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 choosing their teams from the pool of players voted as starters and reserves in each conference. Their selections will be made without consideration of conference affiliation. The captains are the All-Star starters from each conference who have received the most fan votes. Further information on the 2019 NBA All-Star Draft will be provided 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 day also signifies the fifth and last “2-for-1 Day,” where fans’ votes on all platforms are counted twice.
The 10 starters (five from each conference) for the 2019 NBA All-Star Game are determined by votes, 50 percent of which come from fans. The remaining 50 percent is equally divided between current NBA players and a media panel, with each having 25 percent voting power. These voters cast a complete ballot featuring two guards and three frontcourt players from each conference. Players have the freedom 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 NBA All-Star Game of 2019 is scheduled for Sunday, Feb. 17 (8 p.m. ET) at the Spectrum Center in Charlotte, N.C. The game will be broadcast on TNT, marking the 17th year in a row that the network has televised the event.
In the third round of NBA All-Star Voting 2019, sponsored by Google, James is the leading player with 3,770,807 votes. This 14-time NBA All-Star is closely followed in the Western Conference frontcourt by Luka Dončić from the Dallas Mavericks, who is in second place with 3,301,825 votes, and Paul George from the Oklahoma City Thunder, who is in third place with 2,583,342 votes. Rounding out the top five are Kevin Durant from the Golden State Warriors with 2,432,134 votes, and Anthony Davis from the New Orleans Pelicans with 2,091,770 votes.
Stephen Curry from Golden State (2,979,080) and Derrick Rose from the Minnesota Timberwolves (2,712,938) are still leading among fans in the West guard group. James Harden from the Houston Rockets (2,315,093) and Russell Westbrook from Oklahoma City (2,090,432) continue to hold the third and fourth positions respectively.
Antetokounmpo is leading the Eastern Conference with 3,626,909 votes, securing the top spot. He is followed in the frontcourt group by Kawhi Leonard from the Toronto Raptors with 2,882,227 votes and Joel Embiid from the Philadelphia 76ers with 2,292,511 votes, holding second and third places respectively.
Kyrie Irving of the Boston Celtics continues to lead among East guards with 3,187,015, followed by Dwyane Wade of the Miami Heat with 1,738,043 votes in second place. Kemba Walker of the Charlotte Hornets is still in third place with 1,156,040 votes.
* 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 for the three voting groups – fan votes, player votes, and media votes. A player’s score will be determined by averaging his weighted rank from all three voting groups. The top two guards and three frontcourt players in each conference, based on scores, will be designated as NBA All-Star Game starters. If players in the same position group have identical scores, fan voting will be used as a tiebreaker.
The 2019 NBA All-Star Voting, sponsored by Google, is scheduled to run from December 25 to January 21. Updates on the fan voting will be communicated on two subsequent Thursdays – January 10 and January 17.
During the voting phase, there are five “2-for-1 Days” where fans’ votes are counted double. These 2-for-1 Days are scheduled today, tomorrow, on Jan. 10, Jan. 11, and Jan. 21 from 12 a.m. to 11:59 p.m. ET and are applicable across 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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