Overview
- Luka Dončić leads all voters with 1,249,518 votes, and Giannis Antetokounmpo fronts the East with 1,192,296 in the first fan returns.
- West top five: Dončić, Nikola Jokić (1,128,962), Stephen Curry (1,031,455), Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (878,621) and Victor Wembanyama (769,362).
- East top five: Antetokounmpo, Tyrese Maxey (1,072,449), Jalen Brunson (1,040,601), Cade Cunningham (1,000,171) and Donovan Mitchell (851,155).
- Early surprises include LeBron James at ninth in the West with 536,555 votes, Portland’s Deni Avdija at seventh with 606,299, and OKC’s Chet Holmgren at 19th with 92,210.
- Fan votes count 50% with players and media 25% each; selection is positionless under the U.S. vs. World format, a 3-for-1 vote day is Dec. 30, the next update is Jan. 6, voting ends Jan. 14, and All-Star weekend is Feb. 15 at Intuit Dome.