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.

Team captains for the NBA All-Star Game, LeBron James and Giannis Antetokounmpo, will select their rosters from the group of players voted as starters and reserves in each conference, with their choices not bound by conference affiliation. The captains are the All-Star starters from each conference who garnered the most fan votes. Further information about the 2019 NBA All-Star Draft will be revealed in due course.

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.

The 2019 NBA All-Star Voting will end on Monday, Jan. 21 at 11:59 p.m. ET. This date also represents the fifth and last “2-for-1 Day,” where fans’ votes on all platforms will be counted twice.

The 10 starters for the 2019 NBA All-Star Game, five from each conference, are determined by votes. Fans contribute to 50 percent of the vote, while current NBA players and a media panel each contribute 25 percent. Voters fill out 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 will take place on Sunday, Feb. 17 (8 p.m. ET) at Spectrum Center in Charlotte, N.C. TNT will televise the NBA All-Star Game for the 17th consecutive year.

In the third fan returns of NBA All-Star Voting 2019 presented by Google, James leads all NBA players with 3,770,807 votes. The 14-time NBA All-Star continues to be followed in the Western Conference frontcourt by second-place Luka Dončić of the Dallas Mavericks (3,301,825) and third-place Paul George of the Oklahoma City Thunder (2,583,342). The Golden State Warriors’ Kevin Durant (2,432,134) and the New Orleans Pelicans’ Anthony Davis (2,091,770) complete the top five.

Stephen Curry of Golden State (2,979,080) and Derrick Rose of the Minnesota Timberwolves (2,712,938) continue to be the leading two in the West guard group fan rankings. James Harden of the Houston Rockets (2,315,093) and Russell Westbrook of Oklahoma City (2,090,432) persistently hold the third and fourth places, respectively.

In the Eastern Conference, Antetokounmpo holds the top spot overall with 3,626,909 votes. He leads a frontcourt group that continues to feature the Toronto Raptors’ Kawhi Leonard (2,882,227) in second place and the Philadelphia 76ers’ Joel Embiid (2,292,511) in third place.

Kyrie Irving of the Boston Celtics is still leading the pace among East guards with 3,187,015, closely followed by Dwyane Wade of the Miami Heat in second place with 1,738,043. Kemba Walker from the Charlotte Hornets retains his third place with 1,156,040.

* 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 have been counted, players will be ranked by position (guard and frontcourt) within each conference and within each of the three voting groups – fan votes, player votes, and media votes. A player’s score will be determined by taking an average of his weighted rank from the fan votes, the player votes, and the media votes. The two guards and three frontcourt players with the highest score in each conference will be selected as NBA All-Star Game starters. If there’s a tie in scores within a position group, fan voting will serve as the deciding factor.

NBA All-Star Voting 2019 presented by Google runs from Dec. 25 – Jan. 21. The two remaining fan voting updates will be shared on Thursday, Jan. 10 and Thursday, Jan. 17.

During the voting period, there are five “2-for-1 Days” where fan votes are counted twice. These days, scheduled from 12 a.m. to 11:59 p.m. ET, are today, tomorrow, January 10, January 11, and January 21. This applies to 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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