2022/01/seth-curry-drops-his-5-all-time-lebron-snubbed/” title=”Seth Curry drops his 5 all-time, LeBron snubbed!”>LeBron James or Stephen Curry? Who will finish first in the votes in the West to become one of the two captains for the next All-Star Game in Cleveland? This is one of the big questions of the moment and given the latest results, the scales clearly tip in favor of the King. We take stock!
Stephen Curry had first started with a bang and then LeBron had come back in force in the race, a trend that foreshadowed a very big battle for the number one spot in the West. But over the past seven days, the King has not only overtaken Steph in the standings, but he’s just put on quite a boost. James is now at the top with 6,827,449 votes, far ahead of Curry (6,019,418) and the rest of the competition, both in the West and in the East. We don’t call him the King for nothing and we would now be very surprised not to see James in one of the two captain’s costumes for this 2022 All-Star Game which will take place near Cleveland, in his native Ohio. So yes, the countless Curry fans will undoubtedly throw their last strength into battle to try to close the gap as much as possible, but good luck dislodging an LBJ still supported by a large fanbase. Even if the votes for the All-Star Game are above all a popularity contest, Steph may pay a little for his recent performances, he who averages less than 20 points in January while the Warriors chained a few losses. Well, from a collective point of view, we cannot say that LeBron is surfing on the good results of the Lakers but individually, the King remains the King.
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As in the East, we remain on the same Top 5 as last week. Nikola Jokic is third (4,132,522) behind LeBron and Curry, followed by Andrew Wiggins (2,644,571) – still there – and Ja Morant (2,623,359), who takes the second spot aft. The duel between the latter and Luka Doncic was going to be tight until the end but Ja has really widened the gap in recent days, he who is surfing on a well-deserved hype in view of his individual performances, the magnificent results of the Grizzlies and obviously his unique ability to put on a show. It’s hard to resist all that, even when your name is Luka Doncic, who is slowly gaining power in a Mavericks team in full swing at the moment. Barring a last-minute surprise, we should find the same Top 5 among the fans when the final results are released, but we remind you that the media and the players also have their say (25% of the votes each against 50% for the fans ) story of kindly releasing Andrew Wiggins. Finally, we note once again that our national Rudy Gobert remains ninth in the votes within the Western frontcourt, and that he will therefore have to rely on the coaches to participate in his third consecutive star game.
Important point to keep in mind, the end of the votes is scheduled for January 23rd. So if you want to send John Konchar to the All-Star Game, now is the time to give it your all. Otherwise, we are already meeting next Thursday – when the official announcement of the holders – to take stock of all the results.
Text source: NBA
