NBA All-Star 2022: The explanation for Andrew Wiggins’ selection

The announcement of the starters of the 2022 NBA All-Star Game came as a big surprise. Andrew Wiggins was selected from the Western Conference along with Steve Carey, Ja Morand, LeBron James and Nikola Jokic, leaving many wondering how his name came about and how players like Rudy Gomber and Anthony Davey were left out. Anthony Towns.

Wiggins is having a good season (18.1 points, 41.2% on 3-points, 4.2 rebounds, 2.1 assists, 1 steal every 31.5 minutes), but not well enough to call it a five- man all-star game. To be precise, it would be difficult even to find it in the western region alternatives, but the explanation is simple. The 27-year-old regional division club finished fifth in athlete votes, receiving just four votes from the 98 journalists who attended the process, but receiving the public’s impressive 3,452,586 votes, which made the difference even more. He came third in the fan vote, excelling and fitting into the top of the top.

Rudy Gomber received 65 votes from the media jury, 16 times more than Wiggins, with the Warriors fanbase once again proving its momentum. The Frenchman garnered just 767,505 viewer votes, he was one of the West’s frontcourt players. As a reminder, public votes accounted for 50%, athletes and media for 25%.