On January 7, Beijing time, the NBA officially announced the results of the first round of voting for all-stars in 2022. Among the Eastern Conference backcourt players, DeRozan was ranked first with 1487598 votes and Harden was second with 892065 votes. The Raptors' VanVleet got 108529 votes and was 10th. The last Eastern Conference starting guard, Wizards Boss Bill failed to enter the top 10, and the popularity was slightly sluggish.
Regarding Bill's sluggish performance in the first round of All-Star voting, the AMERICAN media "NBC Sports" said: "Although Bill's performance this year is slightly sluggish, it is still shocking when you see other names on the list, he did not appear in the first round of All-Star voting. ”
Beal has been an All-Star three times, but this time he hasn't beaten Eastern Conference guards like Irving, Rose and VanVleet. Irving only played one NBA game because he refused to get vaccinated. Even so, Irving still got 267929 tickets, ranking 6th in the Eastern Conference backcourt. Rose has missed 18 games after undergoing right ankle repair surgery, but he still has 232501 votes to rank 7th in the Eastern Conference backcourt. Van Vliet got 108529 votes and was 10th.
Beal averaged 24.1 points, 4.7 rebounds and a career-high 6.7 assists per game, but his three-pointers were poor. His shooting percentage of 28.8 percent from outside the three-point line was the worst performance of his career, but in the past two weeks, Beal's three-point shooting percentage has begun to improve (32 percent).
As the Class of 2012's Flower Hunt, Beal won the All-Star Game start for the first time last season. This season, the Wizards' record has fluctuated greatly, coupled with the decline in Beal's personal data, which has led to a sluggish popularity for others, who did not even get 100,000 votes in the first round of voting. But as the Wizards begin to recover, the team's record could climb somewhat, and Beal's All-Star voting popularity could also increase as a result.