Voting for the NBA All-Star Game has been in full swing recently, and after the second phase of voting, the all-Star vote king is still Steven Curry, who has 4463426 votes, ranking first in the league and the highest number of players in the Western Conference backcourt. Aside from Curry, Morant managed to take second place among the Western Conference's backcourt players!
Recently, in a basketball commentary show in the US media, Barkley, Johnson and others talked about Morant when talking about this season's MVP. And Barkley said of Morant: "Last week he said that Curry is the All-Star starter and Morant is the bench. But now that's the turning point, if I had to vote for an All-Star guard, Morant would undoubtedly be an All-Star starter and Curry would be the bench!
This passage has also aroused heated discussion among fans, bearing in mind that Curry is one of the biggest favourites in MVP this season, and although the recent slump in form has not been enough to erase his outstanding performance in the first half of the season. Under his leadership, the Warriors played the second-best record in the league with 30 wins and 11 losses, and he was going to suppress Morant's Grizzlies. In terms of personal play, even if Curry is not in good shape recently, he can average 26.4 points, 5.5 rebounds and 6.1 assists per game, and the three-point shooting rate can reach 38%, and the free throw shooting rate can reach 92%!
Morant has led the Grizzlies to an impressive 11-game winning streak this season, and the record has slowly approached the Warriors. And Morant's average of 24.6 points, 5.8 rebounds and 6.8 assists per game this season is definitely All-Star level, but it is unlikely to compete with Curry for an All-Star starter!
You should know that in the All-Star vote, not only to see the players play this season, but also to see the popularity of the stars, at this point Morant is far inferior to Curry, which is also the reason why Curry's votes are far ahead! But even if Morant doesn't end up being an All-Star starter, he definitely has a place on the bench!