Warriors’ Steph Curry shows strong in All-Star fan voting, as does Klay
Thompson despite down season
Curry is on pace to start in the All-Star Game based on fan voting

>Golden State Warriors’ Stephen Curry #30 reacts after a 3-point basket
in the fourth quarter of their NBA game against the Orlando Magic at the
Chase Center in San Francisco, Calif., on Tuesday, Jan. 2, 2024. (Jane
Tyska/Bay Area News Group)
Danny Emerman is a Bay Area News Group sports reporter
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PUBLISHED: January 4, 2024 at 11:41 a.m. | UPDATED: January 4, 2024 at
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The first round of fan votes are in, and Golden State’s Splash Brothers
are still recognized by NBA fans as All-Star caliber.

Stephen Curry ranks second among Western Conference guards with
1,394,980 votes. Curry has racked up the eighth most votes overall,
behind Luka Doncic, LeBron James, Kevin Durant, Nikola Jokic, Giannis
Antetokounmpo, Joel Embiid and Jayson Tatum have received more votes
overall than Curry.

If Curry’s spot in the West’s backcourt holds, he’d start his 10th
career All-Star Game. He has started each of his nine prior All-Star
selections in his 15-year career.

The NBA will release more voting updates on Jan. 11 and Jan. 18 before
announcing the starters on TNT on Jan. 25.

Fan votes account for 50 percent of the ballots, with media and players
each having 25 percent blocs. Those votes determine the starters for
each conference — two guards and three frontcourt players — with head
coaches filling out the reserves. For Curry, the media and player votes
could make things interesting, since Thunder star Shai
Gilgeous-Alexander is having an arguably better season than the two-time
MVP.

Curry is averaging 27.6 points, 4.4 rebounds and 4.6 assists per game
for the Warriors. As his supporting cast has been inconsistent, his
nightly greatness has helped Golden State tread water.

Curry’s sidekick, Klay Thompson, also received consideration despite a
tough start to his season. A recent solid stretch improved Thompson’s
numbers, but the shooting guard still has career-worst marks in field
goal and 3-point percentage. His 16.7 points per game is his lowest
since the 2012-13 season.

Despite his struggles, Thompson has received 183,274 votes — ninth among
West guards. He’s unlikely to represent the Warriors in Indianapolis on
Feb. 18, but even getting that much attention is surprising based on his
performance.

Recently, Thompson shared that he and coach Steve Kerr had a
heart-to-heart about the phase of Thompson’s career he’s entering and
the need to focus on leading rather than personal accolades.

“We had a great conversation and that changed my whole mindset and
forget about shooting splits, all-star games and just enjoy being in
this Warriors uniform and appreciate what we built,” Thompson said.
“Because it’s such a rare opportunity for any professional athlete to be
part of so much success and to try and pass that torch to the younger
guys to keep this thing going.”