On January 26, Beijing time, the NBA officially announced that this season's All-Star Rookie Game will change the format, and the personnel of the participating teams will change, in addition to the first and second year players, as well as the players of the G League Ignition Team. The number of matches has changed from one to three, and as for the decisive method of the match, the team that reaches the target score first will win.
First, the number of players participating in the rookie tournament will become 28, including 12 first-year rookies, 12 second-year rookies and 4 young players from the G-League Ignition Team. The participating teams are divided into 4 teams, each team has 7 players, including 1 player from the Ignition Team. Players from each team will be produced in an All-Star draft. The NBA players who participate are voted by the NBA assistant coaches, and the players who participate in the Ignition Team are voted by the head coach of the G League. Chinese player Zeng Fanbo is also within the scope of the voting choice, in other words, he also has the opportunity to participate in the All-Star Rookie Game.
As for the coaches who coach these three teams, they will be members of the NBA's 75 biggest stars and members of the All-Star Game coaching staff.
Second, the original one game became three matches, including two semi-finals and one final. Each of the four teams played a semi-final, with the winners meeting in the final.
Third, the way to win the game is that the team that reaches the target score first wins. The target score for the semi-finals is 50 points, while the target score for the finals is 25 points. The final champion will score 75 points in two games, which is set to commemorate the 75th anniversary of the NBA.
In addition, the rookie game will play a "key ball challenge" during the intermission of the second and third games, with 8 NBA players and development league players split into 4 duos and 5 shots at the classic NBA playoff shooting points.
The NBA Rookie Game will be held on February 19, Beijing time, can the format change bring more exciting games? Let's wait and see.