Eastern Conference guards found the competition less fierce with McGrady's departure.
Only Allen Iverson counted as a "Superstar" for this position, with others trailing far behind in popularity, even Jason Kidd compared to Allen Iverson.
But this year the Philadelphia 76ers' record wasn't good, currently sitting in seventh place in the Eastern Conference.
Allen Iverson had led the team to the Finals before, he wasn't a "New Star" anymore, and everyone had higher expectations for the regular-season MVP, including the Philly fans.
If Su Wan remembered correctly, in this year's original vote count, although Allen Iverson was still the Eastern Conference starter, he had 100,000 fewer votes than LeBron.
But now, after the first round of results, he found that Allen Iverson, in second place, had 30,000 more votes than LeBron James in third.
It was a good start, but not the result.
The outcome would need three more rounds of voting to be determined.
