Luka Dončić, Giannis Antetokounmpo maintain lead in second NBA All-Star Fan returns

Luka Dončić and Giannis Antetokounmpo continue to dominate the fan voting for the 2025-26 NBA All-Star Game, remaining the top overall vote-getters in the latest update released Tuesday. The two international superstars also led the initial returns on Dec. 29, and their positions atop the Western and Eastern Conferences remain unchanged eight days later.

Dončić, now in his first full season with the Los Angeles Lakers following last year’s blockbuster trade, leads all players with 2,229,811 votes. Antetokounmpo, in his 13th campaign with the Milwaukee Bucks, follows closely with 2,092,284 votes. Fan voting accounts for 50% of the selection process for All-Star starters, with NBA players and a media panel each contributing 25%.

Voting will close on Jan. 14 at 11:59 p.m. ET, and both Tuesday and Wednesday are designated as the final “3-for-1 Days,” during which each fan vote counts triple.

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The All-Star starters will be officially revealed on Jan. 19 during a special broadcast on NBC and Peacock. The All-Star Game itself is set for Feb. 15 at the Los Angeles Clippers’ Intuit Dome, where the league will debut a brand-new format: a USA vs. World round-robin tournament—an appropriate stage considering the current leaders are both global icons.

Luka Dončić and Giannis Antetokounmpo remain the leaders in their conferences in the second fan returns in NBA All-Star Voting 2026.

Fans (50% of the vote) join NBA players (25%) and a media panel (25%) in selecting five players in each conference honored as starters. pic.twitter.com/u8tlbj9GA8

— NBA Communications (@NBAPR) January 6, 2026

Dončić has been sensational throughout the season, averaging a league-best 33.7 points per game to go along with six 40-point performances in just 26 appearances. He opened the campaign with back-to-back 40-point outings, becoming only the fourth player in NBA history to do so.

Antetokounmpo, despite the Bucks’ disappointing 16-20 record and his own injury-related absences, remains dominant. The two-time MVP is putting up 29.3 points, 10 rebounds, and 5.5 assists per game in his 22 contests, even as Milwaukee once again navigates swirling trade rumors around its franchise star.

Denver Nuggets center Nikola Jokić and New York Knicks guard Jalen Brunson currently rank second in fan voting in their respective conferences. Brunson, averaging 31.2 points since Dec. 5, has surged past Philadelphia 76ers guard Tyrese Maxey, who slipped from second to third in the East in the updated tally.

Top 10 NBA All-Star fan vote leaders (Second Returns):

1. Luka Dončić — 2,229,811 

    

2. Giannis Antetokounmpo — 2,092,284 

    

3. Nikola Jokić — 1,998,560 

    

4. Jalen Brunson — 1,916,497 

    

5. Tyrese Maxey — 1,908,978 

    

6. Stephen Curry — 1,844,903 

    

7. Cade Cunningham — 1,752,801 

    

8. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander — 1,554,468 

    

9. Donovan Mitchell — 1,530,237 

    

10. Jaylen Brown — 1,514,259 

     

With voting soon coming to a close and several players making strong late-season pushes, the race for All-Star starter spots is heating up—and the final days could see major shifts before lineups are officially announced.

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