| Player | Team | POS | Analysis |
| Dwyane Wade | Heat | G | Secretly replaced by Doug Overton before tip-off |
| Gilbert Arenas | Wizards | G | Not much payback for D'Antoni: 3-for-8, 8 pts. |
| LeBron James | Cavs | F | Sloppy at times, but East's most effective scorer |
| Chris Bosh | Raptors | F | Only Rap star on court, not seats; strong 2nd half |
| Shaquille O'Neal | Heat | C | Showed off PG skillz, but post skills mostly absent |
| Chauncey Billups | Pistons | G | No Big Shots were there to be taken in this one |
| Caron Butler | Wizards | F | Needed seven shots to get first All-Star bucket |
| Vince Carter | Nets | F | One sensational dunk, but rest was perfunctory |
| Richard Hamilton | Pistons | G | Not bad, but least burn (15 min.) on Eastern side |
| Dwight Howard | Magic | C | Only East guy who looked like he'd slept in a bed |
| Joe Johnson | Hawks | G | Closed strong to net 12 in first-ever appearance |
| Jermaine O'Neal | Pacers | C | Had nice tip-in. Too bad it was into West basket |
| Eddie Jordan | Wizards | Clearly instilled Wizards' defensive principles |
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ESPN Insider John Hollinger's grade: D+ |
