Iverson starta na All Staru

Najviše glasova u glasovanju za početne petorke NBA All Stara dobili su Kevin Garnett, LeBron James i Kobe Bryant.

KG-u i Jamesu će se u startnoj petorci pridružiti centar Orlanda Dwight Howard, dok će na bekovima startati Dwyane Wade i Jason Kidd. Na Zapadu će osim Kobea startati Yao Ming, Carmelo Anthony, Tim Duncan i Allen Iverson.

Bek Denvera je u zadnjem prebrojavanju glasova prestigao Tracyja McGradyja te će potpuno zasluženo zauzeti poziciju u petorci. Šanse da McGradyja izaberu treneri kao zamjenu su jako male s obzirom da je ponovno propustio mnogo utakmica zbog problema s ozljedama.

Niz nastupa na All Staru vjerojatno je prekinuo Shaquille O'Neal. Naime, male su šanse da će treneri izabrati Shaqa kao zamjenu za Dwighta Howarda s obzirom da centar Miamija igra najlošiju košarku u karijeri, a njegov klub tone sve dublje i dublje (15 poraza u nizu, omjer 8-33).

Rezultati glasovanja, Istočna konferencija:
Krila: Kevin Garnett (Boston) 2,399,148; LeBron James (Cleveland) 2,108,831; Chris Bosh (Toronto) 838,498; Paul Pierce (Boston) 574,159; Yi Jianlian (Milwaukee) 450,515; Caron Butler (Washington) 340,619; Hedo Turkoglu (Orlando) 301,038; Andrea Bargnani (Toronto) 293,200; Tayshaun Prince (Detroit) 280,369; Rashard Lewis (Orlando) 240,725.

Bekovi: Dwyane Wade (Miami) 1,608,260; Jason Kidd (New Jersey) 1,246,386; Ray Allen (Boston) 1,061,740; Vince Carter (New Jersey) 981,050; Gilbert Arenas (Washington) 797,502; Chauncey Billups (Detroit) 625,772; Michael Redd (Milwaukee) 375,243; Richard Hamilton (Detroit) 308,357; Joe Johnson (Atlanta) 253,308; T.J. Ford (Toronto) 253,216.

Centri: Dwight Howard (Orlando) 2,066,991; Shaquille O’Neal (Miami) 965,171; Rasheed Wallace (Detroit) 303,978; Andrew Bogut (Milwaukee) 283,576; Ben Wallace (Chicago) 256,604; Jermaine O’Neal (Indiana) 217,675; Zydrunas Ilgauskas (Cleveland) 205,152; Emeka Okafor (Charlotte) 147,447; Eddy Curry (New York) 107,279; Zaza Pachulia (Atlanta) 98,593.

Rezultati glasovanja, Zapadna konferencija:
Krila: Carmelo Anthony (Denver) 1,723,701; Tim Duncan (San Antonio) 1,712,800; Dirk Nowitzki (Dallas) 1,259,025; Carlos Boozer (Utah) 553,624; Shawn Marion (Phoenix) 514,142; Shane Battier (Houston) 475,483; Kevin Durant (Seattle) 463,187; Luis Scola (Houston) 424,470; Josh Howard (Dallas) 423,973; Grant Hill (Phoenix) 389,672.

Bekovi: Kobe Bryant (Los Angeles Lakers) 2,004,940; Allen Iverson (Denver) 1,203,152; Tracy McGrady (Houston) 1,192,742; Steve Nash (Phoenix) 1,174,125; Chris Paul (New Orleans) 563,525; Manu Ginobili (San Antonio) 541,148; Tony Parker (San Antonio) 500,009; Baron Davis (Golden State) 499,186; Jason Terry (Dallas) 300,125; Jerry Stackhouse (Dallas) 270,412.

Centri: Yao Ming (Houston) 1,709,180; Amaré Stoudemire (Phoenix) 998,969; Marcus Camby (Denver) 412,563; Tyson Chandler (New Orleans) 289,593; Erick Dampier (Dallas) 254,662; LaMarcus Aldridge (Portland) 216,271; Pau Gasol (Memphis) 206,408; Mehmet Okur (Utah) 202,403; Chris Kaman (Los Angeles Clippers) 189,385; Andris Biedrins (Golden State) 161,411.