Much has been said of the “OK3” this season, but those that have really watched the Thunder have given an immense amount of credit to Steven Adams.

Adams’ ability to impact basketball games without having plays called for him is a talent that many people have recognized, and apparently, those casting ballots for the 2018 NBA All-Star Game did, as well.

As a part of its newfound policy of disclosure, aside from announcing the 10 players voted into the 2018 All-Star Game as starters, the league released the complete results of the voting process.

Taking a gander at the complete voting for Western Conference frontcourt players yields some interesting results.

For example, four NBA players (yes, they were allowed to vote) thought that Ed Davis of the Trail Blazers deserved to be an All-Star.

What’s more interesting, though, is the fact that Adams ended up finishing 11th among frontcourt players in the Western Conference.

Lakers rookie Kyle Kuzma, somewhat remarkably, finished 10th.

While we would agree that finishing 10th or 11th seems a bit low, it’s worth pointing out that the “frontcourt” designation essentially clumps small forwards, power forwards and centers into one convenient category.

Here’s the listing of the Top 20 highest vote-getting frontcourt players out West:

Kevin Durant Anthony Davis DeMarcus Cousins Draymond Green Paul George LaMarcus Aldridge Karl-Anthony Towns Kawhi Leonard Carmelo Anthony Kyle KuzmaClint Capela Blake Griffin Brandon Ingram Pau Gasol Andrew Wiggins DeAndre Jordan Nikola Jokic Marc Gasol Jordan Bell

As a quick refresher, each player was given a “weighted score” which summed the total amount of fan votes, media votes and player votes that they received. Each category of votes were added in specific proportions to give each player their weighted score.

To a large extent, players who play for teams in bigger markets have historically enjoyed an advantage over others, while some foreign-born players have gotten the benefit of having entire nations pulling for them.

In that regard, notwithstanding the four votes cast for Davis, most players would truly covet the votes that they received from their fellow players.

The respect of one’s peers, after all, is what most professionals are after.

Through that lens, Adams’ placement is no fluke.

He actually finished 10th among frontcourt players in the player vote, as well, so it’s fair to conclude that his placement isn’t merely a result of New Zealanders casting votes for him.

Adams may not get voted into the All-Star Game by the Western Conference’s coaches, but it’s pretty obvious that he has the respect of just about everybody.