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I am sure my idea has been mentioned in some form somewhere:
Make it USA All-Stars vs International All-Stars, this would be huge for bragging rights. Just look at Lebron lining up other American All-Stars for the Olympics. I think the large majority of players would be into participating.
You could even take it a step further and extend All-Star weekend to a 3-4 day affair and make it:
Round 1: East USA All-Stars vs East International All-Stars and West USA All-Stars vs West International All-Stars.
Round 2: Winner of Game 1 vs winner of Game 2, that way you can still have east vs west for the finals which would determine home court for the finals of the playoffs.
I think this gives players more to play for during All-Star weekend. You could even have a cash bonus for both round 1 winners and the round 2 winner to further sweeten the deal. Bragging rights, cash, and home court advantage. Plus you give a platform for even more players to showcase their talents during a huge event that millions tune into. Maybe it would feel a little watered down with double the number of All-Stars than before but being top 40-50 in the world is still a big deal and the 40th or 50th best player is still very good. You could even just give each team 10 players to keep it to 40 best in the world.
Make it USA All-Stars vs International All-Stars, this would be huge for bragging rights. Just look at Lebron lining up other American All-Stars for the Olympics. I think the large majority of players would be into participating.
You could even take it a step further and extend All-Star weekend to a 3-4 day affair and make it:
Round 1: East USA All-Stars vs East International All-Stars and West USA All-Stars vs West International All-Stars.
Round 2: Winner of Game 1 vs winner of Game 2, that way you can still have east vs west for the finals which would determine home court for the finals of the playoffs.
I think this gives players more to play for during All-Star weekend. You could even have a cash bonus for both round 1 winners and the round 2 winner to further sweeten the deal. Bragging rights, cash, and home court advantage. Plus you give a platform for even more players to showcase their talents during a huge event that millions tune into. Maybe it would feel a little watered down with double the number of All-Stars than before but being top 40-50 in the world is still a big deal and the 40th or 50th best player is still very good. You could even just give each team 10 players to keep it to 40 best in the world.