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 assembling their teams from a pool of players who have been voted as starters and reserves, irrespective of their conference affiliations. These captains are the All-Star starters from each conference who have garnered the most fan votes. Further information about the 2019 NBA All-Star Draft will be provided at a future date.
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 final day for NBA All-Star Voting 2019 is set for Monday, Jan. 21 at 11:59 p.m. ET. This day will also be the fifth and last “2-for-1 Day,” enabling fans to cast their votes on all platforms and have them count twice.
Half of the vote to decide the 10 starters for the 2019 NBA All-Star Game comes from fans. This includes five players from each conference. The remaining 50% of the vote is split equally: 25% is from current NBA players and another 25% is from a media panel. These voters fill out a complete ballot, which includes two guards and three frontcourt players from each conference. Furthermore, 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 NBA All-Star Game of 2019 is scheduled for Sunday, Feb. 17 at 8 p.m. ET. The venue is the Spectrum Center situated in Charlotte, N.C. For the 17th year in a row, TNT will be broadcasting the game.
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 lead the fan votes as the top two guards in the West. James Harden of the Houston Rockets (2,315,093) and Russell Westbrook of Oklahoma City (2,090,432) remain in third and fourth positions respectively.
Antetokounmpo leads the Eastern Conference and holds the overall top spot with 3,626,909 votes. He spearheads a frontcourt group that includes Kawhi Leonard of the Toronto Raptors (2,882,227 votes) in the second position, and Joel Embiid of the Philadelphia 76ers (2,292,511 votes) in the third spot.
Kyrie Irving of the Boston Celtics is still leading the pack among East guards with 3,187,015 votes, closely followed by Dwyane Wade of the Miami Heat with 1,738,043 votes in second place. Kemba Walker of the Charlotte Hornets remains 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 have been counted, the players will be ranked based on their positions (guard and frontcourt) within each of the three voting groups – fan votes, player votes, and media votes, in each conference. A player’s score will be determined by averaging his weighted rank from the votes of fans, players, and media. The top two guards and three frontcourt players with the highest scores in each conference will be declared as starters for the NBA All-Star Game. In the event of a tie score within a position group, fan votes will be used as the tiebreaker.
The 2019 NBA All-Star Voting, sponsored by Google, is ongoing from December 25 to January 21. Updates on fan voting will be provided on two more occasions, Thursday, January 10 and Thursday, January 17.
Fans’ votes will count double during five “2-for-1 Days” throughout the voting period. The 2-for-1 Days, running from 12 a.m. to 11:59 p.m. ET, are scheduled for today, tomorrow, and on January 10th, 11th, and 21st. This offer is 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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