Ben Simmons moves up in All-Star voting

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The second wave of NBA All-Star fan votes are in and two Sixers are third at their position.

Among frontcourt players, Joel Embiid is behind only LeBron James and Giannis Antetokounmpo. Embiid has received approximately 784,000 votes, which is 140,000 more than the next player on the list, Kristaps Porzingis.

Ben Simmons has the third-most votes among Eastern Conference guards, trailing only Kyrie Irving and DeMar Derozan. Simmons has received just under 398,000 votes and has a narrow lead over Victor Oladipo (385,000). Simmons trailed Oladipo after the first voting returns last week.

The NBA All-Star selection process is pretty complicated.

Fans account for 50 percent of the vote for starters, with NBA players and media accounting for 25 percent each. 

For more on how the selection process works, check out the explanation at the bottom of this post.

Voting ends on Jan. 15 at 11:59 p.m. Starters are announced Jan. 18 and reserves on Jan. 23. Reserves are selected by the coaches. 

The All-Star Game itself is Sunday, Feb. 18 in Los Angeles.

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