The first round of fan voting returns for the 2022 NBA All-Star game in Cleveland have been released, and not one, but two Charlotte Hornets made the cut. LaMelo Ball is fifth among guards in the Eastern Conference and Miles Bridges is eighth among East frontcourt players, per The Athletic’s Shams Charania:
Let’s start at the top; no surprises, as Kevin Durant, Giannis Antetokounmpo have been the three best frontcourt players in the East this season and James Harden and Trae Young have been the best guards. I must say, it is wildly confusing that DeMar DeRozan is listed as a guard — he’s played 76 percent of his minutes at power forward with Chicago and exactly zero percent at either guard spot.