Detailed explanation of the results of the All-Star second round voting: the letter expands the advantage of the Zhan Huang vote king?
On January 12, Beijing time, the NBA officially announced the results of the second phase of fan voting, and Brother Alphabet and James became the only two stars with more than 3 million votes. Brother Alphabet ranks first in the East with 3475698 votes, James ranks first in the West with 3096031 votes, and the two are naturally the first in the East and West frontcourts. Compared to the first round, Antetokounmpo extended his lead over James and is expected to become the new vote king. In the eastern and western backcourts, Haliburton, who is currently recovering from injury, 2192810 votes and is still the star with the most votes in the Eastern backcourt. Doncic 2508618 more votes, surpassing Curry by more than 380,000 votes, and is the star with the most votes in the Western backcourt.
The specific results of the All-Star second round of voting
Western frontcourt: 1. James (Lakers) 3096031 votes, 2. Jokic (Nuggets) 2777068 votes, 3. Durant (Suns) 2773809 votes, 4. Thick eyebrows (Lakers) 1487434 votes, 5. Leonard (Clippers) 1056405 votes, 6. Shin Kyung (Rockets) 950959 votes, 7. George (Clippers) 638277 votes, 8. Wembanyama (Spurs) 426419 votes, 9. Holmgren (Thunder) 329154 votes, 10. Towns (Timberwolves) 241228 vote
Western backcourt: 1. Doncic (Mavericks) 2508618 votes, 2. Curry (Warriors) 2126037 votes, 3. Alexander (Thunder) 1763671 votes, 4. Harden (Clippers) 612472 votes, 5. Irving (Mavericks) 544290 votes, 6. Edwards (Timberwolves) 523501 votes, 7. Morant (Grizzlies) 447259 votes, 8. Fox (Kings) 393559 votes, 9. Booker (Suns) 321666 votes, 10. Klay (Warriors) 262214 votes
Eastern Conference frontcourt: 1. Brother Alphabet (Bucks) 3475698 votes, 2. Embiid (76ers) 2975987 votes, 3. Tatum (Celtics) 2939663 votes, 4. Butler (Heat) 1059369 votes, 5. Jaylen Brown (Celtics) 749095 votes, 6. Porzingis (Celtics) 434044 votes, 7. Adebayo (Heat) 410043 votes, 8. Randle (Knicks) 361202 votes, 9. Banchero (Magic) 355521 votes, 10. Bridges (Nets) 297934 votes
Eastern backcourt: 1. Haliburton (Pacers) 2192810 votes, 2. Trae Young (Hawks) 1449485 votes, 3. Lillard (Bucks) 1414122 votes, 4. Mitchell (Cavaliers) 1020122 votes, 5. Maxey (76ers) 842044 votes, 6. Brunson (Knicks) 759640 votes, 7. Derrick White (Celtics) 399120 votes, 8. Three-ball (Hornets) 353434 votes, 9. Holiday (Celtics) 312523 votes, 10. DeRozan (Bulls) 255906 votes
Based on the results of the first round of fan voting, what would the All-Star starting 10 look like?
East: Haliburton, Trae Young, Tatum, Antetokounmpo, Embiid
West: Doncic, Curry, James, Durant, Jokic
The main change on the roster from the first round is that Trae Young surpassed Lillard in the number of votes and moved up to second place in the Eastern backcourt.
The Celtics' Tatum, Brown, Porzingis, White and Holiday are still the most players in the league. No. 2 is the Clippers, with Leonard, George, and Harden on the list, but if you only look at the number of fan votes, they are likely not to make the All-Star starters in the end. The Lakers' Reaves has fallen out of the top 10 in the Western backcourt, and currently the Lakers only have James and Bushy Eyebrows on the list.
All-Star second-round results change
Compared with the results of the first round of voting, what changes have occurred in the second round, let's also take a look at the positions -
Western frontcourt: James is still in the first place, Jokic has surpassed Durant by more than 3,000 votes and moved to second in the Western frontcourt, and when the first round of voting results came out, Jokic was more than 170,000 votes less than Durant. Shin Kyung and George swapped places, with Shin Kyung rising to sixth in the Western frontcourt and George dropping to seventh in the Western frontcourt. The other rankings are the same as the results of the first round.
Western backcourt: Doncic's lead over Curry increased from more than 50,000 votes in the first round to more than 380,000 votes in the second round. Suns star Booker is in ninth place in the backcourt of the West, and he didn't finish in the top 10 in the first round. Klay, who was in ninth, dropped to tenth, while Reeves, who was previously in tenth, fell out of the list.
Eastern frontcourt: Antetokounmpo has a clear advantage, with Porzingis sixth in the Western frontcourt and eighth in the first round. Bam Adebayo is seventh in the front court of the East, and he was sixth in the first round. The eighth in the Eastern Conference frontcourt belongs to Randle, who didn't make the list in the first round. Banchero moved up from tenth to ninth, while Bridges dropped from seventh to tenth. It is worth mentioning that Kuzma, who finished ninth in the first round, has fallen out of the list.
Eastern Backcourt: Haliburton remains No. 1, but Trae Young has overtaken Lillard to move up to No. 2 Eastern Conference backcourt. The Green Army's Derrick White and the Hornets swapped positions with three balls, with White moving up to seventh and three dropping to eighth. DeRozan and Holiday also swapped places, with Holiday moving up to ninth and DeRozan dropping to tenth.
The two major suspenses of the all-star vote
According to the results of the second phase of voting, is there still a major suspense to be revealed in the future of the All-Star vote?
Suspense 1: James really can't get the vote king?
James has been voted an All-Star 10 times, and has been the top voter for the past seven years. The results of the first round of voting came out, and Brother Alphabet surpassed James by more than 160,000 votes, and the results of the second round came out, and the gap between the two sides widened to nearly 380,000 votes. Don't forget, in the 2022 All-Star vote, James overtook in the third round, adding more than 2.44 million votes in a week. Perhaps, the reversal will be repeated this season.
Suspense 2: Who is the other starting backcourt in the East?
Haliburton has basically locked up a starting spot in the Eastern backcourt, and if you look at the fan vote, the other spot is likely to be between Lillard and Trae Young. Lillard led Trae Young by more than 80,000 votes in the first round, but when the results came out in the second round, Trae Young had surpassed Lillard by nearly 40,000 votes. Of course, the gap between the two has not yet widened. Who is the other backcourt starter in the East?
All-Star Voting Process and Rules
The 2024 All-Star Weekend will be held in Indianapolis, and the All-Star Game will return to the traditional East-West confrontation model.
Before the official end of fan voting, the results of the phased voting will be announced in three phases, and now they have been announced twice, and the voting results will be announced for the third time on January 19. TNT will announce the NBA All-Star starting lineup on January 26 and the NBA head coach's selection of All-Star benches on February 2.
According to the rules, after all the votes have been completed, the players will be ranked in three voting groups (50% fan vote, 25% player vote, and 25% media vote) by position (back and front) in the east and west. Each player's score will be calculated by a weighted average ranking of fan votes, player votes, and media votes. The two highest-ranked guards and three frontcourt players in the East and West will be the NBA All-Star Game starters. In the event of a tie, the number of fan votes will determine who will be selected.