Lakers star Luka Doncic was named an All-Star starter for the Western Conference on Monday, his sixth selection in his eight seasons in the NBA.
The league leader in scoring at 33.3 points a game, the Slovenian guardluka was the leading vote getter among all players in both conferences.
Doncic joins Nikola Jokic of the Denver Nuggets, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander of the Oklahoma City Thunder, Stephen Curry of the Golden State Warriors and Victor Wembanyama of the San Antonio Spurs as starters for the Western Conference.
Milwaukee Bucks center Giannis Antetokounmpo led all Eastern Conference vote-getters despite his team struggling for most of the first half of the season. He will join Jalen Brunson of the New York Knicks, Jaylen Brown of the Boston Celtics, Cade Cunningham of the Detroit Pistons and Tyrese Maxey of the Philadelphia 76ers as starters.
Doncic was the No. 1 overall choice among fans, voted second overall by the media and sixth by fellow players for a weighted score of 2.5.
Nikola Jokic had the highest weighted score with 1.75 after the players voted him No. 1, the fans No. 2 and the media No. 2.
The All-Star Game will take place Feb. 15 at Intuit Dome. The full All-Star Weekend will take place Feb. 13-15 in Inglewood.
Doncic was traded to the Lakers last season from the Dallas Mavericks, where he was a five-time All-Star and a five-time All-NBA first team selection.