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