NBA 2018-19: Why the early NBA All-Star voting results seem to be odd

Chris Paul

Houston Rockets v Denver Nuggets

If its odd that a backup point guard like Derrick Rose is second in voting for all-star guards, it's extremely odd that a starting point guard like Chris Paul is ranked 10th in voting with just 101.104 votes.

Chris Paul alongside James Harden just eight months ago led the Houston Rockets in a 7 game Western Conference series and just failed by one game or one win to proceed to the NBA Finals. Currently unable to play for 2-3 weeks due to a hamstring pull, Paul is averaging 15.6 points, 8 assists and 2.1 steals per game. At age 33, he remains an elite point guard in the NBA.

Chris Paul is a former 9 time NBA all-star from 2008-2016. It would be expected that Chris Paul would rank higher than Lonzo Ball who was 8th in early all-star voting among guards. The guards in the Western Conference are actually very well such as Stephen Curry, Klay Thompson, Damian Lillard, and DeMar DeRozan. However, 10th is an odd ranking for a star like Chris Paul.

The coaches for each side in the all-star game will add players to the rosters who were forgotten and who deserve to be honored on February 17, 2019. There are always odd choices selected to the All-Star team and even odder selections omitted every single year.

The 2019 NBA All-Star game will have players included and excluded that raise more than a few eyebrows. As of today, there are still 37 days before the NBA All-Star Weekend so last week's voting results are not final. It will be interesting to see when more votes get tabulated over the next few weeks, which players will be in or excluded.