NBA ALL STAR VOTING RESULTS 1998 – NEW YORK CITY
- Jayson Williams (NJ) played as reserve despite not being listed in the Top 10 voting for the position.
- 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 1998 Votes
S=Starter R=Reserve | |||
WEST | |||
GUARDS | TM | VOTES | |
Gary Payton | SEA | S | 555,715 |
Kobe Bryant | LAL | S | 395,686 |
John Stockton | UTA | 344,259 | |
Stephon Marbury | MIN | 331,749 | |
Jason Kidd | PHO | R | 305,834 |
Eddie Jones | LAL | R | 300,658 |
Clyde Drexler | HOU | 238,150 | |
Nick Van Exel | LAL | R | 232,274 |
Mitch Richmond | SAC | R | 197,695 |
Avery Johnson | SA | 147,485 | |
FORWARDS | TM | VOTES | |
Karl Malone | UTA | S | 616,251 |
Kevin Garnett | MIN | S | 513,325 |
Charles Barkley | HOU | 479,005 | |
Tim Duncan | SA | R | 423,970 |
Vin Baker | SEA | R | 360,079 |
Tom Gugliotta | MIN | 211,402 | |
Detlef Schrempf | SEA | 191,963 | |
Shareef Abdur-Rahim | VAN | 159,069 | |
Sean Elliott | SA | 136,943 | |
Rasheed Wallace | POR | 116,865 | |
CENTERS | TM | VOTES | |
Shaquille O’Neal | LAL | S | 565,184 |
David Robinson | SA | R | 548,633 |
Hakeem Olajuwon | HOU | 325,072 | |
Sam Perkins | SEA | 117,958 | |
Arvydas Sabonis | POR | 107,445 | |
Greg Ostertag | UTA | 68,372 | |
Bryant Reeves | VAN | 56,633 | |
Lorenzen Wright | LAC | 54,637 | |
Shawn Bradley | DAL | 41,735 | |
Erick Dampier | GS | 20,631 | |
EAST | |||
GUARDS | TM | VOTES | |
Michael Jordan | CHI | S | 1,028,235 |
Anfernee Hardaway | ORL | S | 509,626 |
Tim Hardaway | MIA | R | 349,621 |
Allen Iverson | PHI | 338,413 | |
Reggie Miller | IND | R | 221,814 |
Mookie Blaylock | ATL | 130,202 | |
Bob Sura | CLE | 130,198 | |
Damon Stoudamire | TOR | 129,223 | |
Joe Dumars | DET | 127,929 | |
Steve Smith | ATL | R | 114,982 |
FORWARDS | TM | VOTES | |
Grant Hill | DET | S | 838,692 |
Shawn Kemp | CLE | S | 518,361 |
Scottie Pippen | CHI | 475,894 | |
Dennis Rodman | CHI | 333,865 | |
Glen Rice | CHA | R | 270,277 |
Chris Webber | WAS | 190,360 | |
Antoine Walker | BOS | R | 137,994 |
Christian Laettner | ATL | 133,293 | |
Keith Van Horn | NJ | 128,873 | |
Toni Kukoc | CHI | 120,894 | |
CENTERS | TM | VOTES | |
Dikembe Mutombo | ATL | S | 476,432 |
Patrick Ewing | NY | 441,347 | |
Alonzo Mourning | MIA | 363,765 | |
Luc Longley | CHI | 166,984 | |
Rik Smits | IND | R | 117,744 |
Vlade Divac | CHA | 112,016 | |
Brian Williams | DET | 110,083 | |
Travis Knight | BOS | 70,856 | |
Rony Seikaly | ORL | 70,747 | |
Gheorghe Muresan | WAS | 52,183 |