Upon the massive turnaround in fan engagement and competitive play in Sunday's All-Star Game, commissioner Adam Silver will look to add the missing piece to make this event all the more exciting.
While the selection of teams, blacktop-style, awarding the first pick to the top vote-getter and taking turns to select the following players in the roster — fans were left with the intrigue of seeing this process televised, an issue Silver would look to solve for next year's All-Star Game in Charlotte.
“When we sat with the union and we came up with this format, we all agreed, let's not turn something that's 100 percent positive into a potential negative to any player,” Silver told ESPN's Ramona Shelburne. “But then … maybe we're overly conservative because then we came out of there, and the players were, ‘We can take it. We're All-Stars. Let's have a draft.' So it sounds like we're going to have a televised draft next year.”
A fan of making bold and lasting changes, Silver was pleased with the 148-145 shootout between the two teams, one that showed defense, fouls, and plenty of competitive spirit like the game once did before the new era of broken records.
“I thought it was incredible. I can't tell you how appreciative I am of the players,” Silver said of the new format.
Stephen Curry and LeBron James, the two team captains, both agreed following their draft process that it should have been something that was televised.
Silver had previously revealed on the set of The Jump that Curry initially did not want to televise the draft.
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