NBA All-Star weekend: How to watch Josh Giddey, Patty Mills and all the game's biggest stars

The best of the NBA's best will convene in Cleveland this weekend for the annual All-Star festivities, and a number of Aussies will be taking centre stage.

A few tweaks to the format promise to shake things up, but a few familiar highlights will remain.

Here's the what, when and who of the 2022 NBA All-Star weekend.

It's an annual mid-season exhibition that brings the best players in the league to one spot for a series of games and challenges.

The headline act is the All-Star game, which closes the weekend and features the absolute best of the best. Selection in this game is a feather in the cap of any player.

But just as many people tune in for the Slam Dunk Contest, the Three-Point Contest or the rookie showcase.

The action will be split across Saturday, Sunday and Monday here in Australia.

All events will broadcast on ESPN and via Kayo.

Olympic hero Patty Mills will lace them up for the Three-Point Contest, which sees some of the best shooters in the league take a number of shots from various spots around the arc to find a winner.

Mills has been in sparkling form this season with the Brooklyn Nets, filling the void left by Kyrie Irving at point guard to put together a career year.

Joining him in Cleveland is rookie Josh Giddey, who is currently making history with the Oklahoma City Thunder in his debut season.

Giddey is competing in the Rising Stars games (more on that later), and is part of a three-man rookie team in the Skills Challenge, which will see him put his incredible handles and passing to the test.

Another Aussie among the Rising Stars is Dyson Daniels, who isn't actually an NBA player. Daniels plays for the G-League Ignite team, a developmental side helping young players prepare for the NBA.

The Rising Stars format has