By Eurohoops team/ info@eurohoops.net
Kobe Bryant was the leading vote-getter (1,891,614) and will start in his 15th and final NBA All-Star Game Feb. 14 in Toronto, while Pau Gasol and Zaza Pachulia just missed the cut!
Bryant, a four-time All-Star MVP and the career leader in All-Star points (280), will be joined in the Western Conference’s starting lineup by: Golden State Warriors guard Steph Curry, who was second in voting (1,604,325), Oklahoma City Thunder guard Russell Westbrook, Thunder forward Kevin Durant and San Antonio Spurs forward Kawhi Leonard, who will be making his first All-Star appearance.
Cleveland Cavaliers forward LeBron James was the top vote-getter in the East (1,089,206) and will start alongside: Indiana Pacers forward Paul George, New York Knicks forward Carmelo Anthony, Miami Heat guard Dwyane Wade and the host, Toronto Raptors guard Kyle Lowry.
Dallas Mavericks Georgian center Zaza Pachulia, finished fourth among Western Conference frontcourt players with 768,112 votes, just more than 14,000 behind San Antonio Spurs forward Kawhi Leonard for the final starting spot. Also Spanish legend Pau Gasol lost the starting spot in the East just for 400 votes to Anthony. Here are the final voting results, which also include Latvian Kristaps Porzingis, Greek Giannis Antetokounmpo, Lithuanian Jonas Valanciunas, Marcin Gortat from Poland, Turk Enes Kanter and of course German Tim Nowitzki and the French duo of Joakim Noah and Tony Parker.