Just Curious

by **kevC** on Mon Dec 27, 2004 4:06 pm

What happends if a likely all-star player due to votes gets traded to the opposite conference? who does he play for?

for example, if VC got traded to a team in the Western Conference what happens?

by **Amphatoast** on Mon Dec 27, 2004 4:08 pm

i think they become ineligible to play...i remember marbury got traded, i think he would of been a all star for the west last year

by **Matthew** on Mon Dec 27, 2004 4:19 pm

I think the votes the player has already built up can be used for his new conference...

Bluesky · by **Andrew** on Mon Dec 27, 2004 5:17 pm

I'm also pretty sure the votes carry over. I'm pretty sure that it happened fairly recently with Kenny Thomas (or perhaps it was someone else), where he was listed on the ballot under the wrong conference as the ballot had been set before he was traded. Had he garnered enough votes to make the team as a starter, he would have represented the conference he currently plays in.

by **Colin** on Mon Dec 27, 2004 7:49 pm

I remember there being a ruckus over Walker and Lafrentz. I think...

But if I recall correctly the NBA just said they would play for their new conference if they were voted in.

by **Matthew** on Mon Dec 27, 2004 8:03 pm

Walker and Lafrentz were traded in the offseason though...

by **Colin** on Mon Dec 27, 2004 8:17 pm

But the ballots had already been made since it's started ridiculously early. They weren't traded until September or something. The trade wasn't in NBA Live I remember that.

by **Matt** on Mon Dec 27, 2004 8:25 pm

hmm, as far as i remember i think that either Baker or Kemp (forget which one) was traded to an opposite conference but was selected for the Conference that he played for before being traded. The NBA let him play for his ex-conference.....not too sure though

by **Matthew** on Mon Dec 27, 2004 9:01 pm

No matt, thats not true. Both Kemp and Baker made the all star game, but for their current conferences. Kemp was actually a starter for the east.

by **Dogg** on Tue Dec 28, 2004 12:36 am

Amphatoast wrote:i think they become ineligible to play...i remember marbury got traded, i think he would of been a all star for the west last year

Ineligible to play...that would be the shittiest scenario

by **Matt** on Tue Dec 28, 2004 1:24 am

hmmm, i'll check into it later

by **Jing** on Tue Dec 28, 2004 8:04 am

but that would suck for the guy who gets kicked off once that new guy comes in

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