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There were the likely Boston Celtics to be on the All-Star first returns list and in contention to play in the exhibition game, and also one big surprise.
Kemba Walker, Jayson Tatum, Jaylen Brown and Gordon Hayward all received votes from the fans to be in the top 10 of players in the Eastern Conference, as did Tacko Fall.
Kemba Walker, Jayson Tatum, Jaylen Brown and Tacko Fall all in the top-10 for their position in the first round of fan All-Star voting: pic.twitter.com/OQt9z86Wbu
— Brian Robb (@BrianTRobb) January 2, 2020
Walker earned the third most votes amongst guards, falling behind Trae Young and Kyrie Irving, who has played in just 11 games this season. Brown came in at seventh in voting for guards.
For the frontcourt players, Tatum is situated in fifth, trailing Giannis Antetokounmpo, Joel Embiid, Pascal Siakam and Jimmy Butler.
Right after Tatum in the voting came the unlikely Fall, as the behemoth fan favorite garnered 110,269 votes. The 7-foot-5 center has played in just three NBA games this year as he has spent the majority of his rookie season with Boston’s G-League affiliate the Maine Red Claws.
Some answers on All-Star Voting:
— Keith Smith (@KeithSmithNBA) January 2, 2020
-Starters (3 frontcourt and 2 backcourt) are voted in by conference.
-Fan voting accounts for 50%. Players & Media are 25% apiece.
-Reserves are selected by conference by the coaches.
-The top vote-getters in each conference draft their teams.
Fall is ahead of Bam Adebayo and Hayward, who is ranked eighth, along with Andre Drummond and Domantas Sabonis.
Fan voting for the All-Star game will end on Jan. 20 and then on Jan. 23, the starters and the respective team captains will be revealed. A week later, the All-Star Game’s reserve players, which are selected by NBA coaches, will be announced. This year’s NBA All-Star takes place in Chicago on Feb. 16.
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