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It's official. John Wall is a superstar. He will be a starter for the Eastern Conference in the 2015 All Star Game after picking up more All-Star votes than any other guard in the East. Here are the final results for East guards:
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More on John Wall's All-Star Season
1. John Wall (Was) 886,368
2. Kyle Lowry (Tor) 805,290
3. Dwyane Wade (Mia) 789,839
4. Kyrie Irving (Cle) 535,873
5. Jimmy Butler (Chi) 455,756
Wall won the vote this year after finishing a distant third behind Dwyane Wade and Kyrie Irving in last year's voting. His swift ascension to the top of the All-Star voting tallies, mirrors his team's rapid rise to the contender status, and serves as the latest and surest sign that John Wall should be considered among the NBA's best.
It's been a banner year for Wall and the Washington Wizards. He and the team are basking in the glow of more national TV exposure and Wall is getting the perks that come with having a signature shoe line. On the court, people are finally starting to appreciate his next-level hoops IQ and his significant impact on the Wizards' defense.
But perhaps nothing has done more to boost John Wall's profile among NBA fans than his work off the court. This year, more than ever, the average NBA fan has learned what the diehard Washington Wizard fan has known for some time: John Wall is a legitimate All Star on the court, but a true MVP off of it.
John Wall is the first Washington Wizards player to be voted into the NBA All Star Game as a starter since Gilbert Arenas in 2007. He joins Michael Jordan and Moses Malone as the only players in franchise history to lead a category of All-Star voting.