Top NBA All-Star candidates: LeBron James, Stephen Curry among locks; Luka Doncic, Damian Lillard could be out

By Kiko Soriano
9th January, 2022

The first returns from NBA All-Star voting were released earlier this week, serving as yet another reminder of why the fan vote is no longer solely used to determine the starters. Klay Thompson, who has yet to appear in an NBA game this season, and Kyrie Irving, who just played for the first time on Wednesday, each received hundreds of thousands of votes -- more than plenty of truly deserving candidates.

The only thing that could possibly prevent Butler from making his sixth All-Star appearance is a lack of games played, but he's been phenomenal on both ends when he's been on the court. He's right behind his career-best scoring average while shooting 50 percent from the field and providing all the necessary intangibles on a nightly basis.

Beal's All-Star case is pretty similar to Damian Lillard's -- both are multiple-time All-Stars who got off to horrid starts before beginning to turn things around. Beal's 3-point accuracy is still hovering below 30

VanVleet has made perhaps the biggest late push to get into the All-Star Game, averaging 28 points and nearly eight assists over his last 10 games while hitting over five 3-pointers per game at a 44 percent clip. Overall, he's one of the most efficient offensive players in the league, to go along with his All-Defense level tenacity on the other end and winning intangibles. Toronto's recent win streak could also do wonders for his All-Star case.percent and his scoring average is down over seven points from last season, when he led the league. In a vacuum, the raw numbers might say "All-Star," but our eyes tell us this hasn't been the same Bradley Beal we've grown accustomed to watching.

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