Poole finished in the Top 10 of the fan and media vote with the “NBA Electoral College.” He placed 14th among players.
The Washington Wizards don’t have any starters in the 2025 NBA All-Star Game and they probably won’t have any reserves either. But it’s comforting to see that guard Jordan Poole ranked high given the team’s poor regular season record.
The “NBA Electoral College” (not an official term) had Poole rank 10th among all Eastern Conference guards for the starter voting results. As a note, I call the All-Star Game starter voting system the NBA Electoral College because the starters are NOT voted directly by the fans like over a decade ago. Rather, fans have 50 percent of the weighted vote, the media has 25 percent, and players another 25 percent.
Anyway, Poole’s rankings within the Electoral College showed an interesting trend. He finished ninth in All-Star fan voting with 430.906 votes. He also tied for eighth place among the media vote.
However, Poole placed 14th in the player vote, where he got just 11 votes. This is significantly under Philadelphia 76ers guard Tyrese Maxey, who received 40 votes and Miami Heat guard Tyler Herro who received another 18. To some extent, the player vote is a popularity contest like the fan vote. But perhaps Poole didn’t get some player votes because the Wizards aren’t doing well this season. He is averaging 21.4 points and 4.9 assists per game this season.
Are you surprised that Poole finished in the Top 10 for fan voting and the media? And are you surprised that he didn’t do as well among his peers? Finally, do you support the NBA Electoral College with All-Star Game voting? Let us know your thoughts in the comments below.