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The traditional All-Star Game will be held this year (February 19) in Salt Lake City.
The top fives have already been decided, while the teams themselves will be decided by the captains - the two leading vote getters LeBron James and Giannis Antetokounmpo - on game day.
The pair of big stars will be joined by Kevin Durant (if healthy), Jayson Tatum, Donovan Mitchell, Kyrie Irving, Nikola Jokic, Zion Williamson, Stephen Curry and Luka Doncic, who will start in the fives.
The replacements have not yet been determined.
Let's remember: as every year, the All-Star elections were a combination of the fans' votes (50%), the players' votes (25%) and the journalists' votes (25%).
Danny Avdia, for example, received two votes from players in the league, and 13,521 votes from fans, which put him 51st among the front line players in the East, but he is not the most outrageous name that received votes in the league.
Before we get to them, let's start with the most popular names by NBA players:
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Which two players voted for him?
Avdia (Photo: GettyImages, Chris Graythen)
The top 15 NBA players
Yannis Antetokounmpo - 220 votes
Nikola Jokic - 220
LeBron James - 193
Kevin Durant - 172
Joel Embiid - 153
Luka Doncic - 149
Jayson Tatum - 139
Kyrie Irving - 128
Stephen Kerry - 118
Donovan Mitchell - 117
Zion Williamson - 80
Jaylen Brown - 75
Lauri Markanen - 73
J. Morant - 72
Shea Gilges Alexander - 62
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Most appreciated by the players.
Yannis Vyokic (Photo: GettyImages, Stacy Revere)
The top 15 of media people
Nikola Jokic - 99 votes
Luka Doncic - 98
LeBron James - 95
Donovan Mitchell - 95
Jayson Tatum - 82
Yannis Antetokounmpo - 80
Joel Embiid - 68
Kevin Durant - 67
Jaylen Brown - 52
Domantes Sabonis - 46
J. Morant - 35
Tyrese Halliburton - 27
Lauri Markanen - 18
Kyrie Irving - 14
Shea Gilges Alexander - 12
The players appreciate him less, the media more.
Sabonis (Photo: Reuters)
The top 15 of the fans
LeBron James - 7.4 million votes
Giannis Antetokounmpo - 6.7 million
Kevin Durant - 6.5 million
Stephen Curry - 5.8 million
Luka Doncic - 5.5 million
Nikola Jokic - 5.4 million
Jayson Tatum - 5.2 million
Joel Embiid - 4.9 million
Kyrie Irving - 4.4 million
Donovan Mitchell - 4.4 million
Anthony Davis - 4.3 million
Zion Williamson - 4.2 million
Andrew Wiggins - 2.4 million
Jaylen Brown - 2.4 million
J. Morant - 2.2 million
Still, the most popular.
LeBron (Photo: GettyImages)
And hence, to the most puzzling votes of the NBA players for the five All-Stars
Kyle Anderson - 12 votes
Jose Alfredo - 9
Darius Baisley - 8
Jayden McDaniels - 8
Donte Dioncenzo - 7
Kevin Harter - 7
Kwon Looney - 7
Keegan Murray - 7
Caleb Martin - 6
Contavius Caldwell Pope - 6
Kevin Porter - 6
Santi Aldama - 6
George Niang - 5
Thanasis Antetokounmpo - 5
Willy Hernangomez - 5
Jeff Green - 5
Larry Nance - 5
Grayson Allen - 4 votes
Seth Curry - 4
Gabe Vincent - 4
Mason Plumlee - 4
Montrez Harrell - 4
Ochai Agbaji - 4
Nikhil Alexander Walker - 4
Osman Jang - 4
Lonzo Ball (who did not play this season) - 4
Chet Holmergen (who did not play this season) - 4
Juancho Hernangomez - 3
Gary Harris - 3
Cameron Payne - 3
Perches Achoa - 3
Daniel Gafford - 3
Nick Richards - 3
Mark Williams - 3
Bismac Biyombo - 3
Torian Prince - 3
Patrick Baldwin - 3
Gets a lot of respect in the league.
Kyle Anderson (Photo: Reuters)
The following players also received one or two votes from players in the league
Jamal Kane - 4.9 points per game
Lindy Waters - 4.2 points per game
Caleb Yusten - 4 points per game
Nathan Knight - 3.9 points per game
Kevin Harris - 3.7 points per game
Bryce McGowans - 3.6 points per game
Kennedy Chandler - 2.6 points per game
Jayden Springer - 2.4 points per game
Karlik Jones - 2 points per game
Devon Dotson - 2 points per game
Greg Brown - 1.9 points per game
Cody Swider - 1.8 points per game
Oduka Azubuka - 1.7 points per game
McKinley Wright - 1.7 points per game
Kendall Brown - 1.5 points per game
Josh Minot - 1.4 points per game
Micah Potter - 1.3 points per game
Tony Bradley - 1.2 points per game
Leonardo Bolmaro - 0.5 points per game
Vernon Curry Jr. - 0.3 points per game
Colin Gillespie - did not play this season
Ivo Badji - did not play this season
Haven't played yet, but got one vote.
Gillespie (Photo: GettyImages, C. Morgan Engel)
And we'll finish with the least popular actors, according to audience votes
Devon Reed - 212 votes
Trevor Huggins - 226
Noah Vanella - 292
Dation Nix - 292
Wendell Moore - 308
Peyton Watson - 358
Jarrett Colbert - 393
Trent Forrest - 394
Jared Roden - 424
Jimma Monca - 433
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