Team Candace will be the winning team from the Castrol Rising Stars 4-team mini-tournament which features the best NBA rookies, NBA sophomores and G League talent. The rosters for those teams were recently drafted.

Some players liked the new NBA All-Star Game format. Some didn’t. Some seemed ambivalent. It was entertaining and had moments when things turned competitive.

Shaquille O’Neal’s team of veteran stars prevailed, and Stephen Curry was named the MVP at Chase Center. But much of the actual basketball was lost amid the variety show.