Despite being top 3 in Fan Votes & Player Votes alongside Donovan Mitchell (2nd in Fan, 1st in Player) & Jalen Brunson (3rd in Fan, 2nd in Player), LaMelo Ball (1st in Fan, 3rd in Player) missed out starting in the All-Star Game because he was 7th in Media Vote with Darius Garland finishing 3rd
Voting Breakdown (Top 10 of East Guards only):
| Player | Player Total Votes | Player Rank | Fan Total Votes | Fan Rank | Media Total Votes | Media Rank | Weighted Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Donovan Mitchell | 116 | 1 | 1,971,218 | 2 | 82 | 1 | 1.50 |
| Jalen Brunson | 106 | 2 | 1,691,755 | 3 | 75 | 2 | 2.50 |
| LaMelo Ball | 68 | 3 | 2,421,385 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 3.00 |
| Trae Young | 63 | 4 | 923,023 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 5.00 |
| Damian Lillard | 26 | 8 | 1,570,294 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5.25 |
| Cade Cunningham | 54 | 5 | 860,758 | 6 | 10 | 4 | 5.25 |
| Darius Garland | 54 | 5 | 579,327 | 8 | 11 | 3 | 6.00 |
| Tyrese Maxey | 40 | 7 | 787,282 | 7 | 0 | 8 | 7.25 |
| Tyler Herro | 18 | 10 | 370,152 | 10 | 0 | 8 | 9.50 |
| Jordan Poole | 11 | 14 | 430,906 | 9 | 0 | 8 | 10.00 |
| Josh Hart | 18 | 10 | 369,251 | 11 | 0 | 8 | 10.00 |
If LaMelo was voted 5th or higher in the Media vote, he would have gotten the nod over Jalen Brunson as the Fan Vote is used as the tiebreaker