The most popular players ever

If the All-Star vote were a popularity contest, LeBron James would have won by a landslide, as he is the player with the most No. 1 (10) and also No. 2 (5) finishes ever. While not at that level, other players have been incredibly popular as well in All-Star fan voting.

In this exercise, we got the fan vote results, awarded each player points based on where they ranked in the Top 10, with 10 points for No. 1, nine points for No. 2, all the way down to one point for No. 10, and ranked the most popular players in NBA All-Star voting that way.

Three of the players who have driven the most fans into basketball are up there in this ranking, i.e. The King, Air Jordan and The Black Mamba: James, Michael Jordan and Kobe Bryant.

Check out the full list below.

(Note: This is based on known votes. The NBA didn’t disclose the entire full vote until 2016-17.)

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No. 1: 2007, 2010, 2014, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023
No. 2: 2008, 2009, 2013, 2015, 2024
No. 3: 2006, 2011, 2016
No. 4: 2012
No. 8: 2005
No. 13: 2004

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No. 1: 2003, 2011, 2013, 2016
No. 2: 2006, 2010, 2012
No. 3: 2002, 2007, 2009
No. 4: 2001, 2004, 2008, 2015
No. 5: 2005, 2014
No. 9: 2000
No. 15: 1998

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No. 1: 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1997, 1998
No. 2: 1986, 1996
No. 4: 2002
No. 5: 1985
No. 9: 2003

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No. 2: 1994, 1995, 2001, 2002, 2005
No. 3: 1996
No. 4: 1993, 1998, 2000, 2006
No. 7: 2007
No. 9: 1997, 2004, 2009
No. 11: 2003
No. 16: 2011
No. 17: 2008
No. 19: 2010

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No. 1: 1978, 1981, 1982, 1983
No. 2: 1977, 1979
No. 3: 1984
No. 5: 1980, 1987
No. 6: 1985
No. 7: 1986

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No. 1: 1985, 1986
No. 2: 1984, 1988, 1989
No. 3: 1980, 1983, 1987
No. 4: 1990
No. 6: 1991
No. 7: 1992
No. 18: 1982

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No. 2: 2014, 2021
No. 3: 2013, 2022, 2023
No. 4: 2016, 2017, 2018
No. 5: 2012
No. 6: 2011, 2024
No. 8: 2019
No. 16: 2015
No. 18: 2010
No. 29: 2008
No. 60: 2020

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No. 1: 2015
No. 2: 2016, 2017, 2022
No. 3: 2018, 2021
No. 4: 2014, 2023
No. 5: 2019
No. 9: 2024
No. 23: 2020
No. 30: 2013

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No. 1: 1994
No. 2: 1991, 1992, 1997
No. 3: 1993
No. 5: 1996
No. 6: 1988, 1990, 1995
No. 7: 1989
No. 10: 1998
No. 13: 1987
No. 44: 1986
No. 46: 2000

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No. 2: 1982, 1990
No. 3: 1986, 1992
No. 4: 1987, 1988, 1991
No. 5: 1984
No. 7: 1983, 1985
No. 22: 1980
No. 34: 1989

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No. 1: 2024
No. 2: 2018, 2019, 2023
No. 3: 2020
No. 4: 2021, 2022
No. 6: 2017
No. 44: 2016
No. 50: 2015

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No. 2: 1980, 1981
No. 4: 1975, 1979, 1983, 1986
No. 5: 1982
No. 8: 1985
No. 9: 1976, 1984
No. 10: 1987, 1988
No. 11: 1977
No. 20: 1978
No. 23: 1989

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No. 1: 2008
No. 3: 2004, 2005
No. 5: 2000
No. 6: 2002, 2010
No. 8: 1998, 2001, 2003, 2007, 2009
No. 9: 2011
No. 10: 2006
No. 11: 2013
No. 18: 2012
No. 21: 1997
No. 30: 2014
No. 42: 2015

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No. 4: 2007, 2009, 2010, 2011
No. 5: 2013, 2016
No. 6: 2012
No. 7: 2014
No. 8: 2008
No. 9: 2006
No. 10: 2015
No. 11: 2017
No. 12: 2005
No. 14: 2019
No. 21: 2018

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No. 3: 1982, 1985
No. 5: 1983, 1986
No. 7: 1984, 1987, 1988, 1990
No. 8: 1991, 1992
No. 9: 1989
No. 15: 1993
No. 27: 1994

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No. 1: 2000, 2001, 2002, 2004
No. 3: 2003
No. 7: 2005
No. 11: 2006
No. 12: 2007
No. 15: 2010
No. 16: 2008
No. 18: 2009
No. 31: 2019
No. 40: 2011
No. 52: 2020
No. 69: 2017
No. 86: 2018

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No. 1: 2009, 2012
No. 2: 2011
No. 3: 2008, 2010
No. 8: 2013
No. 10: 2007
No. 12: 2014
No. 25: 2015
No. 27: 2020
No. 35: 2016
No. 38: 2006
No. 45: 2018
No. 47: 2005, 2022
No. 51: 2017
No. 65: 2021
No. 145: 2019

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No. 3: 2000, 2001
No. 5: 2002, 2004, 2006
No. 6: 2003, 2007
No. 8: 2010
No. 9: 2005
No. 11: 2008, 2009
No. 18: 1997
No. 20: 1998

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No. 1: 2005, 2006
No. 2: 2007
No. 4: 2003
No. 6: 2009
No. 7: 2008
No. 8: 2004
No. 12: 2011

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No. 3: 1988
No. 4: 1995
No. 5: 1989, 1990
No. 6: 1987, 1996, 1997
No. 8: 1994
No. 9: 1991
No. 11: 1985, 1986
No. 14: 1993
No. 17: 1992
No. 23: 1998
No. 30: 2002
No. 43: 2000

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No. 1: 1984
No. 2: 1983, 1985
No. 4: 1980
No. 6: 1986
No. 8: 1988, 1989
No. 11: 1987
No. 15: 1979, 1982
No. 16: 1990, 1992
No. 22: 1991
No. 23: 1981
No. 26: 1978

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No. 5: 2003, 2009
No. 6: 2001, 2004, 2005, 2008
No. 7: 2000, 2002
No. 8: 2006
No. 11: 2010
No. 13: 2007, 2013
No. 14: 1998
No. 15: 2015
No. 16: 2014
No. 18: 2011
No. 23: 2016
No. 31: 2012

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No. 1: 1995, 1996
No. 2: 1998
No. 3: 1997
No. 6: 2000
No. 10: 2005
No. 11: 2001
No. 14: 2002
No. 16: 2003
No. 22: 2007
No. 26: 2006
No. 34: 2008

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No. 2: 1993
No. 3: 1995
No. 4: 1994, 1996
No. 5: 1997
No. 9: 1992
No. 12: 1998
No. 14: 2000
No. 20: 1991
No. 22: 2001
No. 23: 1990
No. 28: 2004
No. 34: 2002
No. 40: 2003

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No. 1: 1979, 1980
No. 4: 1982, 1984
No. 10: 1985
No. 13: 1981, 1983
No. 14: 1978
No. 15: 1977
No. 47: 1986

TIMOTHY A. CLARY/AFP via Getty Images

No. 3: 1989, 1998
No. 4: 1992
No. 7: 1991
No. 8: 1997
No. 9: 1993
No. 10: 1990
No. 11: 1988
No. 12: 1996
No. 21: 2004
No. 24: 1987
No. 25: 2000
No. 30: 2001
No. 32: 1995
No. 38: 2002
No. 39: 1994

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No. 2: 2020
No. 3: 2019
No. 5: 2023
No. 7: 2024
No. 9: 2021
No. 13: 2022

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No. 2: 2003
No. 4: 2005
No. 5: 2007
No. 6: 2006
No. 10: 2004
No. 12: 2001, 2002, 2008, 2009
No. 16: 2010
No. 36: 2000

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No. 1: 1977
No. 2: 1978
No. 3: 1979
No. 11: 1983
No. 25: 1981

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No. 4: 2013
No. 5: 2008, 2010
No. 6: 2014
No. 9: 2012
No. 10: 2011
No. 12: 2015
No. 14: 2007
No. 15: 2016
No. 17: 2004, 2009
No. 18: 2022
No. 20: 2005
No. 21: 2017
No. 22: 2018, 2020
No. 29: 2006
No. 30: 2021
No. 66: 2019

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No. 1: 1975
No. 3: 1976, 1977
No. 11: 1978
No. 38: 1979

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No. 4: 2024
No. 6: 2021
No. 7: 2022
No. 8: 2018, 2020, 2023
No. 11: 2019
No. 13: 2017

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No. 3: 2017
No. 5: 2015
No. 6: 2020
No. 7: 2018
No. 10: 2019
No. 13: 2021
No. 14: 2013
No. 15: 2022
No. 16: 2023
No. 17: 2014
No. 24: 2016, 2024

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No. 4: 2019
No. 5: 2017, 2018
No. 8: 2014
No. 9: 2023
No. 11: 2020
No. 12: 2021
No. 14: 2016
No. 17: 2013
No. 18: 2015
No. 22: 2024
No. 25: 2022
No. 47: 2012

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No. 3: 1990, 1991
No. 7: 1997
No. 8: 1993
No. 10: 1992
No. 11: 1989
No. 12: 1994
No. 13: 1998
No. 18: 1995
No. 22: 1986
No. 23: 1996
No. 27: 1987
No. 28: 2000
No. 40: 2001

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No. 5: 2021, 2022, 2024
No. 6: 2023
No. 17: 2019
No. 18: 2020
No. 44: 2017
No. 59: 2018

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No. 2: 1976
No. 3: 1975
No. 6: 1977
No. 30: 1978

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No. 5: 1991, 1995
No. 6: 1998
No. 7: 1993
No. 10: 1996
No. 11: 1992
No. 15: 2001
No. 17: 1997, 2000
No. 21: 1990
No. 22: 2002
No. 29: 2003
No. 30: 1994

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No. 2: 1987
No. 4: 1989
No. 5: 1988
No. 14: 1986
No. 18: 1990, 1993
No. 23: 1991
No. 28: 1994
No. 34: 1995

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No. 5: 1992, 1993
No. 6: 1994
No. 7: 1996
No. 14: 1990, 1997
No. 15: 1991
No. 16: 1988
No. 22: 1989
No. 26: 1987
No. 27: 1998
No. 38: 1986

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No. 5: 2020
No. 6: 2016, 2019
No. 8: 2021
No. 9: 2017
No. 16: 2024
No. 18: 2018
No. 31: 2023
No. 35: 2015
No. 80: 2022

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No. 1: 1976
No. 7: 1975
No. 8: 1977, 1978
No. 14: 1979

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No. 3: 1978
No. 5: 1977
No. 7: 1979
No. 17: 1976
No. 25: 1975

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No. 3: 2012
No. 5: 2011
No. 7: 2019
No. 14: 2020
No. 20: 2014
No. 23: 2015
No. 24: 2010
No. 29: 2017
No. 30: 2016
No. 33: 2021, 2022
No. 37: 2009
No. 40: 2023
No. 48: 2018
No. 112: 2024

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No. 4: 1997
No. 7: 1995, 1998
No. 10: 1994
No. 11: 1996
No. 12: 1993
No. 24: 2000
No. 29: 1992

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No. 3: 2015
No. 4: 2020
No. 10: 2021
No. 11: 2023, 2024
No. 12: 2017, 2019, 2022
No. 13: 2018
No. 22: 2014
No. 25: 2016

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No. 6: 2013
No. 7: 2009, 2012
No. 9: 2014
No. 11: 2011
No. 13: 2010, 2016
No. 14: 2015
No. 18: 2017
No. 22: 2008
No. 25: 2018
No. 26: 2022
No. 29: 2007
No. 32: 2019
No. 38: 2021
No. 44: 2020
No. 69: 2023
No. 120: 2024