The first stage of voting for VTB United League All-Star Game 2021 is running at the social media.
In Russian Stars team, the most popular players are Nikita Mikhailovskii (Avtodor, 1162 votes*), Mikhail Kulagin (Enisey, 1062 votes), Nikita Kurbanov (CSKA, 955 votes), Anton Kvitkovskikh (Avtodor, 928 votes), and Maxim Barashkov (Khimki, 913 votes).
Among the World Stars team the leaders are Mike James (CSKA, 978 votes), Adas Juskevicius (PARMA, 914 votes), Devin Booker (Khimki, 762 votes), Jeremiah Hill (Astana, 611 votes), and Dustin Hogue (Enisey, 582 votes).
| Russian Stars Team | ||
| Player | Team | Votes |
| Nikita Mikhailovskii | Avtodor | 1162 |
| Mikhail Kulagin | Enisey | 1062 |
| Nikita Kurbanov | CSKA | 955 |
| Anton Kvitkovskikh | Avtodor | 928 |
| Maxim Barashkov | Khimki | 913 |
| Stanislav Ilnitskiy | Lokomotiv-Kuban | 807 |
| Yaroslav Nyagu | Lokomotiv-Kuban | 803 |
| Alexey Shved | Khimki | 757 |
| Anton Astapkovich | Nizhny Novgorod | 755 |
| Georgy Zhbanov | UNICS | 726 |
| World Stars Team | ||
| Player | Team | Votes |
| Mike James | CSKA | 978 |
| Adas Juskevicius | PARMA | 914 |
| Devin Booker | Khimki | 762 |
| Jeremiah Hill | Astana | 611 |
| Dustin Hogue | Enisey | 582 |
| Jordan Crawford | Lokomotiv-Kuban | 582 |
| Jamar Smith | UNICS | 570 |
| Drew Gordon | Avtodor | 569 |
| Iffe Lundberg | Zielona Gora | 515 |
| Robert Lowery | Tsmoki-Minsk | 507 |
* – as of January, 20, 2021.
The first stage will be completed on January 25, 2021 (12:00 MSK). VTB United League will release the full list of the All-Star candidates of 66 players: 6 athletes from each Russian team (3 Russians and 3 foreigners), and 3 athletes from each foreign team.
The representatives of the media will vote for the rosters at the second stage of voting. After journalists’ vote, the League will announce the final list of VTB United League All-Star Game participants.
Fifth All-Star Game tickets are available at https://allstar2021.vtb-league.com,and on Yandex Afisha and VTB Arena.
League’s CEO Ilona Korstin:
– It is interesting to follow fans’ voting. It is like a popularity indicator of League’s players.
In Russian Stars there are new names, Nikita Mikhailovskii leads, he is having his best season for Avtodor, and Mikhail Kulagin who moved from CSKA to Enisey. The fans like the game of these Russians. I’m sure Alexey Shved will soon get his votes, he is in good shape.
In World Stars everything is pretty logical: Mike James from CSKA is one of the League’s best players, and Adas Juskevicius play in Perm, fans there are very active.
Recall, every basketball fan has 5 more days to vote for their favourite players!
