RG T-Shirt Giveaway: NBA All-Star Weekend Contest
It’s tough rallying through 4 days with no NBA action. So we thought we would spruce it up with a pretty big t-shirt giveaway for our faithful Grinders. Just pick a winner or MVP in each event this weekend and the Top-5 people with the highest totals win RG t-shirts! Full details and a complete breakdown of the All-Star Weekend Festivities are inside.
Contest Details
Here are the rules:
1) You MUST pick a winner in each category listed below to qualify.
2) All submissions must be made either in the comments section here or in our All-Star Contest Forum Post
3) You MUST also submit a tie-breaker answer (total points in All-Star Game)
4) All submissions must be made by 7 PM EST ON FRIDAY 2/15. No exceptions here.
Ok so here are the categories to pick winners or MVP’s in.
| EVENT | DATE | POINTS AWARDED |
|---|---|---|
| Celebrity Game Team (Westbrook/Harden) | FRIDAY | 2 |
| Celebrity Game MVP | FRIDAY | 8 |
| Rising Stars Team Winner (Shaq/Chuck) | FRIDAY | 2 |
| Rising Stars Game MVP | FRIDAY | 8 |
| EVENT | DATE | POINTS AWARDED |
| Skills Challenge Winner | SATURDAY | 5 |
| Shooting Stars Winner | SATURDAY | 5 |
| 3-Point Shootout Winner | SATURDAY | 5 |
| Dunk Contest Winner | SATURDAY | 5 |
| Saturday Night East vs. West Winner | SATURDAY | 2 |
| EVENT | DATE | POINTS AWARDED |
| All-Star Game Team Winner (East/West) | SUNDAY | 2 |
| All-Star Game MVP | SUNDAY | 8 |
| Most TEAM Fantasy Points in AS Game 1 | SUNDAY | 2 |
| EVENT | DATE | POINTS AWARDED |
| Total POINTS in AS Game | SUNDAY | TIE-BREAKER |
1 Team fantasy points will be calculated using FanDuel scoring
Copy/Paste Template for Submissions
You can just copy and paste this template and add your winners to submit this more efficiently. Please don’t just list a bunch of names I won’t know what you’re talking about. I need to know the categories as well.
Celebrity Game Team Winner:
Celebrity Game MVP:
Rising Stars Team Winner:
Rising Stars Game MVP:
Skills Challenge Winner:
Shooting Stars Winner:
3-Point Shootout Winner:
Dunk Contest Winner:
Saturday Night East vs. West Battle Winner:
All-Star Game Team Winner:
All-Star Game MVP:
Most TEAM Fantasy Points in All Star Game(East or West):
TIE BREAKER TOTAL POINTS SCORED IN AS GAME:
UPDATE: THE EAST/WEST BATTLE ON SATURDAY IS A NEW IDEA ADDED BY THE NBA THIS SEASON. THE CONFERENCES WILL SQUARE OFF IN THE 4 SATURDAY NIGHT EVENTS AND POINTS WILL BE AWARDED FOR FINISHES IN EACH. YOU CAN FIND MORE DETAILS ON NBA.COM BUT YOU ARE JUST CHOOSING EAST OR WEST FOR THAT CATEGORY
All-Star Weekend Breakdown
So below are all the contestants for each event as well as some Vegas player prop bets on the various contests.
FRIDAY NIGHT
Celebrity Game
Team Westbrook and Team Harden face off. Pick the winning team and MVP.
TEAM WESTBROOK vs. TEAM HARDEN
I couldn’t find the official rosters but here’s the list of all celebrities involved in this event:
| CELEBRITY | CELEBRITY |
|---|---|
| Kevin Hart | Terrence Jenkins |
| Ne-Yo | Common |
| Nick Cannon | John Schriffen |
| Josh Hutcherson | Ryen Russillo |
| Trey Songz | Dikembe Mutombo |
| Usain Bolt | Clyde Drexler |
| Arne Duncan | Sean Elliott |
| Tamika Catchings | Bruce Bowen |
| Maya Moore |
Rising Stars Challenge
Team Shaq faces Team Chuck. Pick the winning team and MVP.
TEAM SHAQ vs. TEAM CHUCK
| TEAM SHAQ | MVP ODDS | TEAM CHUCK | MVP ODDS |
|---|---|---|---|
| Damian Lillard | 6/1 | Anthony Davis | 12/1 |
| Kyrie Irving | 9/2 | Kenneth Faried | 9/1 |
| Andrew Nicholson | 20/1 | Kawhi Leonard | 18/1 |
| Klay Thompson | 12/1 | Bradley Beal | 18/1 |
| Harrison Barnes | 20/1 | Ricky Rubio | 12/1 |
| Chandler Parsons | 16/1 | Tristan Thompson | 18/1 |
| Dion Waiters | 16/1 | Nikola Vucevic | 20/1 |
| Michael Kidd-Gilchrist | 18/1 | Brandon Knight | 14/1 |
| Tyler Zeller | 20/1 | Isaiah Thomas | 18/1 |
| Kemba Walker | 12/1 | Alexey Shved | 25/1 |
SATURDAY NIGHT
NBA Shooting Stars Event
There are 4 teams here, each with an NBA player, WNBA player and former NBA player. Pick the winning team.
| NBA SHOOTING STARS | NBA Player | WNBA Player | Former NBA |
|---|---|---|---|
| Team Harden | James Harden | Tina Thompson | Sam Cassell |
| Team Westbrook | Russell Westbrook | Maya Moore | Robert Horry |
| Team Bosh | Chris Bosh | Swin Cash | Dominique Wilkins |
| Team Lopez | Brook Lopez | Tamika Catchings | Mugsy Bogues |
NBA Skills Challenge
Pick the winning player in this challenge out of the 6 contestants.
| NBA SKILLS CHALLENGE | TEAM |
|---|---|
| Jrue Holiday | EAST |
| Brandon Knight | EAST |
| Jeff Teague | EAST |
| Tony Parker | WEST |
| Damian Lillard | WEST |
| Jeremy Lin | WEST |
NBA 3-Point Shootout
Pick the winning player in this challenge out of the 6 contestants.
| 3-POINT SHOOTOUT | TEAM | 3PT% | Bovada Odds |
|---|---|---|---|
| Steve Novak | EAST | 0.447 | 5 to 2 |
| Kyrie Irving | EAST | 0.425 | 4 to 1 |
| Paul George | EAST | 0.386 | 15 to 2 |
| Stephen Curry | WEST | 0.447 | 5 to 2 |
| Matt Bonner | WEST | 0.446 | 5 to 1 |
| Ryan Anderson | WEST | 0.402 | 4 to 1 |
NBA Dunk Contest
Pick the winning player in this event out of the 6 contestants.
| DUNK CONTEST | TEAM | HEIGHT | VERTICAL | Bovada Odds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gerald Green | EAST | 6’8” | 39” | 4 to 1 |
| Terrence Ross | EAST | 6’6” | 37.5” | 7 to 2 |
| James White | EAST | 6’7” | 47” | 5 to 4 |
| Eric Bledsoe | WEST | 6’1” | 40” | 5 to 1 |
| Jeremy Evans | WEST | 6’9” | 46” | 8 to 1 |
| Kenneth Faried | WEST | 6’8” | 35” | 8 to 1 |
SUNDAY NIGHT ALL-STAR GAME
All-Star Game Rosters and MVP Odds
Eastern Conference Roster
| NO. | EASTERN CONF. | POS. | MVP ODDS |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | Carmelo Anthony | F | 9/1 |
| 6 | LeBron James | F | 6/1 |
| 5 | Kevin Garnett | C | 20/1 |
| 3 | Dwyane Wade | G | 12/1 |
| 1 | Chris Bosh | C | 30/1 |
| 6 | Tyson Chandler | C | 50/1 |
| 9 | Luol Deng | F | 45/1 |
| 24 | Paul George | G | 35/1 |
| 11 | Jrue Holiday | G | 25/1 |
| 2 | Kyrie Irving | G | 15/1 |
| 11 | Brook Lopez | C | 25/1 |
| 13 | Joakim Noah | C | 50/1 |
| COACH | Erik Spoelstra |
Western Conference Roster
| NO. | WESTERN CONF. | POS. | MVP ODDS |
|---|---|---|---|
| 35 | Kevin Durant | F | 11/2 |
| 32 | Blake Griffin | F | 14/1 |
| 12 | Dwight Howard | C | 18/1 |
| 24 | Kobe Bryant | G | 15/2 |
| 3 | Chris Paul | G | 15/1 |
| 12 | LaMarcus Aldridge | F | 25/1 |
| 21 | Tim Duncan | F | 60/1 |
| 13 | James Harden | G | 9/1 |
| 10 | David Lee | F | 45/1 |
| 9 | Tony Parker | G | 20/1 |
| 50 | Zach Randolph | F | 35/1 |
| 0 | Russell Westbrook | G | 18/1 |
| COACH | Greg Popovich |
Alright good luck Grinders. Remember just to copy and paste the template above and fill out your answers. Top-5 players in total accumulated points get RG t-shirts!!!