What new All-Star format means for Giddey

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Australian Boomers and Chicago Bulls point guard Josh Giddey is in career-best form to start the season but his chances of becoming an All-Star may have taken a hit with the NBA's new format for the game, which showcases the game's superstars.

Despite being out with an ankle injury, Giddey was the catalyst for Chicago's impressive start to the season, averaging 21.4 points, 9.3 rebounds and 9.6 assists per game while shooting almost 40% from the three-point line.

His form has many expecting the Melbourne Tigers junior to be in the mix for the All-Star game but the NBA's changes to the showcase, creating a USA vs World format, leaves Giddey with just eight spots to get there.

ESPN NBA expert, Tim Bontemps, reported on the NBA announcing "long-awaited plans" to overhaul the All-Star Game.

The new format will feature three teams of eight players, with two teams made up of American players, and a third of international players but there are changes to how those teams will be picked.

"The basics -- five starters and seven reserves from each conference, with a combination of fans, media and players voting for the starters and coaches picking the reserves -- remain unchanged. What is different, though, is that there will no longer be any positional requirements," Bontemps said in his report.

"In the past, the starters have been made up of two backcourt players and three frontcourt players, with the reserves being the same split plus two wild cards. This year, though, the starters will be the five top vote-getters, regardless of position, and the reserves will be the top seven, also regardless of position.

"The league answered another lingering question -- what happens if those 24 players do not evenly break down into 16 American and eight international players? Or would the league force the voting to adhere to those numbers?

"The solution is that if the player pool doesn't reflect that 16-8 split, NBA commissioner Adam Silver will name extra players to the roster to get to the minimum 16 Americans or the minimum eight international players.

"So if there are 14 Americans and 10 international players, Silver would name two more Americans to get to the 16-player minimum. And if it was an 18-6 split, he would name two international players to get to the eight-player minimum."

There will be four 12-minute quarters as part of the game, with the first three made up of round-robin play with each team playing twice. The final quarter will then be the game featuring the two best teams after the round-robin stage.

It is uncertain if the extras selected by Silver will receive an official 'All-Star' tag.

Giddey is aiming to become only the second Australian to make the All-Star team behind Ben Simmons, who is a three-time All-Star.

All-Star Weekend will takes place in Los Angeles at Intuit Dome, starting on February 14 (AEDT).