That’s why he’s atop the first returns of the 2016 NBA All-Star voting results. He leads the NBA and Western Conference with 719,235 votes while LeBron James leads the Eastern Conference with 357,937 votes. Last year’s league MVP and likely repeat MVP Stephen Curry is in second place overall with 510,202 votes.
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Bryant is the all-time leading scorer in NBA All-Star Game history (280 points). He has 17 All-Star selections, which places his second all time behind Kareem Abdul-Jabbar’s 19.
Below are the full results.
Eastern Conference
Frontcourt
- LeBron James (Cle) 357,937 2. Paul George (Ind) 283,785 3. Andre Drummond (Det) 148,278 4. Carmelo Anthony (NYK) 132,119 5. Pau Gasol (Chi) 109,585 6. Kevin Love (Cle) 92,177 7. Chris Bosh (Mia) 91,896 8. Kristaps Porzingis (NYK) 85,606 9. Hassan Whiteside (Mia) 72,923 10. Giannis Antetokounmpo (Mil) 25,926 11. Jonas Valanciunas (Tor) 12,341 12. Joakim Noah (Chi) 10,808 13. Paul Millsap (Atl) 10,501 14. Marcin Gortat (Was) 9,443 15. DeMarre Carroll (Tor) 8,885
Guards
- Dwyane Wade (Mia) 300,595 2. Kyrie Irving (Cle) 138,191 3. Kyle Lowry (Tor) 128,131 4. Jimmy Butler (Chi) 111,220 5. John Wall (Was) 103,094 6. Derrick Rose (Chi) 72,709 7. DeMar DeRozan (Tor) 69,042 8. Jeremy Lin (Cha) 61,832 9. Isaiah Thomas (Bos) 45,014 10. Nicolas Batum (Cha) 20,596
Western Conference
Frontcourt
- Kobe Bryant (LAL) 719,235 2. Kevin Durant (OKC) 349,473 3. Blake Griffin (LAC) 182,107 4. Kawhi Leonard (SA) 164,521 5. Draymond Green (GS) 160,350 6. Anthony Davis (NO) 156,161 7. Tim Duncan (SA) 127,543 8. DeMarcus Cousins (Sac) 101,930 9. Dwight Howard (Hou) 66,598 10. LaMarcus Aldridge (SA) 65,019 11. Dirk Nowitzki (Dal) 56,377 12. DeAndre Jordan (LAC) 49,696 13. Enes Kanter (OKC) 47,806 14. Harrison Barnes (GS) 43,343 15. Kevin Garnett (Min) 42,285
Guards
- Stephen Curry (GS) 510,202 2. Russell Westbrook (OKC) 267,699 3. Chris Paul (LAC) 146,335 4. Klay Thompson (GS) 138,587 5. James Harden (Hou) 135,531 6. Rajon Rondo (Sac) 66,164 7. Andre Iguodala (GS) 62,407 8. Damian Lillard (Por) 47,615 9. Manu Ginobili (SA) 42,413 10. Tony Parker (SA) 40,693