ATLANTA: This will be the fourth straight year to feature a format where the two-top vote-getters served as captains and drafted their teams from the All-Star selections.

LeBron James has handled the duties all four times, going 3-0 in his previous stints — including last year’s 157-155 thriller in Chicago. Brooklyn’s Kevin Durant got the nod for the first time, though he won’t be able to play in the game because of an ailing hamstring.