Latest NBA All Star Ballots

[Emerson1]

NEW YORK, Jan. 4, 2007 – Yao Ming of the Houston Rockets and Kobe Bryant of the Los Angeles Lakers lead the Western Conference, while LeBron James of the Cleveland Cavaliers and Dwyane Wade of the Miami Heat lead the Eastern Conference in votes received after the third returns of 2007 NBA All-Star Balloting presented by T-Mobile.

Through the 2007 NBA All-Star Balloting program, NBA fans from around the globe are responsible for voting in the starters for the 56th NBA All-Star Game, which will be played in Las Vegas on Sunday, Feb. 18. The game will air live on TNT, ESPN Radio and in more than 200 countries and territories worldwide.

Yao leads all players with 1,629,832 votes. The Minnesota Timberwolves’ Kevin Garnett leads all Western Conference forwards with 947,040 votes, followed by San Antonio’s Tim Duncan (852,827). Bryant (1,386,477) and the Houston Rockets’ Tracy McGrady (1,205,510) lead all Western Conference guards. Currently in third place among Western Conference guards is Allen Iverson (1,157,031), who was acquired by the Denver Nuggets from the Philadelphia 76ers on Dec. 19. Since Iverson was traded to a Western Conference team after the All-Star ballot was unveiled, his Eastern Conference votes will be applied to the conference in which he now plays.

James leads all Eastern Conference players with 1,587,738 votes, followed by Wade (1,191,403). The Toronto Raptors’ Chris Bosh (589,829) is second to James among Eastern Conference forwards. The New Jersey Nets’ Vince Carter (867,437) is second to Wade among Eastern Conference guards. Miami’s Shaquille O’Neal leads all Eastern Conference centers with 1,013,747 votes, followed by the Orlando Magic’s Dwight Howard (789,950).

Fans have the opportunity to vote at all NBA arenas, in 20 languages on NBA.com, on AOL.com/nba, at 1,250 T-Mobile-owned retail locations and at t-zones using T-Mobile service or wap.nba.com for any wireless carrier. Fans will be able to vote at several locations in Las Vegas, the host city of NBA All-Star 2007, including the Las Vegas Convention Center, Fremont Street and the Thomas & Mack Center. For the first time, 13 NBA team arenas will also carry a Spanish-language version of the ballot. T-Mobile is the presenting partner of 2007 NBA All-Star Balloting program. This year’s other All-Star Balloting partners include 2K Sports, AOL.com, XBOX, GameStop & EB Games.

NBA All-Star 2007 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 such as NBA All-Star Jam Session.

The 2007 NBA All-Star Balloting program continues through Jan. 15, 2007 for paper balloting and Jan. 21, 2007 for online balloting. Updated results for the Eastern and Western Conferences will be issued regularly leading up to the announcement of the All-Star starters on Thursday Jan. 25 prior to a TNT doubleheader. Following the completion of fan voting and the starting line-up announcement, the head coaches in each conference will vote to determine the remaining All-Stars in their respective conference, which will be announced Thursday, Feb. 1 prior to a TNT doubleheader.

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2007 NBA ALL-STAR BALLOTING
EASTERN CONFERENCE
Forwards: LeBron James (Clev) 1,587,738; Chris Bosh (Tor) 589,829; Jermaine O’Neal (Ind) 531,531; Paul Pierce (Bos) 382,287; Grant Hill (Orl) 331,931; Rasheed Wallace (Det) 299,296; Andre Iguodala (Phi) 260,993; Tayshaun Prince (Det) 200,065; Emeka Okafor (Char) 186,445; Chris Webber (Phi) 173,572.

Guards: Dwyane Wade (Mia) 1,191,403; Vince Carter (NJ) 867,437; Gilbert Arenas (Wash) 647,281; Jason Kidd (NJ) 490,622; Stephon Marbury (NY) 347,994; Chauncey Billups (Det) 244,236; Michael Redd (Mil) 192,280; Joe Johnson (Atl) 160,280; Steve Francis (NY) 155,676; Richard Hamilton (Det) 136,946.

Centers: Shaquille O'Neal (Mia) 1,013,747; Dwight Howard (Orl) 789,950; Ben Wallace (Chi) 451,575; Alonzo Mourning (Mia) 155,605; Zaza Pachulia (Atl) 130,301; Andrew Bogut (Mil) 108,321; Zydrunas Ilgauskas (Clev) 88,979; Nazr Mohammed (Det) 73,139; Eddy Curry (NY) 68,445; Nenad Krstic (NJ) 62,550.

2007 NBA ALL-STAR BALLOTING
WESTERN CONFERENCE
Forwards: Kevin Garnett (Minn) 947,040; Tim Duncan (SA) 852,827; Dirk Nowitzki (Dal) 794,581; Carmelo Anthony (Den) 769,491; Shane Battier (Hou) 539,714; Shawn Marion (Pho) 283,766; Lamar Odom (LAL) 275,327; Josh Howard (Dal) 256,409; Carlos Boozer (Utah) 217,872; Pau Gasol (Mem) 198,075.

Guards: Kobe Bryant (LAL) 1,386,477; Tracy McGrady (Hou) 1,205,510; Allen Iverson (Den) 1,157,031*; Steve Nash (Pho) 869,645; Chris Paul (NOK) 276,477; Jason Terry (Dal) 267,698; Manu Ginobili (SA) 256,362; Tony Parker (SA) 242,929; Ray Allen (Sea) 221,003; Jerry Stackhouse (Dal) 220,385.

Centers: Yao Ming (Hou) 1,629,832; Amaré Stoudemire (Pho) 610,444; Erick Dampier (Dal) 246,918; Mehmet Okur (Utah) 189,778; Marcus Camby (Den) 154,712; Brad Miller (Sac) 81,424; Francisco Elson (SA) 71,114; Tyson Chandler (NOK) 69,851; Chris Mihm (LAL) 69,840; Chris Kaman (LAC) 67,430.

* The Philadelphia – Denver trade involving Allen Iverson was completed after the media panel’s deadline for selecting the ballot and therefore Iverson is listed on the ballot as a member of his prior team. For tabulation purposes, Iverson’s votes will be counted towards the Western Conference totals.



Fan voting is sooo stupid. Shaq, Yao, and Tmac do not deserve to be in the all star game.

The only reason Yao and Shane Battier are getting so many votes is because of the Chinese population. They see a couple games a year and vote for anyone from Houston.

Does fan voting decide the entire team, or can players vote other players aswell like the MLB allstar game?

[neck_06]

how can you say that Yao doesn't deserve to be in the all-star game? all he has done this year is single handedly carry the Rockets when T-Mac was hurt.

Yao has averaged something close to 25 points and 12 rebounds per game.......those are pretty good stats.

[neck_06]

check that.......

Yao is averaging:

25.9 points per game
9.4 rebounds
2.22 blocks per game
2.1 assists per game
he is also shooting 52% from the field and 87% from the line

[AggieJohn]

what's messed up more is that Iverson can still make the all-star team...that's B.S., if you get traded you shouldn't be allowed to make it IMHO

[bandera7]

I think it is ridiculous though. Maybe he finally deserves a start. This would be the first time. Before, he has had mediocre numbers, and always started over many other centers from the west that maybe deserved it. Most notable of these was Shaq while he was with the Lakers. I think Emerson is right about the Chinese population. I also think that AI's votes shouldnt count, as obviously the West is stronger at Guard, and he would not have as many votes were he on the West Ballot.

[mwynn05]

Originally posted by neck_06
how can you say that Yao doesn't deserve to be in the all-star game? all he has done this year is single handedly carry the Rockets when T-Mac was hurt.

Yao has averaged something close to 25 points and 12 rebounds per game.......those are pretty good stats. because he has a broken leg

[Bull Butter]

Up until he got hurt 10 days ago, Yao was, with out a doubt the best center, not only in the Western Conference, but the ENTIRE NBA!!! (this coming from a Spurs fan).

Emerson, you can hate him because he's Chinese, but don't hate him because of what he's accomplished. He's hurt right now and probably won't get to play (much to your delight), but don't discount what he's done.

[bandera7]

Im a Spurs fan as well, and this is honestly the first year that he deserves to start, but he has started for the past 4 I think.

[neck_06]

Originally posted by mwynn05
because he has a broken leg

yes, and he probably won't get to play, but that doesn't mean that he doesn't deserve it.

[necks_c/09]

if he has a broken leg doesnt that guarantee him being out this whole season...???

which his leg is really broken is it????

i thought it was some kind of knee injury...

[Bull Butter]

Yao broke a bone in his leg. At the time of the injury (2 weeks ago) it was stated he'd be out about 6 weeks. So, I guess he'll be out another month or so. He'll come back just in time for Tracy McGrady's next injury.

[kaorder1999]

Originally posted by AggieJohn
what's messed up more is that Iverson can still make the all-star team...that's B.S., if you get traded you shouldn't be allowed to make it IMHO

most of the time its not the players fault for being traded so why should they be punished?

[3afan]

Originally posted by AggieJohn
... if you get traded you shouldn't be allowed to make it IMHO

thats silly .... if Dirk (for example) was traded for Duncan are they both still not worthy to make the all-star team?

[Bull's-eye]

Originally posted by bandera7
Im a Spurs fan as well, and this is honestly the first year that he deserves to start, but he has started for the past 4 I think.

Last year, Yao definately deserved to be the starter. He led all Western Conference centers in scoring and averaged over 10 rebounds per game. If he didn't deserve the start, who should of started? :thinking: