Lastly, fan voting returns from Thursday suggest that LaMelo Ball of the Charlotte Hornets has a strong chance to be voted as a starter. He leads all East backcourt players in fan voting. Given Ball's time missed to injury (11 games so far) and Charlotte's lowly 8-27 record, his safest path to the All-Star Game is as a starter.

The second voting returns for this season's NBA All-Star game are in, and here are where Lakers superstars LeBron James and Anthony Davis rank.

LeBron James played in his 20th All-Star Game, setting a record, just one year after becoming the player with the most fan vote leads, surpassing Michael Jordan. Aside from LeBron and MJ,

LeBron James knows a thing or two about all-world athleticism. The Los Angeles Lakers star could spot it in a couple of second-year players terrorizing the NBA this season.

The second returns of NBA All-Star voting are in, and Giannis Antetokounmpo of the Milwaukee Bucks still leads all vote-getters. Just like in the first returns, Nikola Jokic of the Denver Nuggets leads all Western Conference vote-getters.