 Originally, the All-Star Game featured a conference-based format, featuring a team composed of all of the topped rank basketball players in the league Eastern Conference and another team of all-stars from the Western Conference.Prior to the 2018 NBA All-Star Game, the NBA changed the format to feature two teams captained by the top leading vote-getter from each conference.Following the selection of the all-star starters and reserves, the captains choose from a pool of all-stars to form their teams regardless of conference.