NBA All-Star first round voting results: Antetokounmpo wins votes, Jokic leads the West

The results of the first round of fan voting for the 2025 NBA All-Stars were announced at noon local time on January 2, with Bucks forward "Antetokounmpo" Giannis Antetokounmpo and Nuggets center Nikola Jokic leading the Eastern and Western divisions respectively.

According to the 2025 All-Star voting rules, the five starting players in each division will still be determined by fan voting (50%), active player voting (25%) and media voting (25%), and the seven substitute players will be voted by all NBA team coaches. This season's All-Star voting period is from December 19, 2024 to January 20, 2025, and the second round of results will be announced on January 9.

In the first round of voting, Antetokounmpo of the Eastern Conference was voted the most with 1.7 million votes, while Jokic of the Western Conference was second with 1.4 million votes. Other players who received more than a million votes included Celtics forward Jayson Tatum (1.385 million votes), Suns forward Kevin Durant (1.269 million votes), Lakers forward LeBron James (1.168 million votes), Knicks center Karl-Anthony Towns (1.099 million votes) and Thunder guard Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (1.054 million votes), who also led the Western Conference backcourt with this number of votes. As for the Eastern Conference backcourt, Hornets guard LaMelo Ball topped the list with 900,000 votes. The specific results are as follows:

Eastern Conference frontcourt: 1. Giannis Antetokounmpo (Bucks) 1,710,630 votes, 2. Jayson Tatum (Celtics) 1,385,851 votes, 3. Karl-Anthony Towns (Knicks) 1,099,966 votes, 4. Paul Bankero (Magic) 484,096 votes, 5. Jaylen Brown (Celtics) 433,636 votes, 6. Jimmy Butler (Heat) 257,901 votes, 7. Franz Wagner (Magic) 221,787 votes, 8. Joel Embiid (76ers) 170,420 votes, 9. Paul George (76ers) 167,613 votes, 10. Evan Mobley (Cavaliers) 145,623 votes

Eastern Conference backcourt: 1. LaMelo Ball (Hornets) 947444, 2. Donovan Mitchell (Cavaliers) 718084, 3. Damian Lillard (Bucks) 704914, 4. Jalen Brunson (Knicks) 477253, 5. Trae Young (Hawks) 353452, 6. Cade Cunningham (Pistons) 247046, 7. Tyrese Maxey (76ers) 246648, 8. Jordan Poole (Wizards) 164383, 9. Tyler Herro (Heat) 125251, 10. Derrick White (Celtics) 120706

Western Conference frontcourt: 1. Nikola Jokic (Nuggets) 1422121, 2. Kevin Durant (Suns) 1268799, 3. LeBron James (Lakers) 1167661, 4. Anthony Davis (Lakers) 999,540, 5. Victor Wenbanyama (Spurs) 928501, 6. Alperen Shinkyung (Rockets) 314223, 7. Jaylen Williams (Thunder) 188722, 8. Andrew Wiggins (Warriors) 187530, 9. Domantas Sabonis (Kings) 148810, 10. Jaren Jackson Jr. (Grizzlies) 103142

Western Conference backcourt: 1. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (Thunder) 1,053,683, 2. Luka Doncic (Mavericks) 870,071, 3. Stephen Curry (Warriors) 810,357, 4. Kyrie Irving (Mavericks) 503,567, 5. Anthony Edwards (Timberwolves) 411,749, 6. James Harden (Clippers) 314,452, 7. Ja Morant (Grizzlies) 213,780, 8. De'Aaron Fox (Kings) 132,937, 9. Devin Booker (Suns) 120,602, 10. Norman Powell (Clippers) 110,222

The 2025 NBA All-Star Game will kick off on February 14, and the finale is scheduled to be held at the Chase Center in San Francisco on February 16. Unlike in the past, this season's All-Star Game will adopt a new four-team system: the game will be played between three teams consisting of eight All-Star players and a Rookie Game champion team, and the final champion will be determined through a four-team showdown.

As for team selection, the 24 All-Star players will be divided into three teams, and will be decided by NBA legends Charles Barkley, Shaquille O'Neal and Kenny Smith through a live broadcast on February 6. WNBA legend Candace Parker will serve as the general manager of the Rookie Game champion team and lead the team to compete with the other three teams for the All-Star title.