The 2016 NBA All Star Game will be held in Toronto this season, and the leading vote-getter will not be LeBron James.
According to NBA.com, Lakers’ guard Kobe Bryant still has the most votes so far, receiving 1,533,432 at the number one spot. Behind him is Warriors’ guard Stephen Curry with 1,206,467. In third place, is Cavs’ forward LeBron James with 357,937 votes. He leads the whole Eastern Conference in voting.
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Kyrie Irving is in second place among all East guards with 399,757 votes, and is led by only Dwyane Wade, who has 736,732 votes. Irving has a slim lead on second place, with Kyle Lowry (367,472) and Jimmy Butler (356,561) right behind him.
Here are the total votes through Thursday morning courtesy of Lakers.com:
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Western Conference
Frontcourt
1. Kobe Bryant (LAL) 1,533,432
2. Kevin Durant (OKC) 774,782
3. Draymond Green (GS) 499,947
4. Kawhi Leonard (SA) 487,626
5. Blake Griffin (LAC) 396,630
6. Anthony Davis (NO) 326,070
7. Tim Duncan (SA) 303,498
8. Zaza Pachulia (Dal) 299,584
9. DeMarcus Cousins (Sac) 267,087
10. Enes Kanter (OKC) 261,608
11. LaMarcus Aldridge (SA) 176,956
12. Dwight Howard (Hou) 155,975
13. DeAndre Jordan (LAC) 133,484
14. Dirk Nowitzki (Dal) 128,962
15. Harrison Barnes (GS) 113,607
Guards
1. Stephen Curry (GS) 1,206,467
2. Russell Westbrook (OKC) 609,901
3. Chris Paul (LAC) 410,284
4. Klay Thompson (GS) 386,053
5. James Harden (Hou) 319,596
6. Rajon Rondo (Sac) 157,298
7. Manu Ginobili (SA) 144,712
8. Andre Iguodala (GS) 142,047
9. Tony Parker (SA) 123,136
10. Damian Lillard (Por) 105,797
Eastern Conference
Frontcourt
1. LeBron James (Cle) 830,345
2. Paul George (Ind) 569,947
3. Carmelo Anthony (NYK) 368,336
4. Andre Drummond (Det) 361,307
5. Pau Gasol (Chi) 294,172
6. Chris Bosh (Mia) 266,817
7. Kristaps Porzingis (NYK) 248,783
8. Kevin Love (Cle) 241,700
9. Hassan Whiteside (Mia) 226,039
10. Giannis Antetokounmpo (Mil) 60,953
11. Jonas Valanciunas (Tor) 45,743
12. Marcin Gortat (Was) 34,747
13. Joakim Noah (Chi) 34,274
14. DeMarre Carroll (Tor) 31,861
15. Paul Millsap (Atl) 29,576
Guards
1. Dwyane Wade (Mia) 736,732
2. Kyrie Irving (Cle) 399,757
3. Kyle Lowry (Tor) 367,472
4. Jimmy Butler (Chi) 356,561
5. John Wall (Was) 281,936
6. DeMar DeRozan (Tor) 262,683
7. Derrick Rose (Chi) 217,986
8. Jeremy Lin (Cha) 155,475
9. Isaiah Thomas (Bos) 111,838
10. Reggie Jackson (Det) 57,736
Per NBA.com, here’s how you can vote to send LeBron James, Kyrie Irving, and Kevin Love to the 2016 NBA All Star Game. Voting ends on January 18, 2016 at 11:59PM EST.
• NBA.com voting page at NBA.com/vote: Fill out one full ballot per day on NBA.com/vote from a desktop or mobile browser.
• NBA App: Access the ballot and vote through the app, which is available on Android and iOS. Fans can fill out one full ballot per day.
• Twitter: Tweet, retweet or reply with the player’s first and last name, along with the hashtag #NBAVOTE. Each tweet may include only one player’s name. Fans can vote for 10 unique players each day throughout the All-Star voting period.
• Facebook: Use the player’s first and last name along with the hashtag #NBAVOTE in a post on your personal Facebook account, or comment on another’s Facebook post. Fans can post votes for 10 unique players per day, and each vote may contain only one player’s name.
• Instagram: Post an original photo with the hashtag #NBAVOTE and the player’s first and last name in the photo caption. Fans can vote for 10 unique players per day, and each vote may contain only one player’s name.
• SMS: Text the player’s last name to 6-9-6-2-2 (“MYNBA”) on any wireless device. Fans can vote for 10 different players per day per phone number via SMS voting by sending 10 separate SMS messages, each one with a different player’s last name. Message and data rates may apply.
• Google Search: Search “NBA Vote All-Star” or “NBA Vote Team Name” (ex: NBA Vote Celtics) and use respective team cards to select players. Voters can submit one vote per player per day, with up to 10 total votes per day.
