How to vote with the 2015 NBA All-Star Game ballot, where every player gets his chance
Anyone can be an NBA All-Star.
That’s the new twist on the 2015 NBA All-Star Game ballot, where fans can vote for starters like normal but, for the first time, have the ability to pick any player who has an NBA contract this season. (“The real MVP,” Kevin Durant’s mother Wanda Pratt, deserves a spot, but we’re working with what we have.)
Voting started Thursday at 2 p.m. ET and continues through Monday, Jan. 19. Elected starters will be announced on Thursday, Jan. 22, on TNT. The All-Star Game itself is Feb. 15 in New York.
So how do you vote? There’s no shortage of ways to flood the metaphorical ballot box, and For The Win is walking you through them all:
The Website
First, go to NBA.com/asb. There, you’ll find a full list of players with their statistics, organized through NBA.com’s metric Player Impact Estimate. PIE is a strange metric sometimes, but you can sort by conference and team to find any player you want.
This is without a doubt the easiest way to vote for 10 players per day and the easiest way to vote while remaining anonymous.
Twitter or Facebook
This is the easiest way to vote for your one guy, if that’s your main interest. Type in the player’s first and last names and #NBABallot. Then post. Nothing more is needed, and you can vote for 10 unique players per day from any account. Retweets and using the player’s Twitter handle also count, though we’d play it safe to avoid misinterpretation and still include the player’s name.
Instagram
If you want to take your degree of difficulty up a notch, Instagram requires the same full player name and #NBABallot but also requires a photo (an original photo, though I’m not entirely sure what that means).
Text message
Since so many people have free texting, this way isn’t too difficult. Text the player’s last name to 69622 (MYNBA). If there are multiple players with the same last name, it will give you options. But if you don’t get free texts, beware.