You can now vote for your preferred players for the 2023 NBA All Star Game.
One of the most anticipated periods of the NBA season, All Star discussions always brings about fierce debates over who should and shouldn’t make the team.
According to the NBA, voting will run from Tuesday, Dec. 20 at 11 a.m. ET and conclude on Saturday, Jan. 21 at 11:59 p.m. ET. Fans can vote for the All-Star Game starters on the NBA app and on NBA.com.
The NBA also added that fans voting on the NBA App or NBA.com for the first time can sign up for an NBA ID, the league’s new global membership program, and voters in the United States and Canada will be entered for a chance to win a trip to NBA All-Star 2023.
The game itself, which is the 72nd edition of the midseason fan favorite is set for February 19th in Salt Lake City.
For the 4-week voting period, fans will be allowed to submit one full ballot a day of their preferred teams. One full ballot is made up of three frontcourt players and two guards from both the Eastern Conference and the Western Conference. The league also announced special 3-for-1 voting days, which will allow fans to triple their votes.
Here’s the full voting timetable
- Dec. 20: NBA All-Star fan voting begins at 11 a.m. ET
- Dec. 25: 3-for-1 voting day
- Jan. 1: 3-for-1 voting day
- Jan. 5: First update on results
- Jan. 6: 3-for-1 voting day
- Jan. 12: Second update on results
- Jan. 13: 3-for-1 voting day
- Jan. 16: 3-for-1 voting day
- Jan. 19: Third update on results
- Jan. 20: 3-for-1 voting day
- Jan. 21: NBA All-Star fan voting ends at 11:59 p.m. ET
The vote is split between fans, media and the players. Fans account for 50 per cent, players are worth 25 per cent, and the other 25 per cent goes to selected media. The player with the most fan votes from each conference is then named as All Star Captain
The two captains will then draft their teams from the pool of players (starters in first round, reserves in second round).
