The NBA announced the first returns of 2006 All-Star balloting, and Vince Carter and Jason Kidd are third and fourth among Eastern Conference guards respectively. Nenad Krstic is sixth among Eastern centers and Richard Jefferson is not in the top 10 Eastern forwards. Meanwhile, in EPSN's new Hollinger Player Rankings, Carter is listed as the NBA's seventh best shooting guard, Kidd as the 12th best point guard and Jefferson as the eighth best small forward. Krstic falls all the way to 25th among centers.
- Yao, James Lead 2006 NBA All-Star Balloting - NBA.com
- Hollinger Player Rankings - John Hollinger - ESPN Insider