The preliminary results are in, and Giannis Antetokounmpo is in line to become the Milwaukee Bucks’ first All-Star starter since Sidney Moncrief in 1986 and their first All-star period since Michael Redd in 2004. The NBA shared the first round of All-Star voting results today, and Giannis is ranked 2nd in the East among frontcourt players with 500,663 votes, merely 94,625 behind the leading vote-getter and most popular player in the world, Lebron James.
What’s staggering - and perhaps not surprising given his bounding leaps towards superstardom this season - is the company he keeps among players receiving the highest vote totals.