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League happy with new All Star format - draft may be aired next year

The way some people were talking about it, getting picked last on national television was something to be ashamed of.

Next year, the @NBA should still announce the All-Stars in January, but wait on the draft. Then, make the draft a televised part of All-Star Saturday. Fans will watch and the excitement will spill right into the game the next day. With a month-long break, some fans lose interest. pic.twitter.com/RsRDHQwxND

Mind you, this isn't getting picked last at the neighborhood rec center league, or even last in the NBA Draft - we're talking about getting picked last in the new NBA All Star Game, a new wrinkle added by the league that made teams out of all players who made the All Star Game by a snake draft, each team chosen by one of the top vote-getters by conference.