Barangay Ginebra truly is the most adored team in the Philippine Basketball Association.
It showed after the tandem of Japeth Aguilar and Scottie Thompson are hot off the gates, leading the initial balloting for fan votes for the 2024 PBA All-Star game in Bacolod.
Coming in as No. 1 is Aguilar who has tallied a total of 24,372 votes since balloting procedure began last 3 December.
Thompson is running second with 17,328 votes.
Last year in Iloilo, Aguilar and Thompson also emerged as the top fan favorites which earned them the right to captain the two teams in Passi City.
Team Japeth prevailed over Team Scottie, 140-136 in that edition.
Three more Barangay Ginebra players made it to the Top 5 list with Christian Standhardinger (15,400), LA Tenorio (15,390) and Jamie Malonzo (15,014).
Seven-time MVP June Mar Fajardo of San Miguel broke the Gin Kings’ domination when he barged into No. 6 (14,912).
Still two more Kings occupy key spots namely Maverick Ahanmisi (13,654) and Stanley Pringle (13,216).
San Miguel’s CJ Perez (11,432), and Arvin Tolentino of Northport (11,092) came in next.
Twenty-four players will be named through fan selection. But the rest of the team members will be determined by the media and the two coaches.
Tim Cone of Barangay Ginebra tops the list with 28,110 followed by Yeng Guiao of Rain or Shine with 11,494 in the coaching tally.
Chito Victolero of Magnolia (7,180), TNT’s Jojo Lastimosa (3,572), and San Miguel’s Jorge Gallent (3,348) follow suit.
