Hawks forward Paul Millsap is 13th among Eastern Conference frontcourt players in the first returns of NBA All-Star voting released by the NBA Friday.
Millsap, the two-time All-Star, has received 10,501 votes. No other Hawks player is among the top 10 in frontcourt players or the top 10 in backcourt players.
The Lakers' Kobe Bryant is the leading vote-getter as the 17-time All-Star in his final season has received 719,235 votes. He leads Warriors’ Stephen Curry with 510,202 votes and the Cavaliers’ LeBron James, who leads the Eastern Conference with 357,937 votes.
The 65th NBA All-Star Game will be played Sunday, Feb. 14 at Air Canada Centre in Toronto. All-Star voting is available across several digital platforms, including nba.com, the NBA app, Twitter, Facebook,, Instagram, SMS and Google Search. Voting concludes Jan. 18 at 11:59:59 p.m. ET. Starters will be announced live on TNT on Jan. 21. Reserves will be named at a later date.
Here is the current voting results"
Eastern Conference
Frontcourt
1. LeBron James (Cle) 357,937
2. Paul George (Ind) 283,785
3. Andre Drummond (Det) 148,278
4. Carmelo Anthony (NYK) 132,119
5. Pau Gasol (Chi) 109,585
6. Kevin Love (Cle) 92,177
7. Chris Bosh (Mia) 91,896
8. Kristaps Porzingis (NYK) 85,606
9. Hassan Whiteside (Mia) 72,923
10. Giannis Antetokounmpo (Mil) 25,926
11. Jonas Valanciunas (Tor) 12,341
12. Joakim Noah (Chi) 10,808
13. Paul Millsap (Atl) 10,501
14. Marcin Gortat (Was) 9,443
15. DeMarre Carroll (Tor) 8,885
Guards
1. Dwyane Wade (Mia) 300,595
2. Kyrie Irving (Cle) 138,191
3. Kyle Lowry (Tor) 128,131
4. Jimmy Butler (Chi) 111,220
5. John Wall (Was) 103,094
6. Derrick Rose (Chi) 72,709
7. DeMar DeRozan (Tor) 69,042
8. Jeremy Lin (Cha) 61,832
9. Isaiah Thomas (Bos) 45,014
10. Nicolas Batum (Cha) 20,596
Western Conference
Frontcourt
1. Kobe Bryant (LAL) 719,235
2. Kevin Durant (OKC) 349,473
3. Blake Griffin (LAC) 182,107
4. Kawhi Leonard (SA) 164,521
5. Draymond Green (GS) 160,350
6. Anthony Davis (NO) 156,161
7. Tim Duncan (SA) 127,543
8. DeMarcus Cousins (Sac) 101,930
9. Dwight Howard (Hou) 66,598
10. LaMarcus Aldridge (SA) 65,019
11. Dirk Nowitzki (Dal) 56,377
12. DeAndre Jordan (LAC) 49,696
13. Enes Kanter (OKC) 47,806
14. Harrison Barnes (GS) 43,343
15. Kevin Garnett (Min) 42,285
Guards
1. Stephen Curry (GS) 510,202
2. Russell Westbrook (OKC) 267,699
3. Chris Paul (LAC) 146,335
4. Klay Thompson (GS) 138,587
5. James Harden (Hou) 135,531
6. Rajon Rondo (Sac) 66,164
7. Andre Iguodala (GS) 62,407
8. Damian Lillard (Por) 47,615
9. Manu Ginobili (SA) 42,413
10. Tony Parker (SA) 40,693
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