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NBA All-Star fan vote: The most popular players ever

If the All-Star vote were a popularity contest, LeBron James would have won by a landslide, as he is the player with the most No. 1 (10) and also No. 2 (5) finishes ever. While not at that level, other players have been incredibly popular as well in All-Star fan voting.

In this exercise, we got the fan vote results, awarded each player points based on where they ranked in the Top 10, with 10 points for No. 1, nine points for No. 2, all the way down to one point for No. 10, and ranked the most popular players in NBA All-Star voting that way.

Three of the players who have driven the most fans into basketball are up there in this ranking, i.e. The King, Air Jordan and The Black Mamba: James, Michael Jordan and Kobe Bryant.

Check out the full list below.

(Note: This is based on known

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Terry Rozier: 'I'm a strong believer that things will turn around'

The Miami Heat have been in the news cycle with Jimmy Butler trade rumors perpetually notifying people of the ongoing saga between the disgruntled star and the franchise.

Last year, around the NBA trade deadline, the Heat were in the news for another trade that brought guard Terry Rozier from the Hornets, for which they gave up the 2027 first-round pick. Rozier was a starter for Charlotte for four-and-a-half seasons before being moved to the Heat. He had an immediate impact last year, providing them with a steady replacement lead guard for the aged Kyle Lowry.

However, Rozier struggled to begin this season, and as a starter in 21 games so far, he has a true shooting percentage of 47.4 percent. This year, head coach Erik Spoelstra made the move to bring Rozier off the bench for the first time regularly in six seasons. As a reserve, Rozier has averaged 12.1 ppg

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Utah's asking price for Walker Kessler still very high

One name that has been brought up extensively as a Lakers target is Utah Jazz center Walker Kessler. However, a recent report from Shams Charania on ESPN’s First Take made the prospects of that happening seem farfetched (per pickuphoop on X). “They do have some players on this roster–Christian Wood, Jared Vanderbilt, players like Jaxson Hayes, Cam Reddish–how do you figure out a way to consolidate talent?” wondered Charania. “…Every time they call on Walker Kessler in Utah, that asking price is really high. So that front office is trying to make calls, doing due diligence, but at the end of the day, it takes two teams to tango.”
Source: Clutch Points What’s the buzz on Twitter? Brandon Rahbar @BrandonRahbar
Cason Wallace just decided to hold his own Slam Dunk Contest tonight.
Wallace’s latest poster victim: Walker Kessler.

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Kyrie Irving: 'I've reached 18,000?' That's a lot of points in the best league in the world for a 6-1 guard'

“I was about to drop a tear,” Irving said about his reaction to reaching the 18,000 mark. “Just the past few years, the games that I’ve missed, and the injuries, I feel like I should have been at 18,000 a long time ago. It’s all God’s plan, so I’m not going to question it, but I’m grateful.” Reflecting on his career, Irving admitted he was surprised by the achievement as a smaller guard in the NBA. At 6-foot-2, he recognized the significance of his longevity and expressed his excitement to celebrate the milestone with his family. “When I heard that, I was like, ‘I’ve reached 18,000?’ That’s a lot of points in the best league in the world for a 6’1″ guard like myself. I’m excited to celebrate, not only with myself selfishly, but with my family, because they’ve been right there with me.”
Source: Dallas

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Lonzo Ball on Lakers' radar?

Chicago Bulls point guard Lonzo Ball could be on the Los Angeles Lakers’ radar as the Feb. 6 trade deadline nears, per The Athletic’s Jovan Buha, who spoke with Jason Timpf of Hoops Tonight on the matter (24:29 mark). “I think Lonzo is someone that’s going to be on their radar, and I think depending on the price if you could get him for a second or two seconds, I think that’s an interesting swing, and also someone with that 6’6″ frame that could potentially I think be similar to Bruce Brown, check a couple boxes…he’s bulked up a little bit throughout his career, so he can guard twos and even some smaller threes and potentially be part of a one-through-three switching scheme. And then offensively I think especially coming off the bench as a secondary ball-handler, playmaker and also a spot-up shooter, I think

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