Hawks’ Paul Millsap remains 13th and Al Horford slipped a spot to 15th among Eastern Conference frontcourt players in the third and final fan balloting update released by the NBA Thursday.
Jeff Teague was not among the top backcourt players.
Millsap, who was named a reserve for the Eastern Conference in his first season with the Hawks last year, has received 55,224 votes. Horford, a two-time All-Star, has 48,465 votes.
The Cavaliers’ LeBron James leads all vote-getters with 971,299 votes in the Eastern Conference. The Warriors’ Stephen Curry leads the balloting in the Western Conference with 922,381 votes. Both players led their conferences after the first two balloting updates.
The starters in the Eastern Conference are currently James, Pau Gasol, Carmelo Anthony, John Wall and Dwyane Wade.
The starters in the Western Conference are currently Curry, Kobe Bryant, Anthony Davis, Blake Griffin and Marc Gasol.
Balloting concludes on Jan. 19. Starters will be announced live on TNT Jan. 22. Reserves will be named at a later date.
This year’s All-Star game will be played on Feb. 15 at Madison Square Garden in New York.
Here is the current balloting update:
Eastern Conference
Frontcourt
1. LeBron James (Cle) 971,299
2. Pau Gasol (Chi) 527,582
3. Carmelo Anthony (NY) 456,186
4. Chris Bosh (Mia) 354,609
5. Kevin Love (Cle) 260,269
6. Marcin Gortat (Was) 155,636
7. Joakim Noah (Chi) 139,307
8. Jonas Valanciunas (Tor) 125,796
9. Al Jefferson (Cha) 77,518
10. Kevin Garnett (BKN) 76,595
11. Nikola Vucevic (Orl) 68,722
12. Paul Pierce (Was) 59,264
13. Paul Millsap (Atl) 55,224
14. Nikola Mirotic (Chi) 52,562
15. Al Horford (Atl) 48,465
Guards
1. John Wall (Was) 564,977
2. Dwyane Wade (Mia) 507,326
3. Kyle Lowry (Tor) 406,974
4. Kyrie Irving (Cle) 372, 065
5. Jimmy Butler (Chi) 263,914
6. Derrick Rose (Chi) 240,092
7. DeMar DeRozan (Tor) 97,093
8. Louis Williams (Tor) 43,652
9. Giannis Antetokounmpo (Mil) 31,700
10. Bradley Beal (Was) 28,387
Western Conference
Frontcourt
1. Anthony Davis (NO) 922,381
2. Blake Griffin (LAC) 490,786
3. Marc Gasol (Mem) 476,660
4. Tim Duncan (SA) 374,814
5. Kevin Durant (OKC) 330,297
6. LaMarcus Aldridge (Por) 315,405
7. Dwight Howard (Hou) 211,531
8. DeMarcus Cousins (Sac) 209,742
9. Dirk Nowitzki (Dal) 186,017
10. Kawhi Leonard (SA) 115,194
11. Rudy Gay (Sac) 97,856
12. DeAndre Jordan (LAC) 75,777
13. Tyson Chandler (Dal) 63,906
14. Nick Young (LAL) 62,502
15. Serge Ibaka (OKC) 60,842
Guards
1. Stephen Curry (GS) 958,014
2. Kobe Bryant (LAL) 862,568
3. James Harden (Hou) 690,843
4. Chris Paul (LAC) 401,945
5. Damian Lillard (Por) 210,794
6. Klay Thompson (GS) 170,827
7. Rajon Rondo (Dal) 165,427
8. Russell Westbrook (OKC) 159,264
9. Jeremy Lin (LAL) 148,763
10. Tony Parker (SA) 75,325
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