By the end of January, the All-Star voting results were in.
Yu Fei, with 4.8 million votes, led by a landslide over "America's greatest hope for a center," Dwight Howard, to be crowned the vote king.
In addition, Roy and Durant both made their All-Star debut as reserves for the first time in their careers.
However, the voting for the Western center position generated some controversy.
Center was once the NBA's greatest position, but it is now the weakest.
In the Eastern Conference, Howard held the fort, followed only by Shaquille O'Neal, who had nothing but his reputation left.
The Western Conference was even more dismal; aside from Yao Ming, the other centers were scrutinized and did not seem to fit the All-Star mold.
Kwame Brown received 500,000 votes, ranking third in the West in the last week of voting.