Sorry, Kobe. If Bleacher Report ran things, you would not be a 2016 NBA All-Star.
Twenty-four Bleacher Report NBA writers and editors cast their 2016 NBA All-Star Game ballots, and we found many, many more qualified candidates.
Bryant, who currently leads the All-Star fan vote by a ridiculous margin, will be an actual All-Star in Toronto regardless of what our heartless, nostalgia-hating experts believe. But in a colder world, where fans are silenced and sportswriters rule, Stephen Curry and LeBron James would be co-starring without the declining Bryant.
Our voting system was simple: Starter votes were worth 1.5 points, reserve votes were worth one point, and frontcourt/backcourt designations only mattered for starters.
Western Conference
Backcourt Starters
Stephen Curry, Golden State Warriors (36 points, 24 starter votes)
You were expecting Eddy Curry? Curry leads the NBA in pretty much every offensive statistical category that matters: points per game (29.9), player efficiency rating (31.7), true shooting ...
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Article written by Chris Trenchard