Carmelo Anthony jumps ahead of Andre Drummond for final East All-Star starter slot

The NBA has released the third returns on All-Star voting. Carmelo Anthony is the big winner, having moved to the East starting lineup. Meanwhile, Draymond Green is still holding on to a starting spot in the West, albeit by a slim margin.

Andre Drummond was the third frontcourt starter in the East in the second returns, but was closely followed by Anthony, who had just 5,000 fewer votes. Fans of the Knicks' forward have clearly increased their efforts to get him into the starting lineup, because Anthony is now ahead of Drummond by around 7,000 votes.

Green is still holding on to the final starting spot in the West after taking it from Blake Griffin last time. He's also increased his lead on Kawhi Leonard, who is now his closest competition for the slot.

Kobe Bryant, meanwhile, continues to have the most votes out of any player, which clearly shows that fans want to see him start an All-Star game for one final time before he retires at the end of the season.

The Cavaliers, Warriors and Thunder continue to have two starters each. Here are the starters for both conferences:

GUARD: Dwyane Wade, Heat

GUARD: Kyrie Irving, Cavaliers

FRONTCOURT: LeBron James, Cavaliers

FRONTCOURT: Paul George, Pacers

GUARD: Stephen Curry, Warriors

GUARD: Russell Westbrook, Thunder

FRONTCOURT: Kobe Bryant, Lakers

FRONTCOURT: Kevin Durant, Thunder

Carmelo & Draymond hold slim leads for starting spots in third returns of #NBAAllStarTO Voting presented by @Verizon pic.twitter.com/1KdQVhrYy8

— 2016 NBA All-Star (@NBAAllStar) January 14, 2016

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