2023 NBA All-Star count: Doncic, starter; LeBron, leader

The 2023 NBA All-Star race has begun. After fan voting opened, the league released the first tally for the nomination. There will be five full-time holders for each conference, as usual, and these are:

East: Kevin Durant (Nets), Giannis Antetokounmpo (Bucks), and Joel Embiid (Sixers) in the attack zoneKyrie Irving (Nets) and Donovan Mitchell (Cavaliers) al defense zone.

West: LeBron James (Lakers), Nikola Jokic (Nuggets), Anthony Davis (Lakers) in attack zoneStephen Curry (Warriors) and Luka Doncic (Mavericks) in defense zone.

The captains of the two teams, in which they are no longer classified by conference but thanks to a direct election of these captains, would be Durant and James. The Lakers striker, at 38 years old and with 20 seasons behind him in the NBA, leads the league with 3,168,694. At first glance, Curry and Doncic’s places among the Western outsiders seem well secured, with Ja Morant at a great distance (1.4 million from the Slovenian). With options, close to the title, are players like Tatum and Zion Williamson and, a little further back, Harden or Jaylen Brown.