The NBA All-Star Game is a little more than a month away. If we’re keeping it :100:, the campaign for teams to get their players into the All-Star Game is just as competitive as the events themselves. To stand out, you need to be creative as hell, awesome, and original.
The most outlandish NBA All-Star campaigns, ranked
Most are amazing. One ... not so much.
Many campaigns fly, but some fly higher than others. With less than a week to go in All-Star fan voting, we decided to take stock of these efforts. Welcome to the first annual #NBAVOTE tweet-point shootout.
6. Oh Bojan
This isn’t Bojan Bogdanovic’s fault. It’s the fault of whoever forgot to say “Cheese!” This is like when your friend asks you to take a photo, you take like 20 and they put the saddest one up on Instagram. I know this because Bojan has a pretty lit Instagram account.
Creativity: 0 out of 5
Difficulty: 1 out of 5
Look how sad he looks. LOOK AT HIM. LOOK AT HIM! -5
TOTAL SCORE: -4 out of 10
5. DeMarcus Cousins
This was an extremely clever tweet from the Kings because they were aware of the “one name per tweet rule.” Imagine how many All-Star votes go by the wayside because they decide to put more than one name in the tweet. Reading directions would save a lot of All-Star votes and accidents that involve microwaves. Read.
Creativity: 3 out of 5
Difficulty: 2.5 out of 5
Fitting that tweet in the character limit +0.5
Going the extra mile ... sort of: + 0.5
TOTAL SCORE: 6.5 out of 10
4. Isaiah of House Thomas
As someone that wishes for a live-action Game Of Thrones/NBA crossover, this campaign holds a special place in my heart. Don’t ask me about casting, because the only thing I have is Tim Duncan as Lord Varys. Feel free to help me out with this because I’m open to casting changes.
Creativity: 4.5 out of 5
Difficulty: 3 out of 5
Game Of Thrones reference? +10
TOTAL SCORE: 17.5 out of 10
3. James Harden with the dance moves
I’ve been trying to do this choreography for weeks, so for James Harden to be able to master it while balancing the tasks of the NBA should be something MVP voters consider.
Creativity: 2.5 out of 5
Difficulty: 4 out of 5 (Trust me on this one)
Dance moves +13
Caps Lock +1
TOTAL SCORE: 20.5 out of 10
2. Shirley Temples for all!
Where my drink at?!
Creativity: 3.5 out of 5
Difficulty: 2 out of 5
Presence of Joel Embiid +76
No GIF of Joel Embiid drinking a Shirley Temple: ...
... close enough.
TOTAL SCORE: 81.5 out of 10
1. The Adventures of Walker Charlotte Ranger
“Kofie, did you really watch all of the videos on that web-” YES OF COURSE. This video series needs to get picked up on both Netflix and Hulu.
I’m a huge fan of the plot. They do their own stunts, and there’s a Frank Kaminsky cameo. Seriously, I need new shows to watch on Netflix because they took Psych off.
Creativity: 5 out of 5
Difficulty: 5 out of 5
THERE IS A WHOLE WEBSITE DEDICATED TO THE CAUSE. +50 www.walkercharlotteranger.com
THERE ARE VIDEOS OF KEMBA IN A COWBOY HAT CROSSING OVER PEOPLE +300
TOTAL: 360 out of 10
BONUS
Birth Certificate or it didn’t happen.
Creativity: 2 out of 5
Difficulty: 3 out of 5
If it’s real ? +500
If it’s not real? DQ
Support of team +50
TOTAL SCORE: Pending. This better be real.
