NBA all-star voting is mostly for the fans, which means some players can get a lot of votes because they’re fan favorites and less so because they’re having a great season. Owen Phillips plotted votes against estimated plus-minus, which is a metric that estimates players’ contributions in points when they’re on the floor, to see who is overrated and underrated.
The trend is actually tighter than I expected. Bronny James appears to be the standout in the bunch, maybe not for the preferred reasons though.
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