The first round of 2018 NBA All-Star Game fan voting is out and John Wall, who was named 3rd Team All-NBA last season, was just fifth among Eastern Conference guards in votes. He trailed leading vote-getter Kyrie Irving by more than 600,000 votes.
Here’s the thing though, Wall hasn’t earned a starting spot with his play so far this season. I will readily admit that merit has rarely been the primary impetus behind the fan vote, but it’s hard to generate fan buzz when you aren’t playing as well as previous seasons.