Luka Dončić continues to lead the way in All-Star voting after the 2nd returns were announced.
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Los Angeles Lakers guard Luka Dončić and Milwaukee Bucks forward Giannis Antetokounmpo remain the leaders of the Western and Eastern Conferences, respectively, in the second fan returns of NBA All-Star Voting 2026.
Dončić (2,229,811 votes) continues to lead all NBA players in fan voting. The rest of the top five in the Western Conference behind Dončić remains unchanged: No. 2 Nikola Jokić of the Denver Nuggets (1,998,560), No. 3 Stephen Curry of the Golden State Warriors (1,844,903), No. 4 Shai Gilgeous-Alexander of the Oklahoma City Thunder (1,554,468) and No. 5 Victor Wembanyama of the San Antonio Spurs (1,321,985). Minnesota Timberwolves guard Anthony Edwards (1,246,423) is in sixth place.
Antetokounmpo tops the Eastern Conference with 2,092,284 votes. New York Knicks guard Jalen Brunson (1,916,497) has moved into second place, followed closely by No. 3 Tyrese Maxey of the Philadelphia 76ers (1,908,978). No. 4 Cade Cunningham of the Detroit Pistons (1,752,801) and No. 5 Donovan Mitchell of the Cleveland Cavaliers (1,530,237) complete the top five, with No. 6 Jaylen Brown of the Boston Celtics (1,514,259) just behind Mitchell.
Fans voting via the NBA App and NBA.com with their NBA ID represent 50% of the vote to determine the five players from each conference honored as starters for the 2026 NBA All-Star Game, with current NBA players and a media panel accounting for 25% each. This year, All-Stars are being selected without regard to position.
NBA All-Star Voting 2026 concludes on Wednesday, Jan. 14 at 11:59 p.m. ET. NBC and Peacock will reveal the starters on Monday, Jan. 19.
Under a new NBA All-Star Game format, two teams of U.S. players and one team of international players (the World team) will compete in a round-robin tournament featuring four 12-minute games. NBC and Peacock will present the NBA All-Star Game on Sunday, Feb. 15 at 5 p.m. ET/2 p.m. PT from Intuit Dome in Inglewood, Calif., home of the LA Clippers.
Below are the top 20 vote-getters by conference in the second fan returns.
Luka Dončić and Giannis Antetokounmpo remain the leaders in their conferences in the second fan returns in NBA All-Star Voting 2026.
Fans (50% of the vote) join NBA players (25%) and a media panel (25%) in selecting five players in each conference honored as starters. pic.twitter.com/u8tlbj9GA8
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