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 responsible for drafting the rosters from a pool of players. These players have been voted as starters and reserves in each conference, and the captains will choose their teams regardless of conference affiliation. The individual who garners the most fan votes in his conference will serve as the All-Star starter for each team. Further information about the 2019 NBA All-Star Draft is expected to be revealed at a later 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 Monday, Jan. 21, ending at 11:59 p.m. ET. This date also marks the last “2-for-1 Day” where fans’ votes will be counted twice on all voting platforms.
The 10 starters for the 2019 NBA All-Star Game, five from each conference, are determined by a vote. Fans have a 50 percent influence on the vote, while current NBA players and a media panel each have 25 percent. These voters fill out a complete ballot featuring two guards and three frontcourt players from each conference, and they can vote for their teammates or themselves.
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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, to be held at the Spectrum Center in Charlotte, N.C. TNT will be broadcasting the game, marking its 17th year in a row of televising the event.
In the third round of fan voting for the 2019 NBA All-Star game sponsored by Google, James is leading all NBA players with 3,770,807 votes. The 14-time NBA All-Star is trailed 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. 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, round out 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 West guard group fan vote. James Harden of the Houston Rockets (2,315,093) and Russell Westbrook of Oklahoma City (2,090,432) maintain their positions in third and fourth place, respectively.
Antetokounmpo holds the leading position in the Eastern Conference with 3,626,909 votes. He spearheads a frontcourt group that still includes Kawhi Leonard from the Toronto Raptors in second place with 2,882,227 votes and Joel Embiid from the Philadelphia 76ers in third place with 2,292,511 votes.
Kyrie Irving from the Boston Celtics is leading among East guards with 3,187,015 votes, closely followed by Dwyane Wade of the Miami Heat with 1,738,043 votes. Kemba Walker from the Charlotte Hornets is still holding 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 the votes have been counted, players will be categorized by position (guard and frontcourt) in each conference and within each of the three voting groups – fan votes, player votes, and media votes. A player’s score is determined by averaging his weighted rank from these three voting groups. The top two guards and three frontcourt players in each conference, based on their scores, will be designated as NBA All-Star Game starters. In the event of a tie in scores within a position group, fan voting will be used as the tiebreaker.
The NBA All-Star Voting 2019, sponsored by Google, takes place from Dec. 25 to Jan. 21. The final two updates on fan voting will be released on Thursday, Jan. 10 and Thursday, Jan. 17.
During the voting period, there are five “2-for-1 Days” where fans’ votes count double. These 2-for-1 Days are scheduled for today, tomorrow, Jan. 10, Jan. 11, and Jan. 21. They run from 12 a.m. to 11:59 p.m. ET on each of these dates and are valid 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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