Joel Embiid third behind Giannis Antetokounmpo, LeBron James in NBA All-Star fan voting
The 76ers center is also second among Eastern Conference vote-getters in the first returns, while his teammate, Tyrese Maxey, is fifth among conference guards.
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As expected, Joel Embiid had an impressive showing Thursday in the first fan returns of NBA All-Star voting. Embiid garnered the third-highest vote total in the league, standing second among Eastern Conference frontcourt players.
Meanwhile, the 76ers center’s teammate, Tyrese Maxey, is fifth among conference guards. Tobias Harris, another All-Star candidate the Sixers promoted, is not among the conference’s top 10 frontcourt vote-getters.
Milwaukee Bucks forward Giannis Antetokounmpo is the league’s top overall vote-getter with 2,171,812 votes, while Los Angeles Lakers forward and four-time league MVP LeBron James leads the Western Conference in votes at 2,008,645. Embiid has 1,844,025 votes.
Fans account for 50% of the vote to determine the 10 starters for the NBA All-Star Game, which will be played on Feb. 18 at Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis. A selected media panel and current NBA players will each account for 25% of the vote. The voters must pick two guards and three frontcourt players from each conference on their ballots.
Fan voting will continue through Jan. 20. TNT will reveal the All-Star Game starters on Jan. 25. The All-Star reserves will be selected by the coaches.
The East’s top three frontcourt vote-getters are Antetokounmpo followed by Embiid and Boston Celtics forward Jayson Tatum (1,765,919).
The Indiana Pacers’ Tyrese Hailburton (1,380,795), Milwaukee Bucks’ Damian Lillard (955,751), Atlanta Hawks’ Trae Young (873,979), and Cleveland Cavaliers’ Donovan Mitchell (624,819) are the conference’s four leading guards. Maxey has 480,062 votes.