NBA ALL STAR VOTING RESULTS 1988 – CHICAGO

  • Danny Ainge (Bos) and Maurice Cheeks (Phi) played as reserves despite not being listed in the Top 10 voting results for their positions.
  • Since 1975, the NBA All-Star selections have been left to the fans who vote to determine the starting five for each team. NBA coaches complete the rosters.
  • Until 1974, the starters per team and three bench players were chosen by sport writers and sport casters.
  • Until 1973, each NBA team had to be represented with at least 1 player and a maximum of 3 players.

Ballot 1988 Votes

S=Starter R=Reserve
WEST
GUARDS TM VOTES
Magic Johnson  LAL S 1,022,122
Lafayette Lever  DEN S 468,339
Alvin Robertson SA R 440,925
Clyde Drexler  POR R 430,880
Darrell Griffith UTA 395,585
Terry Porter POR 391,567
Derek Harper DAL 322,711
Rolando Blackman DAL 314,765
Sleepy Floyd HOU 248,327
John Stockton UTA 241,117
FORWARDS TM VOTES
Alex English  DEN S 521,080
Karl Malone  UTA S 499,963
Xavier McDaniel  SEA R 474,087
James Worthy  LAL R 409,712
Calvin Natt DEN 396,511
Larry Nance PHO 350,433
Mark Aguirre  DAL R 347,357
Kiki Vandeweghe POR 330,716
Michael Cooper LAL 323,134
Ralph Sampson GS 309,325
CENTERS TM VOTES
Akeem Olajuwon  HOU S 831,339
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar  LAL R 507,612
Steve Johnson POR 391,672
James Donaldson  DAL R 310,100
Mark Eaton UTA 267,646
Alton Lister SEA 247,678
Joe Barry Carroll HOU 211,186
LaSalle Thompson SAC 95,631
Benoit Benjamin LAC 30,341
EAST
GUARDS TM VOTES
Michael Jordan  CHI S 1,121,285
Isiah Thomas  DET S 666,895
Glenn ‘Doc’ Rivers  ATL R 455,391
Jeff Malone WAS 356,497
Dennis Johnson BOS 338,474
Sidney Moncrief MIL 323,536
Vinnie Johnson DET 299,084
Kevin Johnson CLE 275,556
Randy Wittman ATL 260,221
Ron Harper CLE 244,158
FORWARDS TM VOTES
Larry Bird  BOS S 747,005
Dominique Wilkins  ATL S 694,354
Charles Barkley  PHI R 687,785
Kevin McHale  BOS R 350,912
Adrian Dantley DET 335,865
Chuck Person IND 306,645
Buck Williams NJ 291,116
Bernard King WAS 285,588
Kevin Willis ATL 247,285
Charles Oakley CHI 241,123
CENTERS TM VOTES
Moses Malone  WAS S 601,520
Tree Rollins ATL 413,558
Bill Laimbeer DET 349,247
Robert Parish BOS 342,373
Jack Sikma MIL 324,426
Patrick Ewing NY R 275,121
Brad Daugherty  CLE R 221,474
Tim McCormick NJ 116,878
Steve Stipanovich IND 107,477
Mike Gminski PHI 81,475