2018 NBA All-STAR Voting Procedures in place

2018 NBA All-Star Weekend

With the NBA deciding to tweak the format of the NBA All-Star Game, starting with this edition that will take place on February 19 (Manila time) at the Staples Center, the league earlier this week has revealed the voting procedure for fans to attempt to get their guy into the game.

Starting on December 21 at 1pm ET (December 22 at 2am Manila time), NBA fans can participate in the early voting period on the NBA app and on NBA.com

NBA All-Star Voting 2018, presented by Verizon, will officially commence on Christmas Day at 11am (or midnight of December 26 in Manila), before the mammoth five-game Christmas matchups that will be shown nationally in the US.

Aside from the tweak of the format, the league has also tweaked fan voting procedures with incorporating a couple of elements:

For the first time, fans that own devices compatible with Amazon Alexa can vote their favorite baller through that option, in the way one uses it for everyday use.

In addition, the NBA is introducing "2-for-1 Voting Days," where votes taking place from midnight ET to 1159pm ET on the NBA app, NBA.com, Sina Weibo, and Tencent will count as two. The league has designated December 31, January 4, January 11, January 12, and January 15 as the "2-for-1" Days.

Here are how fans can cast their vote:

NBA.com: Head to NBA.com/vote, whether through a desktop or via mobile browser. Fill out a full ballot per day by picking up to two guards and three frontcourt players in each conference.

NBA App: available on Android and iOS, one can just go there and pick their preferred players.

Facebook: One can compose a post writing a player's first and last name, accompanied by the hashtag #NBAVOTE. Said post with hashtag should just contain one player. There is a limit of ten unique players per day when conducting one's vote from there.

Twitter: One can compose or replay a tweet that has to include either the NBA player's first and last name or Twitter handle, as well as the hashtag #NBAVOTE. Retweeting also works, provided the original tweet complies with the guidelines. There is a limit of ten unique players per day when conducting one's vote from there.

Google Search: Type in "NBA Vote All-Star" or "NBA Vote *insert team monicker*" (i.e. NBA Vote Warriors). There will be a voting card that would emerge, which allows fans to pick their vote of up to ten unique players daily.

Amazon Alexa: For those who have Alexa-enabled devices, make sure that the "NBA All-Star" skill is enabled. Just say "Alexa, open NBA All-Star," then request to vote for their preferred player/s. Each request could only include just one player. There is a limit of up to ten unique players per Amazon account per day.

Sina Weibo and Tencent: Sina Weibo and Tencent QQ account users need to visit China.NBA.com/vote, then pick up to ten players per day.

Deadline for fan vote is set at 1159pm ET on January 15 (1259pm on January 16 Manila time). Updates will be made public on January 4 and 11.

Fan voting comprises 50 percent of the aggregate total, while player voting and media voting each comprise 25 percent of the aggregate total. The top vote-getter in each conference will be designated as a captain, and will earn the right to pick their preferred player/s to their All-Star squad.

The All-Star Game starters will be announced during the TNT NBA Tip-Off presented by Autotrader on January 18 at 6pm ET (January 19 at 7am Manila time). The All-Star reserves, which are picked by the NBA head coaches, will be announced on January 23 edition of the TNT NBA Tip-Off at 7pm ET (January 24, 8am Manila time).

The two captains, who are composed of the players with the highest vote counts in each conference, would make their respective picks for their own All-Star squads, which would be revealed on January 25 in a special edition of TNT NBA Tip-Off (January 26 Manila time).