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Latest NBA All-Star Voting Results Doesn't Favor Sixers Much

Will Embiid, Simmons, and Harris make the big game?
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Latest NBA All-Star Voting Results Doesn't Favor Sixers Much
Latest NBA All-Star Voting Results Doesn't Favor Sixers Much

The NBA originally didn't intend to host an All-Star this season for obvious reasons. As the league is playing games in the middle of a pandemic, putting together an All-Star weekend event didn't seem logical or do-able.

At this point, though, the NBA is committed to making it happen. In early March, select players will travel to Atlanta, Georgia, to compete in the 2021 NBA All-Star game. Considering the Philadelphia 76ers are currently the top team in the Eastern Conference, they're expected to have representatives in the game.

Over the last couple of years, both Joel Embiid and Ben Simmons appeared on All-Star rosters. This year, Embiid is almost guaranteed to make it as he's currently an MVP candidate through the Sixers' first 25 games this season.

Recently, the second wave of fan votes have been tallied up, and Embiid ranks third in frontcourt voting for the Eastern Conference behind Kevin Durant and Giannis Antetokounmpo with over three million votes.

His fellow All-Star Ben Simmons, however, isn't faring as well. Last week, Simmons just cracked the top ten in votes for guards within the Eastern Conference. This week, Simmons is no longer in the picture.

As guards such as Russell Westbrook, Derrick Rose, and Collin Sexton remained where they were at, Toronto Raptors guard Fred VanVleet made his way into the top ten, pushing Simmons out for now.

Meanwhile, as Sixers forward Tobias Harris hopes to earn his first All-Star bid this year, he has yet to earn a spot in the top ten. Although his progress this year certainly makes him qualified to play in the big showcase with the rest of the NBA's stars, it seems he's not favored much when it comes to the popular vote from the fans.

Justin Grasso covers the Philadelphia 76ers for Sports Illustrated. You can follow him on Twitter: @JGrasso_

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Justin Grasso was a credentialed writer and publisher covering the Philadelphia 76ers for Sports Illustrated’s Philadelphia 76ers On SI Network. Grasso got his start in sports media in 2016 with FantasyPros, working the news desk, providing game-by-game player analysis and updates on the Portland Trail Blazers and the Golden State Warriors. By 2017, he joined FanSided’s Philadelphia Eagles site as a staff writer. After spending one season covering the Eagles as a staff writer, Grasso was promoted to become the site’s Co-Editor. For the next two NFL seasons, he covered the Eagles closely before broadening his NFL coverage. For a brief stint, Grasso covered the NFL on a national basis after joining Heavy.com as an NFL news desk writer. In 2019, Grasso joined the 76ers' beat on a part-time basis, stepping into a role with South Jersey’s 97.3 ESPN. Ahead of the 2019-2020 NBA season, he concluded a three-year stint covering the Eagles and joined the Sixers beat full-time. Grasso has covered the 76ers exclusively since then for Sports Illustrated. He is a member of the Pro Basketball Writers Association. Twitter: @JGrasso_ Instagram: @JGrassoMedia Threads: @JGrassoMedia

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