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The Milwaukee Bucks’ Giannis Antetokounmpo, Denver Nuggets’ Nikola Jokić and Oklahoma City Thunder’s Shai Gilgeous-Alexander headline the leaders in the third update for the fan vote in the 2025 NBA All-Star race.
Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James overtook the Phoenix Suns’ Kevin Durant for the second spot among Western Conference forwards, while Golden State Warriors guard Stephen Curry continues to hold off the Dallas Mavericks’ Luka Dončić in second.
The starting lineups for the East and West are comprised of two backcourt players and three frontcourt players. Here’s who has the inside track on those 10 spots based on the fan vote:
Eastern Conference
Backcourt: LaMelo Ball, Charlotte Hornets; Donovan Mitchell, Cleveland Cavaliers
Frontcourt: Giannis Antetokounmpo, Milwaukee Bucks; Jayson Tatum, Boston Celtics; Karl-Anthony Towns, New York Knicks
Western Conference
Backcourt: Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Oklahoma City Thunder; Stephen Curry, Golden State Warriors
Frontcourt: Nikola Jokić, Denver Nuggets; LeBron James, Los Angeles Lakers; Kevin Durant, Phoenix Suns
Antetokounmpo earned more votes (3,489,956) than any other player despite the Bucks having a relatively rough start to the season. Milwaukee is fourth in the East at 22-17 but would be much worse without The Greek Freak in the lineup.
Antetokounmpo is averaging 31.3 points and 11.8 rebounds, and he’s dishing out six-plus assists for the second time in his career. The 6’11