 3-pointers ranking fourth among players who’ve played at least 25 games.
2. One of eight players – Holmgren and Victor Wembanyama are two of the others – with at least 60 total dunks (62) and at least 60 3-pointers (83).
Nikola Jokić, C, Denver Nuggets
1. Leads the league in on/off differential for what would be the fifth straight season. The Nuggets have been 15.8 points per 100 possessions better with him on the floor (plus-11.7) than they’ve been with him off the floor (minus-4.1).
2. Official league leader in both rebounds (12.3) and assists (10.7) per game. No player in NBA history has ever led the league in both rebounds and assists per game (in the same season or in separate ones).
Check out Nikola Jokić’s best plays this season after he was named a starter for the 2026 NBA All-Star Game in L.A.
Kawhi Leonard, F, LA Clippers
1. One of three players – Gilgeous-Alexander and Mitchell are the others – who’ve shot 48% or better on at least 150 pull-up 2-point attempts and 35% or better on at least 150 pull-up 3-point attempts.
2. Has averaged 2.06 steals + blocks per personal foul, the highest rate (by a wide margin) among 322 players who’ve played at least 500 minutes. His 34 more steals (86) than fouls (52) is, by far, the biggest such differential among that same group. (Only four others have more steals than fouls.)
Tyrese Maxey, G, Philadelphia 76ers
1. Leads the league in minutes per game (38.6) and miles traveled per game (2.8).
2. Leads the league in both total points (136) and total assists (24) in the clutch. The 44-for-92 (47.8%) that he’s shot on clutch shots ranks 13th among 44 players who’ve attempted at least 35.
Donovan Mitchell, G, Cleveland Cavaliers
1. Registering career-high marks in both points per game (29 ppg) and true shooting percentage (61.9%).
2. Averaging 5.6 minutes of possession, up from 4.9 minutes last season. His seconds and dribbles per touch are down, but he’s played more minutes and averaged more touches.
Jamal Murray, G, Denver Nuggets
1. Has 111 assists to Jokić, the most from any player to a single teammate. Jokić’s 89 assists to Murray are the sixth most.
2. Leads the league with 21 3-pointers (on 48 attempts) in the final four seconds of the shot clock. He’s shot 98-for-232 (42.2%) on pull-up 3-pointers, the second-best mark among 40 players who’ve attempted at least 100.
Norman Powell, G, Miami Heat
1. Has scored 0.495 points per touch, the second-highest rate among 362 players with at least 500 touches.
2. Has scored 1.18 points per possession in isolation, the third-best rate among 52 players with at least 75 total isolation possessions, according to Synergy tracking.
Alperen Sengun, C, Houston Rockets ^
1. Only player averaging at least 20 points, eight rebounds, five assists and one block.
2. One of two players (Maxey is the other) with a league-leading six field goals to tie or take the lead in the final minute of the fourth quarter or overtime. Also leads the league with 16 clutch offensive rebounds.
Pascal Siakam, F, Indiana Pacers
1. Has averaged 13.5 isolations per 100 possessions, according to tracking data. That’s not the highest rate of his career, but it ranks 10th in the league and is almost double his rate from last season (7.2 per 100). He’s been assisted on 53.6% of his field goals, down from 66.9% last season.
2. The Pacers have scored 110.7 points per 100 possessions with him on the floor and just 100.0 per 100 with him off the floor. That latter mark is the lowest off-court mark among 320 players who’ve played at least 500 minutes for a single team.
Karl-Anthony Towns, C, New York Knicks
1. Leads the league with 37 double-doubles and ranks fourth (first among All-Stars) in rebounding percentage, having grabbed 18.8% of available rebounds while he’s been on the floor.
2. Leads the league (by a wide margin) with 48 offensive fouls, but has also registered the highest free-throw rate of his career (43.3 attempts per 100 shots from the field).
Check out Karl-Anthony Towns’ best plays this season after he was named a reserve for the 2026 NBA All-Star Game in Los Angeles.
Victor Wembanyama, C, San Antonio Spurs
1. Has a free-throw rate of 44.3 attempts per 100 shots from the field, up from 22.1 per 100 last season. That’s the biggest jump (by a wide margin) among 173 players with at least 300 field goal attempts in each of the last two seasons. He’s seen the fifth biggest drop in 3-point rate (from 47.0% to 30.7% of his shots) among those same 173 players.
2. Leads the league in defensive rebounding percentage, having grabbed 28.3% of available defensive boards while he’s been on the floor.
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