By Eurohoops team/ info@eurohoops.net
Giannis Antetokounmpo and Nikola Jokić lead their respective conferences in the third fan returns of NBA All-Star Voting presented by AT&T.
Fans account for 50% of the vote to decide All-Star starters, while players, and a media panel account for 25% each.
Antetokounmpo continues to lead the East frontcourt and is followed by Boston Celtics forward Jayson Tatum in second place who is more than 600.000 votes behind Giannis and New York Knicks center-forward Karl-Anthony Towns in third place.
At East guard, the Charlotte Hornets’ LaMelo Ball and the Cleveland Cavaliers’ Donovan Mitchell remain in first and second place, respectively.
In the West, the top three frontcourt spots are held by Jokić (No. 1), having more than 300.000 votes distance from the second place.
Los Angeles Lakers forward LeBron James (No. 2), and Phoenix Suns forward Kevin Durant (No. 3), with James moving ahead of Durant by 92,444 votes.
The Oklahoma City Thunder’s Shai Gilgeous-Alexander still leads among West guards and the Golden State Warriors’ Stephen Curry is in second place.
Slovenian superstar Luka Doncic is third in the West guards with more than 100.000 votes less than Curry.
French phenomenon Victor Wembanyama is fourth in the West frontcourt, with almost 300.000 behind Durant.