Luka Dončić continues to lead the way in All-Star voting after the sophomore returns were announced.
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Los Angeles Lakers guard Luka Dončić and Milwaukee Bucks forward Giannis Antetokounmpo remain leaders of the Western and Eastern conferences, respectively, in the second fan return of the 2026 NBA All-Star vote.
Dončić (2,229,811 votes) continues to lead all NBA players in fan voting. The rest of the Western Conference top five behind Dončić remains unchanged: No. 2 Nikola Jokić of the Denver Nuggets (1,998,560), No. 3 Stephen Curry of the Golden State Warriors (1,844,903), No. 4 Shai Gilgeous-Alexander of the Oklahoma City Thunder (1,554,468) and No. 5 Victor Wembanyama of the San Antonio Spurs. (1,321,985). Minnesota Timberwolves guard Anthony Edwards (1,246,423) is in sixth place.
Antetokounmpo leads the Eastern Conference with 2,092,284 votes. New York Knicks guard Jalen Brunson (1,916,497) moved into second place, followed closely by No. 3 Tyrese Maxey of the Philadelphia 76ers (1,908,978). No. 4 Cade Cunningham of the Detroit Pistons (1,752,801) and No. 5 Donovan Mitchell of the Cleveland Cavaliers (1,530,237) round out the top five, with No. 6 Jaylen Brown of the Boston Celtics (1,514,259) just behind Mitchell.
Fans voting through the NBA app and NBA.com with their NBA ID account for 50% of the vote to determine the five players from each conference honored as starters for the 2026 NBA All-Star Game, with current NBA players and a media panel each accounting for 25%. This year, All-Stars are selected regardless of position.
The 2026 NBA All-Star voting ends Wednesday, January 14 at 11:59 p.m. ET. NBC and Peacock will reveal the starters on Monday, January 19.
As part of a new NBA All-Star Game format, two teams of American players and one team of international players (the World Team) will compete in a round-robin tournament consisting of four 12-minute matches. NBC and Peacock will present the NBA All-Star Game on Sunday, February 15 at 5 p.m. ET/2 p.m. PT from the Intuit Dome in Inglewood, California, home of the LA Clippers.
Below are the top 20 votes per conference in the second fan return.
Luka Dončić and Giannis Antetokounmpo remain the leaders of their conferences in the second fan return in 2026 NBA All-Star Voting.
Fans (50% of the vote) join NBA players (25%) and a media panel (25%) to select five players from each conference to be honored as starters. pic.twitter.com/u8tlbj9GA8
-NBA Communications (@NBAPR) January 6, 2026
