Overview
- Luka Dončić leads all players with 1,249,518 votes and Giannis Antetokounmpo paces the East with 1,192,296 in the first fan returns.
- Rounding out the West’s early top five are Nikola Jokić, Stephen Curry, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and Victor Wembanyama, while Tyrese Maxey, Jalen Brunson, Cade Cunningham and Donovan Mitchell follow Antetokounmpo in the East.
- Fan voting accounts for 50% of starter selection with current players and a media panel at 25% each, and starters are chosen without regard to position.
- The NBA executed a 3-for-1 voting day on Dec. 30, the next returns are due Jan. 6, and balloting ends Jan. 14.
- Notable early trends include LeBron James ranking ninth in the West, young East guards cresting above 1 million votes, Wembanyama at fifth in the West with Chet Holmgren 19th, and Lakers guard Austin Reaves in the West top 10 despite a calf injury.