Since 2017, the NBA All-Star fan vote accounts for 50 percent of the vote to determine starters and the other 50 percent is split evenly between current players and a media panel. New this year is a revamped All-Star Game format featuring a four-team mini-tournament, but 10 starters will be identified as they have in the past.

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The latest return of votes for the 2025 NBA All-Star Game have returned some fascinating results. Nikola Jokic and Giannis Antetokounmpo are the overall leaders in votes received, per ESPN's Shams Charania.

Former Portland Trail Blazers and current Milwaukee Bucks Guard Damian Lillard remains third of Eastern Conference guards in the second rebound of 2025 NBA All-Star voting according to the NBA but has lost some ground since the first round of voting.

NBA All-Star weekend is right around the corner and now is the time for fans to vote on who they want to see the most in the game. In the first returns, the top NBA stars (LeBron James and Stephen Curry) ranked third in their respective categories.

The results of the second round of fan voting for the 2025 NBA All-Star Game are in, and surprisingly one former Gonzaga men's basketball standout was left off