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Luka Doncic, Giannis Antetokounmpo Lead All-Star Voting

NBA Communications announced the first fan-vote returns for the 2026 All-Star Game on Monday, Dec. 29, 2025, previewing starters under the new format confirmed by Adam Silver, NBA commissioner.
Fan voting accounts for 50% of starter selection, with current NBA players and media panel each contributing 25%, and fan ballots count triple on Dec. 30, Jan. 7 and Jan. 14 via NBA App and NBA.com.
Luka Doncic leads the fan returns with 1,249,518 votes, while Giannis Antetokounmpo and Jalen Brunson have 1,192,296 and 1,040,601 votes respectively, according to NBA Communications.
Voting closes on Wednesday, Jan. 14 at 11:59 p.m. ET, finalizing fan tallies, and starters will be announced in the third or fourth full week of January before the Feb. 15 All-Star Game at Intuit Dome, Inglewood, Calif.
The new positionless, U.S. vs. World format means Victor Wembanyama leads with 769,362 votes, dwarfing Chet Holmgren's 92,210 and Deni Avdija's 606,299, challenging Adam Silver to balance rosters.

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