The first returns of fan voting for the NBA All-Star Game have come in, and the Warriors’ two former MVP’s lead the way.
Fan voting is half of the formula in determining the roster for February’s All-Star Game, and the Warriors are represented well in the first count of votes from the NBA fans.
Kevin Durant is the leading vote-getter among Western Conference players with 767,402 votes and his teammate Steph Curry comes in at number two in the West with 735,115 votes.
First All-Star balloting returns, via the NBA. Giannis (East) and Durant (West) are leading vote-getters so far. pic.twitter.com/OAdqmDAUI7
— Howard Beck (@HowardBeck) January 4, 2018
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Durant and Curry aren’t the only Golden State players doing well in the fan voting. Draymond Green is currently sitting in fourth-place among Western Conference forwards with 325,612 votes, and Klay Thompson is in fourth-place among guards with 359,442 votes.
All four of these players have been fixtures in the All-Star Game, and they have a good shot of making the team together this season.
Durant is an eight-time All-Star, Curry has been to the All-Star Game four times, Klay Thompson has been an All-Star three times, and Draymond Green has been named an All-Star twice.
Steph has been outstanding when he’s been on the floor this season averaging 27 points per game and shooting over 40% from 3, but he’s been injured and has missed 13 of the Warriors’ 38 games this season. Curry has now recovered from his ankle injury, and he should be a shoe-in to make the fifth All-Star Game of his NBA career.
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Durant is also a no-brainer to make the All-Star Game, but Klay and Draymond are always on the fringes of the roster. Thompson and Green’s strong voting numbers give them a good chance of being All-Stars again this season.