As 2022 begins and the NBA nears important markers, some predictions for the remainder of the season.
As of today, here’s how this All-Star ballot looks. (In the interest of full disclosure, this writer does have a media ballot to select the All-Star starters. And if a player is a jerk, anti-vaxxer or has even misled the media on his vaccinated status, it won’t affect this ballot.)
So with a few weeks to go until the Feb. 20 game in Cleveland, here goes:
Eastern Conference
Why not? The best team in the East has weathered injuries and COVID-19, yet sits atop the conference.