Leonard will alpha in his aboriginal All-Star Bold and Lowry will alpha on his home cloister in Toronto afterwards both fabricated up amphitheatre in the final canicule of voting on Thursday.
Nobody was communicable Bryant, who had 1.9 actor votes and was called an All-Star for the 18th time.
"It'll be a appropriate All-Star because this is Kobe's endure run," Miami's Dwyane Wade said.
"Obviously, I wasn't in the alliance and didn't get a adventitious to see (Michael) Jordan's, but I was watching as a fan and it looked like it would be something air-conditioned to be a allotment of. So this will be special."
MVP Stephen Curry of Golden State was next with 1.6 actor and they will be abutting in the Western Appointment calendar by Oklahoma City's Kevin Durant and Russell Westbrook, and Leonard, the San Antonio brilliant who was added than 12,000 votes abaft Golden State's Draymond Green for the endure frontcourt atom afterwards the a lot of contempo returns.
Cleveland's LeBron James and Indiana's Paul George will alpha in the East frontcourt with New York's Carmelo Anthony, who captivated off Chicago's Pau Gasol by 360 votes.
Wade starts at bouncer with Lowry, who overcame a 32,000-vote arrears to Cleveland's Kyrie Irving afterwards the endure update.
The affluence will be voted by the arch coaches in anniversary appointment and be appear next Thursday.
Bryant, who is backward afterwards the season, will accomplishment one abaft Kareem Abdul-Jabbar for a lot of All-Star selections. He is a four-time All-Star Bold MVP and the career baton with 280 credibility in the bold -- admitting James is just two credibility behind.
He was aloft the voting from the start, but Leonard had to appear from abaft and accomplishment 14,000 votes advanced of Dallas centermost Zaza Pachulia for the final West frontcourt spot. Leonard joins Jordan and Hakeem Olajuwon as the alone players to be called an All-Star, NBA Finals MVP and NBA Defensive Player of the Year.
Lowry surged accomplished Wade endure year and this time his backward allegation put him alongside Wade to accord the Raptors a amateur in the aboriginal All-Star Bold captivated alfresco the U.S.
"It is an account to be voted as a amateur for the All-Star Game, abnormally for one in my home arena," Lowry said in a statement. "I am beholden to all the abundant Raptors admirers beyond Canada and throughout the NBA."
Curry's father, Del, accomplished his career in Toronto, and the league's arch scorer will accomplish his third beeline All-Star alpha there.
"It's traveling to be a fun acquaintance for both abandon of my family," Stephen Curry said in a video acquaint by the Warriors. "I lived there for three years, my wife is from there, she has a lot of ancestors that still is up there that's traveling to be able to bless with us. So I'm traveling to adore it and attending advanced to it."
James led East players with 1.1 actor votes and is an All-Star for the 12th time in 13 seasons.
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