{"id":22914,"date":"2025-01-04T00:11:16","date_gmt":"2025-01-04T00:11:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/new365.azontree.com\/?p=22914"},"modified":"2025-01-04T00:11:16","modified_gmt":"2025-01-04T00:11:16","slug":"celtics-news-surprise-boston-guard-among-top-east-all-star-voting-honorees","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/new365.azontree.com\/?p=22914","title":{"rendered":"Celtics News: Surprise Boston Guard Among Top East All-Star Voting Honorees"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure>\n<div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images2.minutemediacdn.com\/image\/upload\/c_crop,w_4453,h_2504,x_0,y_106\/c_fill,w_720,ar_16:9,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto\/images\/ImagnImages\/mmsport\/inside_the_celtics\/01jgm7h26350eg980ty4.jpg\" alt=\"Oct 22, 2024; Boston, Massachusetts, USA; Boston Celtics guard Jaylen Brown (7), guard Jrue Holiday (4) and guard Derrick White (9) react after a play against the New York Knicks in the second half at TD Garden. Mandatory Credit: David Butler II-Imagn Images\" \/><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<div class=\"tagStyle_1bmarg5-o_O-style_gt0nzj-o_O-sidesPadding_1kaga1a\">\n<div>The first wave of fan voting results has arrived.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p data-mm-id=\"_459fq34ac\">The first wave of 2025 NBA All-Star Game fan voting results has arrived.<\/p>\n<p data-mm-id=\"_pxeg1wskr\">Although an All-Defensive Team Boston Celtics guard did make the top ten in Eastern Conference vote recipients, it may not be the one casual fans would expect.<\/p>\n<p data-mm-id=\"_01z78cypb\">Derrick White, not Jrue Holiday, currently \u2014 just barely \u2014 has cracked the top 10, with his 120,706 fan votes ranking 10th. While Miami Heat shooting guard Tyler Herro&#8217;s 125,251 votes and Philadelphia 76ers All-Star point guard Tyrese Maxey&#8217;s 246,648 fan votes make sense, it&#8217;s a bit shocking that a player from the worst team in the NBA, Jordan Poole, received 164,383 fan votes \u2014 nearly 44,00 more than White notched, despite being a fantastic two-way player on one of the league&#8217;s best teams.<\/p>\n<p data-mm-id=\"_ka2dl87dk\">Charlotte Hornets highlight reel point guard LaMelo Ball paces the East guards in early voting with 947,444 votes.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Denver\u2019s Nikola Jokic and Milwaukee\u2019s Giannis Antetokounmpo are leading the NBA\u2019s first 2024-25 All-Star fan voting returns: <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/eQeU60l673\">pic.twitter.com\/eQeU60l673<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ShamsCharania\/status\/1874878843414343775?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 2, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p data-mm-id=\"_5x28c3r5e\">For the past two seasons, White has emerged as one of the league&#8217;s best two-way guards. His standing in the league at large was recognized when he was named as an injury replacement for L.A. Clippers All-Star wing Kawhi Leonard on this summer&#8217;s U.S. men&#8217;s Olympic basketball team alongside All-NBA Boston forward Jayson Tatum and Holiday, and \u2014 shockingly \u2014 ahead of three-time All-Star Celtics teammate Jaylen Brown. En route to a fifth straight gold medal at the 2024 Paris Olympic games, White and Holiday became more consistent members of Team USA head coach Steve Kerr&#8217;s rotation than Tatum.<\/p>\n<p data-mm-id=\"_q3wy613hc\">Tatum looks primed to make his sixth straight All-Star team this year, and his fifth slot as a starter. He&#8217;s earned 1,385,851 fan votes, second among East frontcourt players behind only Milwaukee Bucks All-NBA power forward Giannis Antetokounmpo, who leads all players with 1,710,630 fan votes. Brown, meanwhile, is a distant fifth, with 433,636 votes. Remember, fan votes only account for 50 percent of all votes for All-Star starting fives, with the other 50 percent split evenly between players and journalists. Even if he misses out on a starting opportunity, Brown seems likely to earn a reserve spot. Seven players in each conference are named to bench roles.<\/p>\n<p data-mm-id=\"_cbsl9cmxa\">This year, the 6-foot-4 guard is averaging Colorado product, 30, is averaging a career-high 16.8 points on .452\/.392\/.838 shooting splits (that 39.2 percent 3-point shot conversion rate arrives on a whopping 8.9 triple tries), 4.6 rebounds, 4.6 assists, 1.2 blocks and 1.0 steals a night, across 32 contests for the 24-9 Celtics.<\/p>\n<p data-mm-id=\"_kwzuyzbmw\">The 2024-25 All-Star Game tips off on Sunday, February 16, at San Francisco&#8217;s Chase Center. Fans can vote on NBA.com.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The first wave of 2025 NBA All-Star Game fan voting results has arrived. 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