Stephen Curry of the Golden State Warriors will start in his first NBA All-Star Game, having secured the top spot among Western Conference backcourt players after the final returns of NBA All-Star Balloting 2014.
Curry (1,047,281) is joined in the West backcourt by the L.A. Lakers' Kobe Bryant (988,884), who was selected to play in his 16th All-Star Game, second all-time behind Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (19).
LeBron James of the Miami Heat was the leading overall vote-getter with 1,416,419 votes, followed closely by Kevin Durant of the Oklahoma City Thunder, who finished with 1,396,294 votes.
Kevin Love, Paul George and Kyrie Irving were also voted NBA All-Stars Thursday, putting four first-time starters in the Feb. 16 game in New Orleans.
Final returns of NBA All-Star Balloting 2014
Eastern Conference Starters
- Carmelo Anthony, New York
- Paul George, Indiana
- Kyrie Irving, Cleveland
- LeBron James, Miami
- Dwyane Wade, Miami
Head coach: Frank Vogel, Indiana
Western Conference Starters
- Kobe Bryant, L.A. Lakers
- Stephen Curry, Golden State
- Kevin Durant, Oklahoma City
- Blake Griffin, L.A. Clippers
- Kevin Love, Minnesota
Head coach TBA
Eastern Conference
Frontcourt
- LeBron James (Mia) 1,416,419
- Paul George (Ind) 1,211,318
- Carmelo Anthony (NYK) 935,702
- Roy Hibbert (Ind) 524,809
- Chris Bosh (Mia) 406,867
- Kevin Garnett (Bkn) 209,398
- Joakim Noah (Chi) 181,145
- Andre Drummond (Det) 163,798
- Tyson Chandler (NYK) 137,512
- Luol Deng (Cle) 121,754
- Jeff Green (Bos) 121,040
- Carlos Boozer (Chi) 103,502
- David West (Ind) 95,363
- Paul Pierce (Bkn) 95,034
- Josh Smith (Det) 75,433
Backcourt
- Dwyane Wade (Mia) 929,542
- Kyrie Irving (Cle) 860,221
- John Wall (Was) 393,129
- Derrick Rose (Chi) 359,546
- Ray Allen (Mia) 250,909
- Rajon Rondo (Bos) 174,654
- Lance Stephenson (Ind) 148,382
- DeMar DeRozan (Tor) 131,228
- George Hill (Ind) 129,533
- Deron Williams (Bkn) 126,423
Western Conference
Frontcourt
- Kevin Durant (OKC) 1,396,294
- Blake Griffin (LAC) 688,466
- Kevin Love (Min) 661,246
- Dwight Howard (Hou) 653,318
- LaMarcus Aldridge (Por) 609,172
- Tim Duncan (SA) 492,657
- Anthony Davis (NO) 286,247
- Andre Iguodala (GS) 266,611
- DeMarcus Cousins (Sac) 255,005
- Pau Gasol (LAL) 247,323
- David Lee (GS) 232,210
- Dirk Nowitzki (Dal) 201,873
- Chandler Parsons (Hou) 174,512
- Omer Asik (Hou) 130,344
- Andrew Bogut (GS) 127,947
Backcourt
- Stephen Curry (GS) 1,047,281
- Kobe Bryant (LAL) 988,884
- Chris Paul (LAC) 804,309
- Jeremy Lin (Hou) 628,818
- James Harden (Hou) 470,381
- Russell Westbrook (OKC) 317,338
- Damian Lillard (Por) 280,966
- Tony Parker (SA) 258,751
- Klay Thompson (GS) 162,984
- Ricky Rubio (Min) 124,230