DENVER, Nov. 18 -- Fans around the globe will have their first opportunity to vote for their favorite players as starters for the 54th NBA All-Star Game when the 2005 NBA All-Star Balloting program begins today. This year’s All-Star festivities will be held in the Mile High City of Denver on Sunday, Feb. 20.

Nuggets guard Andre Miller was among the first to cast a ballot for NBA All-Star 2005.
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Potential All-Stars Kenyon Martin and Andre Miller of the Denver Nuggets unveiled the 2005 NBA All-Star ballot at today’s tip-off event in Denver. All-Star balloting continues through Jan. 23, 2005.

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Ten years ago, NBA All-Star Balloting extended beyond the United States for the first time, when ballots were made available to fans in Mexico, Puerto Rico, Canada and Australia. A decade later, fans will have the opportunity to vote in more ways than ever as the balloting program for the 2005 NBA All-Star Game has expanded to include 19 languages on the NBA.com Network, downloadable ballots via Verizon Wireless and approximately 150 Loews Cineplex Entertainment movie theaters in the United States. Twentieth Century Fox this year joins Sprite, America Online, Reebok and approximately 2100 Foot Locker and Champs Sports stores in the United States and Canada as All-Star balloting partners.

NBA All-Star 2005 is a week-long celebration that enables fans to experience the thrill of the world’s greatest athletes playing the game they love and features a full slate of community enhancing activities and fan festivals.

A total of 120 players -- 60 from the Eastern and Western Conferences -- are listed on the NBA All-Star ballot, with 24 guards, 24 forwards and 12 centers from each conference comprising the ballot. Voters select two guards, two forwards and one center from each conference. The 120 players on the ballot were selected by a panel of media experts who regularly cover the NBA. This year’s panel included; Ric Bucher (ESPN the Magazine), Mark Heisler (Los Angeles Times), Ernie Johnson (Turner Sports), Jack McCallum (Sports Illustrated) and Sam Smith (Chicago Tribune and President, Professional Basketball Writers’ Association).

The following is a complete listing of the players as they appear on the ballot:

Eastern Conference

Guards Forwards Centers
Gilbert Arenas/Washington Ron Artest/Indiana Tony Battie/Orlando
Chauncey Billups/Detroit Kwame Brown/Washington Mark Blount/Boston
Jamal Crawford/New York Vince Carter/Toronto Chris Bosh/Toronto
Ricky Davis/Boston Tyson Chandler/Chicago Primoz Brezec/Charlotte
Steve Francis/Orlando Drew Gooden/Cleveland Eddy Curry/Chicago
Richard Hamilton/Detroit Al Harrington/Atlanta S. Dalembert/Philadelphia
Kirk Hinrich/Chicago Grant Hill/Orlando Predrag Drobnjak/Atlanta
Allan Houston/New York Dwight Howard/Orlando Jeff Foster/Indiana
Larry Hughes/Washington Antawn Jamison/Washington Zydrunas Ilgauskas/Cleveland
Allen Iverson/Philadelphia Richard Jefferson/New Jersey Alonzo Mourning/New Jersey
LeBron James/Cleveland Jason Kapono/Charlotte Shaquille O'Neal/Miami
Eddie Jones/Miami Donyell Marshall/Toronto Ben Wallace/Detroit
Jason Kidd/New Jersey Emeka Okafor/Charlotte
Stephon Marbury/New York Jermaine O'Neal/Indiana
Desmond Mason/Milwaukee Tayshaun Prince/Detroit
Reggie Miller/Indiana Glenn Robinson/Philadelphia
Cuttino Mobley/Orlando Joe Smith/Milwaukee
Gary Payton/Boston Kenny Thomas/Philadelphia
Paul Pierce/Boston Kurt Thomas/New York
Michael Redd/Milwaukee Tim Thomas/New York
Jalen Rose/Toronto Keith Van Horn/Milwaukee
Eric Snow/Cleveland Antoine Walker/Atlanta
Jamaal Tinsley/Indiana Rasheed Wallace/Detroit
Dwyane Wade/Miami Eric Williams/New Jersey

Western Conference

Guards Forwards Centers
Ray Allen/Seattle S. Abdur-Rahim/Portland Marcus Camby/Denver
Derek Anderson/Portland Carmelo Anthony/Denver Erick Dampier/Dallas
Carlos Arroyo/Utah Carlos Boozer/Utah Vlade Divac/L.A. Lakers
Brent Barry/San Antonio Elton Brand/L.A. Clippers Brian Grant/L.A. Lakers
Mike Bibby/Sacramento PJ Brown/New Orleans Chris Kaman/L.A. Clippers
Kobe Bryant/L.A. Lakers Tim Duncan/San Antonio Jamaal Magloire/New Orleans
Sam Cassell/Minnesota Mike Dunleavy/Golden State Brad Miller/Sacramento
Baron Davis/New Orleans Kevin Garnett/Minnesota Dikembe Mutombo/Houston
Michael Finley/Dallas Pau Gasol/Memphis Rasho Nesterovic/San Antonio
Emanuel Ginobili/San Antonio Andrei Kirilenko/Utah Theo Ratliff/Portland
Matt Harpring/Utah Rashard Lewis/Seattle Lorenzen Wright/Memphis
Bobby Jackson/Sacramento Corey Maggette/L.A. Clippers Yao Ming/Houston
Joe Johnson/Phoenix Shawn Marion/Phoenix
Tracy McGrady/Houston Kenyon Martin/Denver
Andre Miller/Denver Mike Miller/Memphis
Ronald Murray/Seattle Troy Murphy/Golden State
Steve Nash/Phoenix Nenê/Denver
Tony Parker/San Antonio Dirk Nowitzki/Dallas
James Posey/Memphis Lamar Odom/L.A. Lakers
Jason Richardson/Golden State Zach Randolph/Portland
Quentin Richardson/Phoenix Peja Stojakovic/Sacramento
Latrell Sprewell/Minnesota Amaré Stoudemire/Phoenix
Jason Terry/Dallas Wally Szczerbiak/Minnesota
Jason Williams/Memphis Chris Webber/Sacramento