Los Angeles Lakers guard Luka Doncic and Milwaukee Bucks forward Giannis Antetokounmpo lead their respective conferences in the first fan returns of NBA All-Star Voting 2026.
Luka Doncic, Giannis Antetokounmpo Lead List
Fans voting via the NBA App and NBA.com with their NBA ID account for 50% of the vote to determine the five players from each conference selected as starters for the 2026 NBA All-Star Game, with current NBA players and a media panel representing 25% each.
However, the seven reserve players from each conference will be chosen by NBA head coaches. This year, NBA All-Stars are being selected regardless of their position.
Doncic leads all players in the Western Conference with 1,249,518 votes.
Luka Dončić and Giannis Antetokounmpo lead their conferences in the first 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.
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The five-time All-Star is followed by No. 2 Nikola Jokic of the Denver Nuggets (1,128,962), No. 3 Stephen Curry of the Golden State Warriors (1,031,455), No. 4 Shai Gilgeous-Alexander of the Oklahoma City Thunder (878,621), and No. 5 Victor Wembanyama of the San Antonio Spurs (769,362).
Meanwhile, Antetokounmpo (1,192,296) sits atop the Eastern Conference above No. 2 Tyrese Maxey of the Philadelphia 76ers (1,072,449), No. 3 Jalen Brunson of the New York Knicks (1,040,601), No. 4 Cade Cunningham of the Detroit Pistons (1,000,171), and No. 5 Donovan Mitchell of the Cleveland Cavaliers (851,155).
Tuesday, Dec. 30 marks the next “3-for-1 Day,” when each fan vote will count three times. The next fan voting update will be unveiled on Tuesday, Jan. 6.
NBA All-Star Game To Feature Three Teams
The NBA confirmed last month that this season’s NBA All-Star Game will feature a round-robin tournament consisting of two teams of U.S. players and one of international players (the World team).
Each team will have a minimum of eight players, and the event features four 12-minute games.
Per The Athletic’s Jenna West, approximately 25% of current NBA players were born outside of the U.S. For eight consecutive seasons, the NBA MVP has been awarded to a player born outside the U.S., and at least 10 international players have been selected in every draft since 2010.
In the round-robin tournament, Team A will play Team B in Game 1. The winning team from Game 1 will face Team C in Game 2, followed by the losing team of Game 1 meeting Team C in Game 3.
After Game 3, the top two teams by record will advance to play each other in the championship game (Game 4). If all three teams have a 1-1 record after Game 3, the tiebreaker would be point differential in each team’s two round-robin games.
NBC and Peacock will present the NBA All-Star Game on Sunday, Feb. 15 at 5 p.m. ET from Intuit Dome, the Los Angeles Clippers‘ new arena. The All-Star Game will be played two years before L.A. hosts the 2028 Summer Olympics.
