Checking in on NBA All-Star voting

We have a Thursday afternoon update from the NBA All-Star polling office where four of your favorite former Kentucky Wildcats are in contention for a spot in this year's game. Anthony Davis is currently the leading vote-getter among Cats with 576,201 votes to his name, good enough for fourth in the Western Conference's frontcourt race. DeMarcus Cousins isn't far behind him at sixth with 379,225 votes, followed by Karl-Anthony Towns in seventh with 223,979. John Wall has the seventh-most votes in the Eastern Conference's backcourt race with 173,148. A complete look at the current vote totals:

Eastern Conference

Frontcourt 1. LeBron James (CLE) 1,066,147 2. Giannis Antetokounmpo (MIL) 963,110 3. Kevin Love (CLE) 473,328 4. Joel Embiid (PHI) 457,300 5. Jimmy Butler (CHI) 400,448 6. Carmelo Anthony (NY) 327,716 7. Kristaps Porzingis (NY) 324,106 8. Paul George (IND) 249,484 9. Jabari Parker (MIL) 120,022 10. Tristan Thompson (CLE) 114,759

Guards 1. Kyrie Irving (CLE) 971,362 2. Dwyane Wade (CHI) 514,866 3. DeMar DeRozan (TOR) 453,538 4. Isaiah Thomas (BOS) 401,671 5. Kyle Lowry (TOR) 256,668 6. Derrick Rose (NY) 223,804 7. John Wall (WAS) 173,148 8. Jeremy Lin (BKN) 109,088 9. Kemba Walker (CHA) 105,637 10. Avery Bradley (BOS) 64,157

Western Conference

Frontcourt 1. Kevin Durant (GS) 987,479 2. Zaza Pachulia (GS) 823,376 3. Kawhi Leonard (SA) 630,766 4. Anthony Davis (NO) 567,201 5. Draymond Green (GS) 464,319 6. DeMarcus Cousins (SAC) 379,225 7. Karl-Anthony Towns (MIN) 223,979 8. LaMarcus Aldridge (SA) 192,784 9. Blake Griffin (LAC) 172,393 10. Marc Gasol (MEM) 172,146

Guards 1. Stephen Curry (GS) 990,390 2. James Harden (HOU) 961,685 3. Russell Westbrook (OKC) 899,024 4. Klay Thompson (GS) 555,430 5. Chris Paul (LAC) 379,076 6. Damian Lillard (POR) 208,171 7. Eric Gordon (HOU) 191,407 8. Andre Iguodala (GS) 130,224 9. Manu Ginobili (SA) 122,333 10. Zach LaVine (MIN) 94,867

I'm giving away some Cousins gear on Twitter and in Rupp Arena on Saturday so help me get Boogie more votes. It's a crime that Zaza Pachulia has more than double the votes than Boogie has right now. https://twitter.com/DrewFranklinKSR/status/819564088669900800 DeMarcus Cousins #NBAVote Anthony Davis #NBAVote Karl-Anthony Towns #NBAVote John Wall #NBAVote