Star votes seriously. Just look at the ballots.
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Key Points:
- The NBA released the 2026 All-Star starters along with raw voting totals from fans, media, and players, revealing that players do not take the voting seriously and often vote for themselves or fringe candidates.
- Nikola Jokić and Cade Cunningham received the most player votes in their conferences, but overall player voting showed a wide dispersion, with 364 different players receiving at least one vote from 386 ballots.
- Several players who have barely played this season, including Jayson Tatum, Scoot Henderson, and Bronny James, received votes to start the All-Star game, highlighting the lack of seriousness in player voting.
- Media voting was more consistent, with only a few questionable votes, and the top vote-getters from
