Boston’s 5 players in 2020 All-Star race hold steady after 2nd returns

The second round of 2020 NBA All-Star Game fan voting returns are in, and there are five Celtics turning in decent results in the East All-NBA point guard Kemba Walker has the highest returns of any Celtic, coming in third in the East guard category with 1,331,577 votes The UConn product trails Nets floor general Kyrie Irving by about 20,000 votes Jaylen Brown trails his teammate in guard voting considerably, currently in seventh place behind the Raptors Kyle Lowry by close to 20,000 votes with 544,361 votes, and ahead of the 76ers’ Ben Simmons by roughly 90,000 In the frontcourt category, Boston’s Jayson Tatum placed highest for the Celtics, receiving 1,182,663 votes for fifth-most among frontcourt players This puts the Duke product a little over 200,000 behind the Heat’s Jimmy Butler and well ahead of teammate Tacko Fall’s 543,352 votes for a sixth-place finish Veteran forward Gordon Hayward also had a decent showing with 291,608 votes, enough for an eighth-place finish The former Bulldog trails Miami’s Bam Adebayo by about 60,000 votes and is ahead of Pacers big man Domantas Sabonis by roughly the same number of votes

The second round of 2020 NBA All-Star Game fan voting returns are in, and there are five Celtics turning in decent results in the East All-NBA point guard Kemba Walker has the highest returns of any Celtic, coming in third in the East guard category with 1,331,577 votes The UConn product trails Nets floor general Kyrie Irving by about 20,000 votes Jaylen Brown trails his teammate in guard voting considerably, currently in seventh place behind the Raptors Kyle Lowry by close to 20,000 votes with 544,361 votes, and ahead of the 76ers’ Ben Simmons by roughly 90,000 In the frontcourt category, Boston’s Jayson Tatum placed highest for the Celtics, receiving 1,182,663 votes for fifth-most among frontcourt players This puts the Duke product a little over 200,000 behind the Heat’s Jimmy Butler and well ahead of teammate Tacko Fall’s 543,352 votes for a sixth-place finish Veteran forward Gordon Hayward also had a decent showing with 291,608 votes, enough for an eighth-place finish The former Bulldog trails Miami’s Bam Adebayo by about 60,000 votes and is ahead of Pacers big man Domantas Sabonis by roughly the same number of votes