Suns’ Eric Bledsoe, Goran Dragic, Markieff Morris on NBA All-Star ballot
Nov 15, 2013, 9:40 PM
The NBA rolled out its preliminary 2014 All-Star ballot Friday in preparation for the 63rd annual All-Star game, to be held in New Orleans, La. in mid-February.
Of the 120 players on the ballot, three Phoenix Suns players were named. Highlighting the trio is Eric Bledsoe (21.1 points per game, 7.1 assists per game, 51.4% from the floor). Along with him on the ballot were guard Goran Dragic, who has been injured for much of the first eight games, and Markieff Morris, who is seemingly in the midst of a breakout campaign.
According to the NBA’s release, the ballot is comprised of 60 players from each conference, divided into two categories: frontcourt and backcourt. Each conference’s ballot is comprised of 36 frontcourt players and 24 backcourt players.
The NBA has incorporated social media into All-Star voting for the second straight year, allowing fans to vote via Facebook, Instagram and Twitter. Also, fans in China can use Sina Weibo and Tencent Microblog to cast their votes. Fans are allowed to vote once for 10 different players per day. Votes can also be cast via SMS and online, at NBA.com.
The hashtag #NBABallot will be used to accompany votes.
Voting concludes Jan. 20, 2014.
