A look at the ridiculous All-Star starter votes cast by NBA players

AJ Neuharth-Keusch | USA TODAY

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This is the second consecutive year that fans only made up 50% of the vote to select the starters for February's NBA All-Star Game, while the league's players and select media members each comprised 25% — a change made to give some sort of balance between the most popular players and the most deserving.

And for the second consecutive year, it looks like many of the players didn't take their voting power — or their ability to vote for their teammates and for themselves — too seriously.

Headlining the list of players who received votes? Ron Baker, who averages three points per game for the New York Knicks, received two votes. Jack Cooley, who's played two NBA minutes and scored two NBA points this season, got one. Alexis Ajinca, who hasn't played this season and likely won't take the court until 2018-19 after undergoing knee surgery, got two.

Lonzo Ball, who isn't even in the Rookie of the Year race, let alone the All-Star conversation, got nine (!!!) votes.

Who else?

Bobby Portis (two votes)

Tyler Cavanaugh (one)

Wayne Selden (one)

Alex Poythress (two)

Kyle O'Quinn (four)

Alex Abrines (four)

Pat Connaughton (one)

James Johnson (five)

Jahlil Okafor (four)

Deyonta Davis (three)

Stanley Johnson (three)

Nemanja Bjelica (one)

Royce O'Neale (two)

Briante Weber (one)

David Nwaba (two)

Tony Allen (three)

Robin Lopez (four)

Tim Frazier (two)

Ed Davis (four)

Joffrey Lauvergne (two)

Tyler Zeller (four)

Cole Aldrich (three)

Need we go on?

This isn't a knock against these players, but ... All-Star starters?