It’s no secret that the league is trying hard to make the 2018 NBA All-Star Game more competitive than it has been in recent years. Getting rid of conferences and letting players draft teams was the first step, and a creative one at that.
The second step was a bit more direct: Money. According to ESPN, the league has doubled the amount of money that the winning players will make. Players on the winning team will now be compensated $100,000, a fair bit more than the $25,0000 that the losers will make.
The question is, will that extra dough really incentivize a bunch of millionaires?