The last round of the NBA All-Star Voting results has been released, and coming out on top of each conference are Lebron James and Giannis Antetokounmpo.
Surprisingly, King James is not the most popular player overall this time, as he only got 3.9 million votes compared to Antetokounmpo's 4.3 million.
Fan voting can never be objective. Players who earn a starting five spot in the All-Star festivities are either playing a career season, have established an undisputable legacy, or just belong to the big market.
However, before the NBA All-Star 2024 roster gets announced, coaches who select the bench squad should carefully consider those with lesser media mileage.
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Fans' voices are not entirely wrong, though. They vote who they want to see.
Here are the NBA All-Starting Voting Results fans got wrong and right.
2 Things They Got Right
1. Nikola Jokic and Joel Embiid as starters.
In the past few All-Star Games, there was a problem with who between the two should be a starter, even if they were both MVP candidates. That is because of the format.
The NBA All-Star Voting before this season did not consider the conferences that players were playing for, leading to tighter battles between frontcourt players.
So, it is not precisely the fans but the format. The ASG returns to the West vs East format. 2023 MVP Embiiid will start for the latter, while Jokic, who won two straight before the Philadelphia 76ers star, will start for the Western Conference.
2. Tyrese Haliburton as top Guard in the East.
Though injured right now, Haliburton will return and become the starter for the Eastern Conference.
The Indiana Pacers point guard is the best in his position right now. Maybe not just in the East but in the entire league. He currently leads the NBA in assists per game with 12.5. It is hard to expect anybody to catch up with him. Trae Young is second with 10.9.
He also leads his team in points and steals.
The guard who should join him in the starting five is either Damian Lillard (better record) or Jalen Brunson.
3 Things they got wrong
1. Jalen Brunson should be higher; Lamelo Ball is not an All-Star.
Brunson does not have as much love as other guards in the league.
If the results are to be followed, Brunson will not make the team after finishing sixth among guards.
However, he should be higher. The 6'2 guard leads his team in points and assists. The Knicks are fifth in the standing, with Brunson as their leader.
2. Damontis Sabonis should be higher.
Damontis Sabonis is having an MVP season based on any standards. However, he is only 10th in the front court, lower than rookies Chet Holmgren and Victor Wembanyama.
He leads the league in rebounding with 12.7 rebounds while putting up 20.1 PPG and 7.9 APG. Those are Jokic numbers, and he deserves his props.
3. Anthony Edwards is a starter.
As the best player in the best team of the Western Conference, Edwards deserves a starting spot.
Edwards, averaging 26 PPG, is sixth in the Western Conference backcourt behind James Harden and Kyrie Irving.
He has a case against Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (3rd), Stephen Curry, (2nd), and Luka Doncic (1st) based on team performance.
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