Ballot 1980

NBA ALL STAR VOTING RESULTS 1980 – LANDOVER

  • Nate Archibald (Bos), Elvin Hayes(Was), Micheal Ray Richardson (NY), Bill Cartwright (NY), Otis Birdsong (KC) and Kermit Washington (Por) played as reserves despite not being listed in the Top 5 voting results for their positions.
  • Since 1975, the NBA All-Star selections have been left to the fans who vote to determine the starting five for each team. NBA coaches complete the rosters.
  • Until 1974, the starters per team and three bench players were chosen by sport writers and sport casters.
  • Until 1973, each NBA team had to be represented with at least 1 player and a maximum of 3 players.

Ballot 1980 Votes

S=Starter R=Reserve
WEST
GUARDS TM VOTES
Magic Johnson  LAL S 185,754
Lloyd Free SD S 155,836
Dennis Johnson  SEA R 129,664
Paul Westphal  PHO R 127,409
Gus Williams SEA 121,107
FORWARDS TM VOTES
Marques Johnson  MIL S 158,253
Adrian Dantley  UTA S 145,724
Lonnie Shelton SEA 120,636
Walter Davis  PHO R 100,546
Maurice Lucas POR 84,165
CENTERS TM VOTES
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar  LAL S 201,621
Jack Sikma  SEA R 134,474
Dan Issel DEN 72,818
EAST
GUARDS TM VOTES
George Gervin SA S 286,463
Eddie Johnson  ATL S 149,678
Armond Hill ATL 132,288
Kevin Porter WAS 127,167
James Silas SA 116,492
FORWARDS TM VOTES
Julius Erving  PHI S 180,160
John Drew  ATL S 133,317
Dan Roundfield  ATL R 126,006
Larry Bird  BOS R 114,485
Larry Kenon SA 106,100
CENTERS TM VOTES
Moses Malone  HOU S 184,410
Darryl Dawkins PHI 135,372
Dave Cowens BOS 117,331

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