"Deni Avdija votes gotta be fake" - NBA Fans Lose it as $55M Israeli Star Shockingly Clears LeBron James & Kevin Durant by Wide Gap in All-Star Voting

Deni Avdija took the next step towards stardom as he surpassed LeBron James and Kevin Durant in the All-Star voting results. On Sunday, NBA insider Shams Charania shared the first fan return of the All-Star voting.

Luka Doncic led the Western Conference voting with more than 1,249,518 votes, while Giannis Antetokounmpo led the East voting with more than 1,192,296 votes. Avdija held seventh place in the voting list with 606,299 votes.

Kevin Durant and LeBron James followed the Trail Blazers star in eighth and ninth place with 548,754 votes and 536,555 votes, respectively. The fans swarmed the post's comments section with their opinions on Avdija surpassing the multi-time All-Stars.

"Deni votes gotta be fake😭im not even saying based off merit he don’t deserve it but how the fuck does he have more votes than kd and bron," one fan said.

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"Deni Avdija over LeBron & KD? Their clout is cooked damn," another fan said. "There's something real fishy going on when Deni Avdija has more votes than LeBron James," another fan said. "Fan voting needs to be banned because WHO is at 7," another fan said.

Another fan expressed skepticism on Avdija's placement in the results.

"Yeah sorry but there is no way that many people are voting for Deni avdija," the fan commented. "IDF gotta be botting votes for Deni Avdija because there’s no reason he should that many votes," another fan said.

Avdija is on a four-year $55 million deal with the Trail Blazers, according to Spotrac. He is the second year of his contract and will become an unrestricted free agent in the 2028-29 season.

Deni Avdija becomes Israel's all-time leading NBA scorer

Avdija is having a breakout season. The Trail Blazers is averaging 25.5 points, 7.1 rebounds and 6.8 assists per game on 46.8% shooting. Earlier this month, the Israeli international became his country's all-time leading NBA scorer.

The Trail Blazers star scored 35 points in a 122-116 loss to the Detroit Pistons on Dec. 5 to surpass former Kings player, Omri Casspi in the all-time scoring list. After delivering a 35-point performance, the Blazers star brought his career tally to 4,648, surpassing Casspi's 4,642 career points.

As of now, Avdija has 4861 career points. He is in his sixth season in the league and his second with the Trail Blazers. If the Trail Blazers' forward continues his current pace, he can very well become the first Israeli to become an NBA All-Star.

Edited by Avi Shravan