Rajon Rondo hasn’t played in a single game for the Boston Celtics this season, but that hasn’t prevented him from receiving the sixth-most votes for the 2014 NBA All-Star Game among Eastern Conference guards.
The NBA released the second returns of All-Star voting on Thursday afternoon. Jeff Green and Rondo were the only Celtics players listed.
The latest results are below.
Eastern Conference
Frontcourt
1. LeBron James (Mia) 854,105
2. Paul George (Ind) 712,808
3. Carmelo Anthony (NYK) 580,795
4. Roy Hibbert (Ind) 304,829
5. Chris Bosh (Mia) 222,861
6. Kevin Garnett (BKN) 137,520
7. Joakim Noah (Chi) 101,308
8. Andre Drummond (Det) 91,132
9. Jeff Green (Bos) 78,693
10. Tyson Chandler (NYK) 77,496
Backcourt
1. Dwyane Wade (Mia) 565,455
2. Kyrie Irving (Cle) 524,000
3. Derrick Rose (Chi) 299,950
4. John Wall (Was) 210,988
5. Ray Allen (Mia) 143,714
6. Rajon Rondo (Bos) 111,335
7. Deron Williams (BKN) 74,047
8. George Hill (Ind) 66,030
9. Lance Stephenson (Ind) 50,444
10. DeMar DeRozan (Tor) 48,744
Western ConferenceÂ
Frontcourt
1. Kevin Durant (OKC) 850,728
2. Dwight Howard (Hou) 408,623
3. Blake Griffin (LAC) 399,357
4. Kevin Love (Min) 377,941
5. Tim Duncan (SA) 312,809
6. LaMarcus Aldridge (Por) 282,613
7. Anthony Davis (NO) 188,589
8. Pau Gasol (LAL) 177,883
9. Andre Iguodala (GS) 145,089
10. Dirk Nowitzki (Dal) 126,025
Backcourt
1. Kobe Bryant (LAL) 723,031
2. Chris Paul (LAC) 533,647
3. Stephen Curry (GS) 481,698
4. Jeremy Lin (Hou) 358,725
5. James Harden (Hou) 270,476
6. Russell Westbrook (OKC) 216,070
7. Tony Parker (SA) 158,329
8. Damian Lillard (Por) 105,880
9. Ricky Rubio (Min) 81,829
10. Steve Nash (LAL) 81,377
The starters for the All-Star Game are determined by a fan vote, and the bench players for each team are selected by the coaches. Even though Rondo has received a lot of votes for someone with zero games played, there’s no chance he will catch Miami’s Dwyane Wade and Cleveland’s Kyrie Irving for a starting spot in the East’s backcourt. In fact, it’s unlikely that any of the East’s current starters will be overtaken in the voting.
This year’s All-Star Game will be played on Sunday, Feb. 16 in New Orleans.