2016 nba all star

Paige Fischer

The second returns of NBA  All-Star Voting 2016 has Warriors guard Stephen Curry ranking second among all  NBA players with 925,789 votes. Draymond Green is third among West frontcourt  players with 332,223 votes and Klay Thompson is fourth among guards in the  conference.

The Los Angeles Lakers’ Kobe Bryant and the Cleveland Cavaliers’ LeBron  James continue to lead their respective conferences in the second returns of  NBA All-Star Voting 2016 presented by Verizon.  Bryant, a 17-time All-Star  selection, tops all players with 1,262,118 votes, and James leads the Eastern  Conference with 636,388 votes.

Curry and the Oklahoma City Thunder’s Russell Westbrook (479,512 votes)  maintain the top two spots among Western Conference guards.  Bryant and  the Thunder’s Kevin Durant (616,096) remain ahead in the West frontcourt  voting, while the Warriors’ Green has moved into the third spot.  Green,  who has an NBA-high seven triple-doubles this season, leads the San Antonio  Spurs’ Kawhi Leonard (330,929) by a slim margin. 

James, the Indiana Pacers’ Paul George (457,554) and the Detroit Pistons’  Andre Drummond (261,158) continue to pace the East’s frontcourt players, with  the New York Knicks’ Carmelo Anthony (255,536) close behind.  The Miami  Heat’s Dwyane Wade (562,558) and the Cavaliers’ Kyrie Irving (271,094) are  still the leading vote-getters among East guards, followed by the Toronto  Raptors’ Kyle Lowry (242,276).

The 65th NBA All-Star  Game will tip off on Sunday, Feb. 14 at Air Canada Centre in Toronto, the first  All-Star Game to be held outside of the U.S.  The game will be seen by  fans in more than 200 countries and territories and will be heard in more than  40 languages.  TNT will televise the All-Star Game in the U.S. for the 14th  consecutive year, marking Turner Sports' 31st year of NBA All-Star  coverage.

The next balloting update for NBA All-Star Voting 2016 presented by Verizon  will be shared on Thursday, Jan. 14.  Voting will conclude on Monday, Jan.  18 at 11:59:59 p.m. ET.  Starters will be announced live on TNT on  Thursday, Jan. 21 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 before  TNT’s exclusive doubleheader featuring the L.A. Clippers at the Cavaliers (8  p.m. ET) and the Spurs at the Phoenix Suns (10:30 p.m. ET).  The All-Star  Game reserves, selected by the NBA’s 30 head coaches, will be revealed live on  TNT on Thursday, Jan. 28.

NBA All-Star Voting 2016  presented by Verizon is an all-digital program that gives fans everywhere the  opportunity to vote for their favorite players as starters for the All-Star  Game.  New to the voting program this year, fans can cast their daily  votes directly through Google Search on their desktop, tablet and mobile  devices.  They can also vote on NBA.com, through the NBA App (available on  Android and iOS), SMS text and social media networks including Twitter,  Facebook and Instagram, as well as via Sina Weibo and Tencent Microblogs in  China. 

All current NBA players are  available for selection.  Fans can select up to two guards and three  frontcourt players from each conference when choosing starters via NBA.com or  the NBA App.

NBA All-Star 2016 in Toronto will bring  together some of the most talented and passionate players in the league’s  history for a global celebration of the game.  Along with the NBA All-Star  Game, the Air Canada Centre will also host the BBVA Compass Rising Stars  Challenge on Friday, Feb. 12 and State Farm All-Star Saturday Night on Saturday,  Feb. 13.  Other events at NBA All-Star 2016 include the NBA All-Star  Celebrity Game and the NBA Development League All-Star Game presented by Kumho  Tire.

See below for the second returns of NBA All-Star Voting 2016 presented by Verizon.

NBA All-Star 2016 Voting Presented By Verizon | Second Returns

1. Kobe Bryant (LAL) 1,262,118
2. Kevin Durant (OKC) 616,096
3. Draymond Green (GS) 332,223
4. Kawhi Leonard (SA) 330,929
5. Blake Griffin (LAC) 298,212
6. Anthony Davis (NO) 261,491
7. Tim Duncan (SA) 228,995
8. Zaza Pachulia (Dal) 194,421
9. DeMarcus Cousins (Sac) 190,060
10. Enes Kanter (OKC) 183,468
11. LaMarcus Aldridge (SA) 124,404
12. Dwight Howard (Hou) 120,424
13. Dirk Nowitzki (Dal) 99,681
14. DeAndre Jordan (LAC) 91,186
15. Harrison Barnes (GS) 82,427

Guards
1. Stephen Curry (GS) 925,789
2. Russell Westbrook (OKC) 479,512
3. Chris Paul (LAC) 268,672
4. Klay Thompson (GS) 267,602
5. James Harden (Hou) 249,877
6. Rajon Rondo (Sac) 120,767
7. Andre Iguodala (GS) 111,575
8. Manu Ginobili (SA) 100,602
9. Tony Parker (SA) 86,238
10. Damian Lillard (Por) 81,035

Frontcourt:
1. LeBron James (Cle) 636,388
2. Paul George (Ind) 457,554
3. Andre Drummond (Det) 261,158
4. Carmelo Anthony (NYK) 255,536
5. Pau Gasol (Chi) 209,006
6. Chris Bosh (Mia) 194,429
7. Kevin Love (Cle) 172,517
8. Hassan Whiteside (Mia) 168,549
9. Kristaps Porzingis (NYK) 160,170
10. Giannis Antetokounmpo (Mil) 48,768
11. Jonas Valanciunas (Tor) 30,023
12. Marcin Gortat (Was) 27,185
13. Joakim Noah (Chi) 23,121
14. DeMarre Carroll (Tor) 22,797
15. Paul Millsap (Atl) 21,625

Guards
1. Dwyane Wade (Mia) 562,558
2. Kyrie Irving (Cle) 271,094
3. Kyle Lowry (Tor) 242,276
4. Jimmy Butler (Chi) 220,429
5. John Wall (Was) 207,274
6. DeMar DeRozan (Tor) 170,539
7. Derrick Rose (Chi) 159,787
8. Jeremy Lin (Cha) 122,988
9. Isaiah Thomas (Bos) 87,452
10. Reggie Jackson (Det) 44,525

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