San Antonio Spurs center Victor Wembanyama gestures to the bench after hitting a basket against the Denver Nuggets in the first half of an NBA basketball game Friday, Jan. 3, 2025, in Denver. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski) (David Zalubowski, Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.)
SAN ANTONIO – San Antonio Spurs center/forward Victor Wembanyama collected 928,501 votes and placed 5th in the West Team frontcourt in the first return of fan votes on Jan. 2.
In addition to almost doubling his vote count from last week to Thursday, Wembanyama (1,630,948 votes) also moved up to 4th among all Western Conference frontcourt players.
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The only frontcourt players with more votes than Wembanyama: LeBron James, Kevin Durant and Nikola Jokic.
Giannis Antetokounmpo and Nikola Jokić continue to lead their respective conferences in the second fan returns of #NBAAllStar Voting presented by AT&T.
Fans account for 50% of the vote to decide All-Star starters. Players and a media panel account for 25% each.
If you haven’t cast your vote yet, there is plenty of time to choose who you want to see as a starter in next month’s NBA All-Star Game.
Fan votes will count three times tomorrow during a special 3-for-1 Day. Voting will continue through Monday, Jan. 20.@NBAonTNT will reveal the 2025 NBA All-Star Game starters on Thursday, Jan. 23. https://t.co/RijUFpcWFOpic.twitter.com/sci6dNDbUn
Nick Mantas is an award-winning sports reporter who joined the KPRC 2 Sports Team in September of 2025, coming from channel 2's sister station, KSAT in San Antonio. Before reporting on the San Antonio Spurs for two years, he spent three years in Lansing, Michigan, and one year in Abilene, Texas. He's Greek & a native of Brookline, Massachusetts.