Adam Silver says it was Curry who prevented All-Star draft from being televised: "He was the one who said, Give us a break. We changed the format for the first time. Lets see how it goes, and we can talk about televising it.

Adam Silver previews Live Mode at the 2026 NBA All-Star Technology Summit via NBA

Adam Silver previews POV Mode at the 2026 NBA All-Star Technology Summit via NBA

Adam Silver on new ASG format The players have embraced it I think the guys get it It's helpful just to mix things up once in a while I do get a kick that some of the players that haven't taken it as seriously in the past are saying I really love the east vs west format I was like alright

NBA Adam Silver Cooper Flagg Kon Knueppel and Jesser preview live POV Mode at 2026 NBA All-Star Technology Summit

2021 ASG Paul to Curry and then Curry to Paul

Austin Ainge in June 2025 on manipulating draft lottery odds You won't see that this year