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2015 NBA All-Star 2nd Ballot Returns
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All posts by Basketball InsidersUpdated15 Oct 2021
LeBron James of the Cleveland Cavaliers and Stephen Curry of the Golden State Warriors remain atop the Eastern and Western Conferences, respectively, after the second returns of NBA All-Star Balloting 2015 presented by Sprint. James continues to own the top overall spot with 775,810 votes, while Curry’s 755,486 votes are good for second in the league.
The 64th NBA All-Star Game will tip off Sunday, Feb. 15 at Madison Square Garden in New York City. The game will be seen by fans in 215 countries and territories and will be heard in 47 languages. TNT will televise the All-Star Game for the 13th consecutive year, marking Turner Sports’ 30th year of NBA All-Star coverage.
James, the Chicago Bulls’ Pau Gasol (372,109) and the New York Knicks’ Carmelo Anthony (365,449) pace the Eastern Conference’s frontcourt players. Washington Wizards guard John Wall (439,395) remains the East’s leading vote-getter in the backcourt, and Miami Heat guard Dwyane Wade (396,757) is second.
Curry is followed in the West backcourt by the Los Angeles Lakers’ Kobe Bryant (694,665). The Western Conference frontcourt is led, in order, by the New Orleans Pelicans’ Anthony Davis (732,154), the Los Angeles Clippers’ Blake Griffin (403,415) and the Memphis Grizzlies’ Marc Gasol (343,587).
| Eastern Conference | |
| Frontcourt 1. LeBron James (Cle) 775,810 2. Pau Gasol (Chi) 372,109 3. Carmelo Anthony (NY) 365,449 4. Chris Bosh (Mia) 283,899 5. Kevin Love (Cle) 219,139 6. Joakim Noah (Chi) 103,644 7. Marcin Gortat (Was) 103,478 8. Jonas Valanciunas (Tor) 83,642 9. Kevin Garnett (Bkn) 62,584 10. Al Jefferson (Cha) 62,436 11. Nikola Vucevic (Orl) 48,667 12. Paul Pierce (Was) 46,422 13. Paul Millsap (Atl) 34,751 14. Al Horford (Atl) 33,421 15. Nikola Mirotic (Chi) 27,723 |
Guards 1. John Wall (Was) 439,395 2. Dwyane Wade (Mia) 396,757 3. Kyrie Irving (Cle) 308,727 4. Kyle Lowry (Tor) 274,741 5. Jimmy Butler (Chi) 174,250 6. Derrick Rose (Chi) 168,281 7. DeMar DeRozan (Tor) 72,204 8. Louis Williams (Tor) 25,596 9. Giannis Antetokounmpo (Mil) 24,898 10. Bradley Beal (Was) 20,526 |
| Western Conference | |
| Frontcourt 1. Anthony Davis (NO) 732,154 2. Blake Griffin (LAC) 403,415 3. Marc Gasol (Mem) 343,587 4. Tim Duncan (SA) 288,235 5. Kevin Durant (OKC) 254,448 6. LaMarcus Aldridge (Por) 234,290 7. DeMarcus Cousins (Sac) 165,456 8. Dwight Howard (Hou) 161,295 9. Dirk Nowitzki (Dal) 139,967 10. Kawhi Leonard (SA) 101,651 11. Rudy Gay (Sac) 75,827 12. DeAndre Jordan (LAC) 58,200 13. Tyson Chandler (Dal) 48,191 14. Nick Young (LAL) 46,323 15. Zach Randolph (Mem) 43,897 |
Guards 1. Stephen Curry (GS) 755,486 2. Kobe Bryant (LAL) 694,665 3. James Harden (Hou) 516,514 4. Chris Paul (LAC) 334,544 5. Damian Lillard (Por) 147,955 6. Rajon Rondo (Dal) 137,974 7. Klay Thompson (GS) 128,542 8. Russell Westbrook (OKC) 122,134 9. Jeremy Lin (LAL) 114,286 10. Tony Parker (SA) 67,362 |
Balloting concludes on Monday, Jan. 19. Starters will be announced live on TNT on Thursday, Jan. 22, during a special one-hour edition of TNT NBA Tip-Off presented by Autotrader.com at 7 p.m. ET, featuring Ernie Johnson, Charles Barkley, Shaquille O’Neal, and Kenny Smith. The special will air prior to TNT’s exclusive doubleheader featuring the San Antonio Spurs at the Chicago Bulls (8 p.m. ET) and the Brooklyn Nets at the Los Angeles Clippers (10:30 p.m. ET).
