Washington Wizards: Bradley Beal wasn’t the only Wizard that got All-Star votes

Bradley Beal wasn’t the only player on the Washington Wizards that got All-Star votes.

For the first time in six years, a player from the Washington Wizards will be a starter at the All-Star game. The NBA’s leading scorer, Bradley Beal, was named a 2021 All-Star starter, making him the first Wizards player named an All-Star starter since John Wall in 2015. This will be Beal’s third All-Star Game appearance after playing in the 2018 and 2019 games before being at the top of every snub list in 2020.

Although Bradley Beal got the most fan, media, and player votes amongst Washington Wizards players — and all eligible Eastern Conference guards — he was not the only Wizards player that finished with All-Star votes. Below is a full list of Wizards players that got some All-Star love. Keep in mind that players are allowed to vote for themselves. You can view the full voting results on nba.com.

• Bradley Beal: 161 votes
• Russell Westbrook: 18 votes
• Rui Hachimura: 8 votes
• Robin Lopez: 3 votes
• Isaac Bonga: 2 votes
• Deni Avdija: 2 votes
• Moritz Wagner: 2 votes
• Anthony Gill: 2 votes
• Davis Bertans: 1 vote
• Troy Brown Jr: 1 vote

Bradley Beal is an All-Star starter. Are there any other (future) All-Stars on the team?

Despite being tied with Luka Doncic for first in the NBA in triple-doubles (seven) and nearly averaging one with the Wizards (18.9 points, 9.5 assists, 9.4 rebounds), it looks like Russell Westbrook’s streak of six straight All-Star games may be over. Westbrook finished 12th in the player vote and seventh in both the media and fan votes.

Seven total All-Star Game reserves are selected from each conference. We can assume Trae Young, Zach LaVine, Jaylen Brown, and James Harden will all be named reserves over Westbrook. I suppose there’s a chance coaches put Westbrook there just based on legacy, but don’t bet on it.

Besides Westbrook, no other Wizards player received more than eight votes, but good for Rui for getting in there with some votes in his sophomore season. I can only assume Robin and Brook Lopez have a brotherly agreement to vote for each other, which accounts for at least one of his three votes. And I’ve got to think that if Davis Bertans had been shooting closer to 82 percent from three (like he has over the last two games) or even 44.7 percent (like he has during his ten games in February), he might have gotten more than one All-Star vote.

Realistically, do the Wizards have another All-Star coming up the ranks after Beal? These results suggest ‘no.’ Hachimura could grow into a borderline All-Star at his peak (a la Antawn Jamison), and maybe Bertans bombs his way to an appearance someday (a la Kyle Korver). Deni’s shown flashes of All-Star potential — including a 20-point, 5-rebound, 5-assist game in a loss to the Miami Heat — but he won’t get to an All-Star ceiling if Scott Brooks keeps hiding him in the corner on offense. Avdija has recently fallen out of the starting lineup, but hopefully, that means more freedom and more chances. He’s got too much skill to have a usage rate of only 13.0.

Congrats to Beal on a well-deserved starting spot, and congrats to all the Wizards that received All-Star votes, no matter how genuine they were.