Giannis Antetokounmpo currently leads the All-Star Votings. This would make him the captain of the Eastern Conference in the new format – and he would be able to choose a team from among the selected all-stars. His first choice would be LeBron James. Until the 15th. The fans will be able to vote for their All-Stars on January 1.
“If my teammates won’t be available – because I would choose them first – then my choice would be LeBron James,”the Greek said before the assembled media round.”He’s the best player in the world.”
Giannis added with a smile:”We could build a good relationship for the Free Agency. Maybe he’ll come to us in the summer.”
Giannis doesn’t want to imagine that he has collected the most fan votes so far:”I have Khris Middleton and Eric Bledsoe in the team. Without her, I wouldn’t be in the happy situation. They make my life on the court easy.”
According to the first interim result, Antetokounmpo collected 863,116 fan votes. These votes make up 50 percent of the final result. In addition, 25 per cent of the players and 25 per cent of the media representatives will be in this category.
The second intermediate fan stand will be announced next Tuesday.