Orlando Magic center Dwight Howard tells media Wednesday he supports teammates Jameer Nelson, Hedo Turkoglu, and Jason Richardson joining him on the 2012 NBA All-Star ballot.
ORLANDO -- If Dwight Howard had his way, he'd have teammates Jameer Nelson, Hedo Turkoglu, and Jason Richardson joining him in the marquee game, but he's the only shoo in with the ballot unveiled Wednesday.
NBA fans can vote on www.NBA.com or by texting a player's last name to 6-9-6-2-2 ("MYNBA") through Jan. 31. Thry can select 10 different players each day. There is no paper balloting this season, a first for the NBA. The starting line-ups will be announced on Feb. 2, prior to a doubleheader on TNT.
2012 NBA ALL-STAR EASTERN CONFERENCE BALLOT
East Guards -- Ray Allen, Boston; DJ Augustin, Charlotte; Jose Calderon, Toronto; Darren Collison, Indiana; DeMar DeRozan, Toronto; Paul George, Paul, Indiana; Richard Hamilton, Chicago; Gerald Henderson, Charlotte; Jrue Holiday, Philadelphia; Kyrie Irving, Cleveland; Stephen Jackson, Milwaukee; Brandon Jennings, Milwaukee; Joe Johnson, Atlanta; Anthony Morrow, New Jersey; Jameer Nelson, Orlando; Jason Richardson, Orlando; Rajon Rondo, Boston; Derrick Rose, Chicago; Rodney Stuckey, Detroit; Jeff Teague, Atlanta; Dwyane Wade, Miami; John Wall; Washington; Deron Williams; New Jersey Nick Young, Washington.
East Forwards -- Carmelo Anthony, New York; Andrea Bargnani, Toronto; Brandon Bass, Boston; Andray Blatche, Washington; Carlos Boozer, Chicago; Chris Bosh, Miami; Elton Brand, Philadelphia; Luol Deng, Chicago; Kevin Garnett, Boston; Danny Granger, Indiana; Tyler Hansbrough, Indiana; Kris Humphries, New Jersey; Andre Iguodala, Philadelphia; LeBron James, Miami; Antwan Jamison, Cleveland; Jonas Jerebko, Detroit; Corey Maggette, Charlotte; Paul Pierce, Boston; Tayshaun Prince, Detroit; Josh Smith, Atlanta; Amar'e Stoudemire, New York; Hedo Turkoglu, Orlando; David West, Indiana; Thaddeus Young, Philadelphia.
East Centers -- Joel Anthony, Miami; Andrew Bogut, Milwaukee; Tyson Chandler, New York; Boris Diaw, Charlotte; Spencer Hawes, Philadelphia; Roy Hibbert, Indiana; Al Horford, Atlanta; Dwight Howard, Orlando; JaVale McGee, Washington; Greg Monroe, Detroit; Joakim Noah, Chicago; Anderson Varejao, Cleveland.
2012 NBA ALL-STAR WESTERN CONFERENCE BALLOT
West Guards -- Aaron Afflalo, Denver; Chauncey Billups, L.A. Clippers; Kobe Bryant, LA Lakers; Mike Conley, Memphis; Stephen Curry, Golden State; Monta Ellis, Golden State; Tyreke Evans, Sacramento; Raymond Felton, Portland; Manu Ginobili, San Antonio; Eric Gordon, New Orleans; Devin Harris, Utah; Jason Kidd, Dallas; Ty Lawson, Denver; Kyle Lowry, Houston; Kevin Martin, Houston; Wesley Matthews, Portland; Andre Miller, Denver; Steve Nash, Phoenix; Tony Parker, San Antonio; Chris Paul, L.A. Clippers; Ricky Rubio, Minnesota; Terry Jackson, Dallas; Marcus Thornton, Sacramento; Russell Westbrook, Oklahoma City.
West Forwards -- LaMarcus Aldridge, Portland; Nicolas Batum, Portland; Michael Beasley, Minnesota; Tim Duncan, San Antonio; Kevin Durant, Oklahoma City; Derrick Favors, Utah; Danilo Gallinari, Denver; Pau Gasol, LA Lakers; Rudy Gay, Memphis; Blake Griffin, LA Clippers; James Harden, Oklahoma City; Grant Hill, Phoenix; Serge Ibaka, Oklahoma City; Carl Landry, New Orleans; David Lee, Golden State; Kevin Love, Minnesota; Shawn Marion, Dallas; Paul Millsap, Utah; Dirk Nowitzki, Dallas; Lamar Odom, Dallas; Zach Randolph, Memphis; Luis Scola, Houston; Gerald Wallace; Portland; Metta World Peace, L.A. Lakers.
West Centers -- Andrew Bynum, LA Lakers; Marcus Camby, Portland; DeMarcus, Sacramento; Samuel Dalembert, Houston; Marc Gasol, Memphis; Marcin Gortat, Phoenix; Al Jefferson, Utah; Andre Jordan, L.A. Clippers; Chris Kaman, New Orleans; Nene, Denver; Emeka Okafor, New Orleans; Kendrick Perkins, Oklahoma City.
