As a reminder, the 30 NBA teams are divided into six groups, three from each conference. The teams play each team in their group once, with the winner of each group and one wild card team advancing to the knockout round (and a key tiebreaker is point differential in Cup games).

The Emirates 2025 NBA Cup in-season tournament is set to start on Oct. 31, but on Friday, the league unveiled new court designs for all 30 NBA teams.

Combining All-NBA and All-Star appearances the last three years, these rankings observe players who meet the NBA's requirements of a “star."

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