NBA All-Star Game: How to easily vote for John Wall and other Wizards

The NBA All-Star game voting for the first round is in with Washington Wizards’ John Wall finishing in the bottom half of the top 10 Eastern Conference guards.

The 2017 NBA All-Star weekend is just six weeks away and Washington Wizards‘ John Wall, who recently was named Eastern Conference Player of the Month, has done more than enough to earn his fourth All-Star selection.

However, the first returns of NBA All-Star fan voting reveal John Wall sitting in seventh among Eastern Conference guards. To make matters worse, Wall received just 87,360 votes, 41,580 votes short of Toronto Raptors’ Kyle Lowry who placed one spot ahead of Wall in sixth place.

Cleveland Cavilers’ Kyrie Irving (543,030 votes) and Chicago Bulls’ Dwyane Wade (278,052 votes) currently head the East guards. Below are the complete results for the first round of fan voting:

One name that doesn’t appear in the top 10 among East guards is Wall’s teammate Bradley Beal, who has two 40-point games and in the midst of playing his best basketball of his career. Both have been supportive of each other play this season as Beal told CSN Mid-Atlantic’s Chase Hughes, “That’s a little crazy to me. There’s no way he should be that low,” Beal said. “He averages a double-double. He’s probably playing the best out of all the guards in the East.”

However, a new factor in the All-Star voting process will likely benefit Wall and Beal when voting concludes on Monday, Jan. 16th. The NBA announced, for the first time, current players and media in the NBA will unite with fans in deciding the starters for the 2017 All-Star game. The fans will deem for 50 percent of the vote, whereas players and media will account for 25 percent each. NBA coaches will remain entirely responsible for the All-Star reserves.

The Twitter account of the Washington Wizards tweeted an eye-opening image that shows how Wall ranks among East point guards:

The 26-year-old heads East point guards in assists, steals, and double-doubles, second in blocks, and third in points per game. Point guards ahead of Wall in the latest fan voting returns include Irving, Isaiah Thomas, Derrick Rose, and Lowry.  In fact, Wall is ahead of Rose in every major statistical category except for free throw percentage. Wall’s assists per game significantly surpass any of the point guards currently ahead of him as Lowry’s seven assists per game rank second out of the group.

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Now that I’ve pointed out some reasons why Wall should be higher than seventh in the first returns of the NBA All-Star fan voting, there’s no reason not to cast your vote for both Wall and Beal. Below reveals various options to quickly vote for the NBA All-Star game and more importantly for John Wall and other Wizards of your choice.

Go to NBA.com to cast your vote for NBA All-Star game

The official website of the NBA allows fans to complete a single ballot per day at NBA.com/vote via a desktop or mobile device. On the site, you will complete an official ballot by selecting three frontcourt players and two guards from the East and West conferences. Once you submit your ballot, you’re are eligible to vote again 24 hours later via NBA.com

Vote for the NBA All-Star game using Twitter

Fans have the option to cast their vote on the social media platform, Twitter. To cast your vote, you must incorporate the NBA player’s first and last name or tag them in your post using their handle, along with the hashtag #NBAVOTE.

Below is a tweet from The Baltimore Wire’s Twitter page that meets all the voting requirements. In this case, we wrote out John Wall’s name and included #NBAVOTE.

Vote for the NBA All-Star game on Facebook

Similar to Twitter, you must include the player’s first and last name in your Facebook post along with the hashtag #NBAVOTE. The post can come from your personal Facebook account, or by commenting on someone else’s Facebook post.

For example, over at The Baltimore Wire’s Facebook page, we’ve shared the Washington Wizards’ Facebook photo with our caption that includes John Wall with the hashtag #NBAVOTE.

Google search allows you to vote for the NBA All-Star game

Arguably the easiest way to vote for the midseason showcase is simply typing “NBA Vote Washington Wizards.”

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Once you do that, voting cards for each Wizards’ player appear for you to pick.