Ready or not, the 2021 NBA All-Star Game is coming quickly.
Despite some robust objections from gamers, the NBA is transferring ahead with its plans. The league introduced Thursday that it’s going to carry All-Star festivities to Atlanta and maintain all of its occasions March 7, together with the Skills Challenge, 3-point Contest and Slam Dunk Contest.
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Now that we all know when the All-Star Game will happen, we will flip to the following huge query: Who will make the squads? There are solely 24 spots obtainable, so a number of worthy gamers will sadly earn the “snubbed” label.
Here is the complete breakdown forward of this 12 months’s All-Star break . . .
NBA All-Star voting results 2021
Eastern Conference starters (two guards, three frontcourt)
| Position | Player | Team | Fan rank | Player rank | Media rank | Weighted rating |
| G | Bradley Beal | Wizards | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1.0 |
| G | Kyrie Irving | Nets | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2.5 |
| F | Kevin Durant* | Nets | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1.5 |
| F | Giannis Antetokounmpo | Bucks | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1.75 |
| F | Joel Embiid | 76ers | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2.75 |
*Captain
Western Conference starters (two guards, three frontcourt)
| Position | Player | Team | Fan rank | Player rank | Media rank | Weighted rating |
| G | Stephen Curry | Warriors | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1.0 |
| G | Luka Doncic** | Mavericks | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2.5 |
| F | LeBron James* | Lakers | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1.0 |
| F | Nikola Jokic | Nuggets | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2.0 |
| F | Kawhi Leonard | Clippers | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3.25 |
*Captain
**Won tiebreaker with Trail Blazers’ Damian Lillard
Eastern Conference reserves (two guards, three frontcourt, two wild playing cards)
All-Star reserves can be introduced on Feb. 23.
| Position | Player | Team |
| G | ||
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| F | ||
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| WC | ||
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Western Conference reserves (two guards, three frontcourt, two wild playing cards)
All-Star reserves can be introduced on Feb. 23.
| Position | Player | Team |
| G | ||
| G | ||
| F | ||
| F | ||
| F | ||
| WC | ||
| WC |
How does the NBA All-Star voting course of work?
The fan vote accounts for 50 % of the full vote to find out the starters for the NBA All-Star Game. Current gamers and media members cut up the opposite 50 %. Each poll consists of two guards and three frontcourt gamers from every convention. Reserves are chosen by NBA head coaches, and league commissioner Adam Silver chooses damage replacements if essential.
All-Star captains will then draft their groups from the eligible pool of gamers (starters within the first spherical, reserves within the second spherical). Captains can be chosen based mostly on which gamers earn essentially the most fan votes in every convention. They aren’t required to draft based mostly on convention affiliation or place.
Key dates forward of the 2021 NBA All-Star Game
- All-Star starters introduced: Feb. 18
- All-Star reserves introduced: Feb. 23
- All-Star Draft: March 4
- Skills Challenge and 3-point Contest: March 7 (earlier than All-Star Game)
- Slam Dunk Contest: March 7 (at halftime of All-Star Game)
- 2021 NBA All-Star Game: March 7