Kevin Garnett And Paul Pierce Push For An ‘Insane’ $10 Million All-Star Weekend Idea

After incessant complaints from fans, analysts, and former players about the lack of effort in the All-Star Game, the NBA switched up the format to make it more interesting.

Itll now be a four-team tournament, featuring three rosters of eight players who have earned an All-Star nod and the fourth being the winner of the Rising Stars challenge.

As intriguing as it sounds, Kevin Garnett and Paul Pierce pitched a radical idea that could prove to be even more interesting.

On the KG Certified podcast, the Hall of Famer proposed the idea of a one-on-one tournament between the leagues best players.

Garnett said , Paul Pierce chimed in and said the prize for the winner should be $10 million to ensure the best players in the league participate.

Garnett asked his former teammate how many players would sign up if the prize was eight figures.

The Hall of Famer responded that hed select the 30 best players from the pool of stars who sign up.

The duo discussed the format and couldnt agree on whether it should be full or half-court and how much time the players should get to attempt a shot.

While they couldnt nail the format, both agreed it was an idea worth exploring to make the All-Star weekend more fun.

While a $10 million prize pool would attract some of the top stars, the league likely wouldnt entertain having a tournament with such a hefty cost.

If they go with Garnetts initial proposal of a $1 million winners cheque, it probably wont be as enticing for the leagues finest.

Playing one-on-one and risking losing badly or going too hard at it and risking an injury wouldnt be worth it for the leagues top stars.

As interesting as Garnett and Pierces suggestion is, it isnt feasible.

But they arent the ones who want to see whos the best one-on-one player in the league.

Tracy McGrady also pitched a one-on-one tournament at All-Star Weekend Hall of Famer Tracy McGrady also wants to see a one-on-one tournament with a prize pool of $1 million at the All-Star weekend.

However, he believes the tournament doesnt necessarily have to feature the games finest players.

He said, The idea of a player averaging about 10 minutes per game going head-to-head with an All-Star and beating them in a one-on-one would create a lot of buzz.

But will a superstar risk that? McGradys suggestion runs into the same problem that Garnett and Pierces does..

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