The first round of NBA All-Star voting was released Thursday afternoon, with LeBron James and Stephen Curry ranked third at their respective positions in the latest sign of changing times in the NBA.
James is still in the starting spot with 1.17 million votes in West frontcourt voting, but he is ahead of Denver Nuggets center Nikola Jokic (1.4 million votes) and Phoenix Suns forward Kevin Durant (127 votes). It is ranked 3rd after 10,000 votes). He has a firm lead over Los Angeles Lakers teammate Anthony Davis and San Antonio Spurs center Victor Wembaneyama for the third and final starting spot. 900,000 votes were cast.
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Meanwhile, Golden State’s Curry is ranked second to Oklahoma City Thunder guard Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (1.05 million votes) and Dallas Mavericks guard Luka Doncic (870,071 votes), so Golden State’s There is a possibility that he will be off the bench for the second year in a row in the district. He beat Curry’s record by about 60,000 points.
However, Doncic will be sidelined for the next few weeks with a calf strain, so Curry could return and start at home in the All-Star Game in San Francisco in February.
Meanwhile, in the East, Milwaukee Bucks forward Giannis Antetokounmpo remains the top vote-getter this year with 1.7 million votes after ending James’ seven-year record for most votes last year. There is. He is followed by Boston Celtics forward Jayson Tatum (1.38 million votes), who is aiming for his sixth consecutive All-Star Game appearance, while New York Knicks center Karl-Anthony Towns is third with just over 1 million votes. He earned a starting spot.
No other East frontcourt player has more than 500,000 votes, so these three are in a very good position to finish voting in those three spots.
The closest battle of all position groups is in the East backcourt, with LaMelo Ball in first place with just under 1 million votes, but NBA-leading Donovan Mitchell of the Cleveland Cavaliers is the Bucks’ guard. He has just 13,000 votes ahead of Damian Lillard. Second starting point in the east.
Jalen Brunson was fourth with just under 500,000 votes, and Trae Young was fifth with just over 350,000 votes.
Voting totals will be updated on January 9th and again on January 16th, and voting will close on Monday, January 20th. As for who will start, fan voting will account for 50% of the vote, with media and player votes each accounting for 25%. .
Starters for both conferences will be announced on January 23, with reserves announced a week later.
