BOSTON -- You will be hard-pressed to find a bigger fan of Tacko Fall than Celtics coach Brad Stevens.
Still, as much as he loves Tacko, Stevens is not a fan of Fall being among the top 10 vote-getters in the first round of All-Star ballots announced on Thursday.
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The 7-foot-5 Fall, a rookie signed to a two-way contract by the Celtics, received the sixth-highest vote total among Eastern Conference frontcourt players.
"I don't love it, " Stevens said. "I don't love the idea, when you talk about awards...not being based on what's solely happening on the court."
Stevens added, "He's a wonderful person. He's done a great job. Obviously, he's played like 10 minutes here [actually 11] so he shouldn't be sixth in All-Star voting. I get it. I think sometimes the All-Star Game and things like that, are a mix popularity contest and then really, really subjective voting."
Tacko tallied 110,269 votes. Just ahead of him in the voting was teammate Jayson Tatum who garnered 364,137 votes.
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Tatum said he was not surprised to see Fall, who has become a fan favorite in his limited time with the Celtics, among the leading vote-getters.
"Tacko got a standing ovation at [Madison Square] Garden," Tatum said. "Tacko's the GOAT."
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