Curry, Durant maintain pace to captain All-Star teams in 2nd fan vote returns
The NBA released its second returns in the fan vote for All-Star starters, with last week's top four vote-getters - divided by position group and conference - remaining at No. 1.
Golden State Warriors guard Stephen Curry remains the top overall player among the fans, with the Los Angeles Lakers' LeBron James and the Brooklyn Nets' Kevin Durant standing as the only other players with more than 4-million votes to date.
Rounding out the top five are two-time MVP Giannis Antetokounmpo of the Milwaukee Bucks and reigning MVP Nikola Jokic of the Denver Nuggets. Chicago Bulls point forward DeMar DeRozan comes in at No. 6, tops among Eastern Conference guards.
Here's how the leaderboard now stands:
Western Conference - Guards
RANK | Player | Team | Votes |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Stephen Curry | GSW | 4 463 426 |
2 | Ja Morant | MEM | 1 633 313 |
3 | Luka Doncic | DAL | 1 410 605 |
4 | Klay Thompson | GSW | 749 038 |
5 | Devin Booker | PHX | 648 317 |
6 | Russell Westbrook | LAL | 576 512 |
7 | Chris Paul | PHX | 561 896 |
8 | Donovan Mitchell | UTA | 441 247 |
9 | Damian Lillard | POR | 364 217 |
10 | Anthony Edwards | MIN | 224 293 |
Western Conference - Frontcourt
Rank | Player | Team | Votes |
---|---|---|---|
1 | LeBron James | LAL | 4 386 392 |
2 | Nikola Jokic | DEN | 3 016 380 |
3 | Andrew Wiggins | GSW | 1 829 733 |
4 | Paul George | LAC | 1 773 447 |
5 | Anthony Davis | LAL | 1 342 294 |
6 | Draymond Green | GSW | 1 295 848 |
7 | Carmelo Anthony | LAL | 886 014 |
8 | Karl-Anthony Towns | MIN | 851 033 |
9 | Rudy Gobert | UTA | 419 853 |
10 | Deandre Ayton | PHX | 344 688 |
Eastern Conference - Guards
Rank | Player | Team | Votes |
---|---|---|---|
1 | DeMar DeRozan | CHI | 2 973 854 |
2 | Trae Young | ATL | 1 596 301 |
3 | Zach LaVine | CHI | 1 442 571 |
4 | James Harden | BKN | 1 433 217 |
5 | LaMelo Ball | CHA | 694 446 |
6 | Kyrie Irving | BKN | 561 103 |
7 | Derrick Rose | NYK | 373 039 |
8 | Fred VanVleet | TOR | 350 806 |
9 | Darius Garland | CLE | 227 813 |
10 | Jaylen Brown | BOS | 217 463 |
Eastern Conference - Frontcourt
Rank | Player | Team | Votes |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Kevin Durant | BKN | 4 088 334 |
2 | Giannis Antetokounmpo | MIL | 3 808 458 |
3 | Joel Embiid | PHI | 2 357 404 |
4 | Jayson Tatum | BOS | 1 155 591 |
5 | Jimmy Butler | MIA | 978 899 |
6 | Jarrett Allen | CLE | 341 885 |
7 | Bam Adebayo | MIA | 282 512 |
8 | Pascal Siakam | TOR | 244 042 |
9 | Miles Bridges | CHA | 230 586 |
10 | LaMarcus Aldridge | BKN | 216 216 |
The fan vote accounts for 50% of final vote weighting for the starters, with current players and a media panel each contributing 25% to the final vote. Fan voting concludes Jan. 22. Starters will be announced Jan. 27, while reserves - selected by NBA head coaches - will be announced Feb. 3.
The game itself will take place in Cleveland on Feb. 20.