The NBA All-Star Game is happening in less than a month, and while many aren’t exactly looking forward to the game, they will be interested in who the All-Star reserves will be. Here’s everything you need to know going in.
Everything You Need To Know About the 2026 NBA All-Star Reserves
The NBA All-Star Starters have already been announced. In the Eastern Conference, Giannis Antetokounmpo, Jalen Brunson, Cade Cunningham, Tyrese Maxey, and Jaylen Brown make up the East’s starting five. In the Western Conference, Nikola Jokić, Luka Dončić, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Victor Wembanyama, and Stephen Curry make the West’s starting five.’
To find out who will join them, the NBA Communications account revealed everything fans need to know. This Sunday, on Feb. 1, NBA on NBC will announce the All-Star reserves at 6 p.m. ET, with fans able to watch on NBC or Peacock.
The 2026 NBA All-Star Game reserves will be revealed by @NBAonNBC on Sunday, Feb. 1 ahead of the premiere of Sunday Night Basketball.
Coverage begins at 6 PM ET on NBC/Peacock with the debut of Basketball Night in America.
Seven players will be named in each conference. Head… pic.twitter.com/QPqBbfsYUh
— NBA Communications (@NBAPR) January 30, 2026
Anyone with a Peacock subscription can watch it there, while anyone with a TV plan can find it on their local NBC channel. Fans who have a YouTube TV account can look up NBC to find which channel it’s on.
Luckily, because NBC is a commercial broadcast television network, like CBS and ABC, it shouldn’t be too hard for anyone to find, as anyone who owns a television should be able to. If all else fails, the internet will be quick to share what NBC announces.
This is the first time in 24 years that NBC has been given the rights to broadcast NBA games, something older fans have been very grateful to see, as NBC was lauded for its coverage from 1990 to 2002.
Now that the game has changed a bit in the 24 years since it last had NBA rights, the league has changed how it handles announcing All-Star reserves. NBC has more or less lived up to the hype since it regained broadcasting rights this season, from its coverage to the personnel it’s brought in to both cover and analyze the game.
For that reason, fans should be more excited than ever to see how they handle announcing the NBA All-Star reserves in 2026.
As for who could make it this year, the West is a little different from the East. Because the conference is so loaded, several players who are having an excellent season might get snubbed. In the East, two of the best players are down, opening the door for players who probably wouldn’t even get consideration in the West.
For example, there’s a chance Jamal Murray won’t make the All-Star team. Not because he hasn’t been playing like one, but because players like Anthony Edwards, Kawhi Leonard, and Kevin Durant have been just too good (All-Star starter-level good) to be snubbed. Murray could still make it, but the competition is very stiff.
On the contrary, no Jayson Tatum and no Tyrese Haliburton open the door for Michael Porter Jr. to make the All-Star team. He’s had his best season as a pro, and circumstances have given him a legitimate shot to make the team when healthy Tatum and Haliburton are not standing in the way of that. That’s what should make these announcements all the more exciting.
