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BALLOT FEATURES SIXERS ANDRE IGUODALA, SAMUEL DALEMBERT, KYLE KORVER AND ANDRE MILLER
-- Fans Can Vote on NBA.com, via Wireless Ballots, at T-Mobile Retail Locations and in NBA Arenas -
The official 2008 NBA All-Star ballot was unveiled on Wednesday, November 14 during a special tip-off event in New Orleans, the Official Host City of NBA All-Star 2008. The ballot includes the Philadelphia 76ers Andre Iguodala, Samuel Dalembert, Kyle Korver and Andre Miller. NBA All-Star Balloting presented by T-Mobile will officially begin on Thursday, November 15. The 2008 NBA All-Star Game, which will air live on TNT and ESPN Radio in the U.S., and in more than 200 countries and territories worldwide, will be held at New Orleans Arena on Sunday, Feb. 17, 2008.
Iguodala leads the Sixers with 17.9 ppg, to go with 7.0 rpg, 4.8 apg and 1.8 spg. Dalembert is ranked sixth in the NBA with 2.50 blocks and is averaging 11.5 ppg and 9.3 rpg. Korver has scored in double-figures in five of the Sixers’ first eight games, including a season-high 20 points on opening night in Toronto. Andre Miller is second on the team in scoring with 14.0 ppg and second on the team in assists with 4.5 apg.
The 2008 NBA All-Star Balloting program, which also includes partners 2K Sports and GameStop, allows fans around the world to vote daily for their favorite players as starters for the All-Star Game in a variety of ways, including: at each NBA arena; in 20 languages on NBA.com; at more than 1,500 T-Mobile-owned retail locations with custom T-Mobile All-Star ballots and ballot boxes; and through mobile phones at t-zones on T-Mobile phones or wap.nba.com for any wireless carrier. For the first time, an All-Star Balloting widget will be available on NBA.com. Fans can "grab" the widget and place it on their blogs, social network pages, or personal websites allowing others to vote directly from the widget. Select NBA arenas will also carry a Spanish-language version of the ballot. Voting will continue through Jan. 13, for paper balloting and Jan. 20, for NBA.com balloting.
One hundred twenty players - 60 each 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 list. 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), Rick Bonnell (Charlotte Observer), David Dupree (USA Today), Ernie Johnson (TNT), Jack McCallum (Sports Illustrated), Mike Monroe (San Antonio Express News) and Sam Smith (Chicago Tribune).
