Photo: Sarah Stier-Getty Making an NBA All-Star team next season could be harder than ever. More than 30 players are capable of averaging 20 points per game, a massive wave of young talent is rapidly climbing the league’s hierarchy, and the stat sheet alone isn't enough to separate one candidate from another. Winning, efficiency, defense and overall impact will all matter in an increasingly over-crowded field. With top-tier superstars occupying most of the available spots if

The NBA has spent the last few years searching for a way to revive the All-Star Game by making it competitive, meaningful and worth tuning in to for both fans and players. They may have cracked the code this season with a new round-robin tournament format, pitting U.S.-born players against international stars in a three-on-three series, adding real stakes and a fresh edge to the event. It also reignites the skill debate between U.S. born and international players: the last Am