The NBA released its third and final update of All-Star balloting Thursday and the three Hawks candidates are still not among the leaders. Fan balloting ends Jan. 20.
In the Eastern Conference, the injured Al Horford and Paul Millsap are not among the top 15 vote-getters in the frontcourt. Jeff Teague is not among the top 10 vote-getters in the backcourt. The Hawks were not among the leaders in any of the three balloting updates.
Heat forward LeBron James leads all players with 1,076,063 votes. As voting stands, he would be joined in the East’s starting lineup by the Pacers forward Paul George, Knicks forward Carmelo Anthony, Heat guard Dwyane Wade and Cavaliers guard Kyrie Irving.
Thunder forward Kevin Durant leads all players in the West and his second to James with 1,054,209 votes. As voting stands, he would be joined in the West’s starting lineup by Rockets center Dwight Howard, Clippers forward Blake Griffin, injured Laker guard Kobe Bryant and Warriors guard Stephen Curry.
Following the conclusion of fan voting, results will be announced on Jan. 23. The reserves will be voted on by league coaches and announced on Jan. 30.
The All-Star game will be played in New Orleans on Feb. 16.
Here is the current voting:
Eastern Conference
Frontcourt
1. LeBron James (Mia) 1,076,063
2. Paul George (Ind) 899,671
3. Carmelo Anthony (NYK) 702,869
4. Roy Hibbert (Ind) 385,964
5. Chris Bosh (Mia) 304,986
6. Kevin Garnett (BKN) 164,021
7. Joakim Noah (Chi) 128,201
8. Andre Drummond (Det) 120,844
9. Tyson Chandler (NYK) 101,637
10. Jeff Green (Bos) 96,336
11. Luol Deng (Cle) 90,730
12. Carlos Boozer (Chi) 80,271
13. Paul Pierce (BKN) 72,581
14. David West (Ind) 61,612
15. Brook Lopez (BKN) 58,477
Backcourt
1. Dwyane Wade (Mia) 718,109
2. Kyrie Irving (Cle) 652,522
3. Derrick Rose (Chi) 323,099
4. John Wall (Was) 278,516
5. Ray Allen (Mia) 190,086
6. Rajon Rondo (Bos) 133,448
7. Deron Williams (BKN) 95,309
8. George Hill (Ind) 89,428
9. Lance Stephenson (Ind) 77,364
10. DeMar DeRozan (Tor) 68,985
Western Conference
Frontcourt
1. Kevin Durant (OKC) 1,054,209
2. Dwight Howard (Hou) 509,116
3. Blake Griffin (LAC) 500,964
4. Kevin Love (Min) 483,031
5. LaMarcus Aldridge (Por) 404,793
6. Tim Duncan (Por) 385,342
7. Anthony Davis (NO) 223,956
8. Pau Gasol (LAL) 207,213
9. Andre Iguodala (GS) 192,616
10. Dirk Nowitzki (Dal) 156,792
11. DeMarcus Cousins (Sac) 148,604
12. David Lee (GS) 141,509
13. Chandler Parsons (Hou) 135,387
14. Omer Asik (Hou) 101,372
15. Kawhi Leonard (SA) 91,859
Backcourt
1. Kobe Bryant (LAL) 844,538
2. Stephen Curry (GS) 677,372
3. Chris Paul (LAC) 651,073
4. Jeremy Lin (Hou) 471,980
5. James Harden (Hou) 338,788
6. Russell Westbrook (OKC) 260,499
7. Tony Parker (SA) 195,328
8. Damian Lillard (Por) 162,363
9. Klay Thompson (GS) 108,404
10. Ricky Rubio (Min) 97,265
