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Summer Forecast: Simmons, Mitchell likely first-time All-Stars

On Monday, we unveiled our projections for the Rookie of the Year race. Today, Summer Forecast continues with predictions for the NBA's rising stars.

Will Ben Simmons and Donovan Mitchell make the All-Star team in their sophomore seasons?

We asked our ESPN Forecast panel to predict the players who are most likely to make their first All-Star team in February 2019. Voters were allowed to select up to five names for both the Eastern Conference and Western Conference.

Here are the players who received the most votes:

Percentage of votes: 100

Simmons was left tweeting eye-roll GIFs in February after being snubbed for a spot in the 2018 All-Star Game, including when East point guards Goran Dragic and Kemba Walker were named injury replacements over him.