2019 All-Star Draft to air February 7 on TNT
NEW YORK — The NBA announced today that the 2019 NBA All-Star Draft will be televised by TNT on Thursday, Feb. 7 at 7 p.m. ET. The team rosters for the 68th NBA All-Star Game will be revealed during a special NBA All-Star Draft Show, which will be followed by an extended version of the TNT NBA Tip-Off presented by Autotrader pregame show.
LeBron James and Giannis Antetokounmpo, the team captains for the NBA All-Star Game, will be drafting the rosters from a pool of players who have been voted in as starters and reserves for each conference. Their selections will be made without regard to conference affiliation. The captains are the All-Star starters from each conference who have got the maximum fan votes. More information on the 2019 NBA All-Star Draft will be shared at a later time.
The NBA also announced today the third fan returns of NBA All-Star Voting 2019 presented by Google. The Los Angeles Lakers’ LeBron James continues to lead the Western Conference and the Milwaukee Bucks’ Giannis Antetokounmpo remains on top in the Eastern Conference.
Voting for the 2019 NBA All-Star will end on Monday, Jan. 21 at 11:59 p.m. ET. This date also signifies the fifth and last “2-for-1 Day,” where fans’ votes are double-counted across all voting platforms.
The 10 starters for the 2019 NBA All-Star Game (five players from each conference) are determined by votes, 50% of which come from fans. The remaining 50% of the vote is split equally between current NBA players and a media panel, each contributing 25%. These voters complete a full ballot featuring two guards and three frontcourt players from each conference. Players have the option to vote for themselves or their teammates.
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TNT announced the NBA All-Star Game starters, including the two team captains, on Thursday during the TNT NBA Tip-Off pregame show. The network will unveil the reserves (seven players from each conference), as selected by NBA head coaches, on Thursday, Jan. 31 during NBA Tip-Off at 7 p.m. ET.
The 2019 NBA All-Star Game is scheduled for Sunday, Feb. 17 at 8 p.m. ET, to be held at Spectrum Center in Charlotte, N.C. The game will be broadcasted by TNT, marking their 17th year in a row of televising the NBA All-Star Game.
The latest returns from the NBA All-Star Voting 2019, presented by Google, show James leading all NBA players with 3,770,807 votes. The 14-time NBA All-Star continues to be trailed in the Western Conference frontcourt by Luka Dončić of the Dallas Mavericks in second place with 3,301,825 votes, and Paul George of the Oklahoma City Thunder in third with 2,583,342 votes. Rounding out the top five are Kevin Durant of the Golden State Warriors with 2,432,134 votes and Anthony Davis of the New Orleans Pelicans with 2,091,770 votes.
Stephen Curry of Golden State (2,979,080) and Derrick Rose of the Minnesota Timberwolves (2,712,938) continue to lead the West guard group in fan popularity. Meanwhile, James Harden from the Houston Rockets (2,315,093) and Russell Westbrook from Oklahoma City (2,090,432) maintain their spots in third and fourth place, respectively.
Antetokounmpo leads the Eastern Conference with 3,626,909 votes, holding the top position overall. He is at the forefront of a group that includes Kawhi Leonard from the Toronto Raptors (2,882,227 votes) and Joel Embiid from the Philadelphia 76ers (2,292,511 votes), who are in second and third place respectively.
Kyrie Irving of the Boston Celtics (3,187,015) continues to lead among East guards, with Dwyane Wade of the Miami Heat (1,738,043) trailing in second place. Kemba Walker of the Charlotte Hornets (1,156,040) maintains his position in third place.
* 2019 NBA All-Star voting first returns | 2019 NBA All-Star voting second returns
NBA ALL-STAR VOTING 2019 PRESENTED BY GOOGLE
Eastern Conference
Frontcourt
1. Giannis Antetokounmpo (MIL) 3,626,909
2. Kawhi Leonard (TOR) 2,882,227
3. Joel Embiid (PHI) 2,292,511
4. Jayson Tatum (BOS) 826,177
5. Jimmy Butler (PHI) 740,778
6. Blake Griffin (DET) 677,472
7. Vince Carter (ATL) 423,795
8. Pascal Siakam (TOR) 338,716
9. Gordon Hayward (BOS) 336,47610. Al Horford (BOS) 291,722
Guards
1. Kyrie Irving (BOS) 3,187,015
2. Dwyane Wade (MIA) 1,738,043
3. Kemba Walker (CHA) 1,156,040
4. Ben Simmons (PHI) 941,368
5. Victor Oladipo (IND) 778,983
6. Kyle Lowry (TOR) 708,071
7. Zach LaVine (CHI) 440,568
8. Jeremy Lin (ATL) 341,024
9. Goran Dragić (MIA) 335,899
10. Bradley Beal (WAS) 251,170
Western Conference
Frontcourt
1. LeBron James (LAL) 3,770,807
2. Luka Dončić (DAL) 3,301,825
3. Paul George (OKC) 2,583,342
4. Kevin Durant (GSW) 2,432,134
5. Anthony Davis (NOP) 2,091,770
6. Steven Adams (OKC) 1,483,223
7. Nikola Jokić (DEN) 1,128,766
8. Kyle Kuzma (LAL) 899,237
9. Draymond Green (GSW) 660,276
10. DeMarcus Cousins (GSW) 450,480
Guards
1. Stephen Curry (GSW) 2,979,080
2. Derrick Rose (MIN) 2,712,938
3. James Harden (HOU) 2,315,093
4. Russell Westbrook (OKC) 2,090,432
5. Klay Thompson (GSW) 1,120,675
6. Damian Lillard (POR) 851,125
7. DeMar DeRozan (SAS) 850,415
8. Lonzo Ball (LAL) 764,892
9. Chris Paul (HOU) 419,410
10. Devin Booker (PHO) 405,432
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Once all votes are counted, players will be ranked by position (guard and frontcourt) within each conference and each of the three voting groups – fan votes, player votes, and media votes. A player’s score will be determined by averaging his weighted rank from the fan votes, player votes, and media votes. The two guards and three frontcourt players who have the highest score in each conference will be selected as NBA All-Star Game starters. In case of a tie in scores within a position group, fan voting will be the tiebreaker.
The 2019 NBA All-Star Voting, sponsored by Google, is scheduled from Dec. 25 to Jan. 21. Fans will be updated about the remaining two votes on Thursday, Jan. 10 and Thursday, Jan. 17.
During the voting phase, there are five “2-for-1 Days” in which fans’ votes are counted twice. The 2-for-1 Days are scheduled for today, tomorrow, Jan. 10, Jan. 11, and Jan. 21, from 12 a.m. to 11:59 p.m. ET on all voting platforms.
How Fans Can Vote
• NBA.com voting page at NBA.com/vote: Fill out one full ballot per day (per day is defined as once every 24 hours) on NBA.com/vote from a desktop or mobile browser. Fans can select up to two guards and three frontcourt players from each conference when choosing starters.
• NBA App: Access the ballot and vote through the app, which is available on Android and Fans can fill out one full ballot per day and select up to two guards and three frontcourt players from each conference when choosing starters.
• Google: Vote on com or the Google Search App by searching “NBA Vote” and “NBA All-Star Vote” or simply by searching for your favorite player or team. Fans may submit votes for 10 unique players per day.
• The Google Assistant: NBA All-Star Voting is available on the Google Assistant for the first time. Vote via any Google Assistant-enabled device by saying, “OK, Google, talk to NBA All-Star.” Fans may submit votes for up to 10 unique players per The Google Assistant is available on laptops, phones, speakers, tablets and other connected devices.
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