Let’s go ahead with the yearly exercise of checking out which players who have no business receiving All-Star votes actually received some from peers not serious about the whole process.
Aside from the usual suspects (like Thanasis Antetokounmpo), the list includes five players who have not logged a single minute in the NBA this season.
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Didn’t play this season
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Didn’t play this season
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Didn’t play this season
Thomas Shea-USA TODAY Sports
Didn’t play this season
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Didn’t play this season
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All-Star player vote ranking: No. 171
Global Rating ranking: No. 506
Nell Redmond-USA TODAY Sports
All-Star player vote ranking: No. 215
Global Rating ranking: No. 530
Dan Hamilton-USA TODAY Sports
All-Star player vote ranking: No. 137
Global Rating ranking: No. 449
Eric Canha-USA TODAY Sports
All-Star player vote ranking: No. 215
Global Rating ranking: No. 518
Brett Davis-USA TODAY Sports
All-Star player vote ranking: No. 215
Global Rating ranking: No. 515
Benny Sieu-USA TODAY Sports
All-Star player vote ranking: No. 215
Global Rating ranking: No. 512
Gary A. Vasquez-USA TODAY Sports
All-Star player vote ranking: No. 171
Global Rating ranking: No. 463
Jim Dedmon-USA TODAY Sports
All-Star player vote ranking: No. 215
Global Rating ranking: No. 500
Brad Penner-USA TODAY Sports
All-Star player vote ranking: No. 215
Global Rating ranking: No. 499
Gary A. Vasquez-USA TODAY Sports
All-Star player vote ranking: No. 93
Global Rating ranking: No. 372
Ken Blaze-USA TODAY Sports
All-Star player vote ranking: No. 215
Global Rating ranking: No. 491
Sam Sharpe-USA TODAY Sports
All-Star player vote ranking: No. 215
Global Rating ranking: No. 490
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All-Star player vote ranking: No. 215
Global Rating ranking: No. 488
Ron Chenoy-USA TODAY Sports
All-Star player vote ranking: No. 215
Global Rating ranking: No. 485
Daniel Dunn-USA TODAY Sports
All-Star player vote ranking: No. 215
Global Rating ranking: No. 482
Carmen Mandato/Getty Images
All-Star player vote ranking: No. 171
Global Rating ranking: No. 433
Dustin Satloff/Getty Images
All-Star player vote ranking: No. 215
Global Rating ranking: No. 477
Alonzo Adams-USA TODAY Sports
All-Star player vote ranking: No. 215
Global Rating ranking: No. 475
Brad Penner-USA TODAY Sports
All-Star player vote ranking: No. 215
Global Rating ranking: No. 473
Rob Gray-USA TODAY Sports
All-Star player vote ranking: No. 215
Global Rating ranking: No. 471
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