Yao Ming of the Houston Rockets and Kevin Garnett of the Minnesota Timberwolves lead all players in the Western Conference and Shaquille O?Neal of the Miami Heat and Vince Carter of the New Jersey Nets lead all players in the Eastern Conference in votes received after the second returns of the 2005 NBA All-Star Balloting program.

If the game was played today, starters would include Lebron James, Allen Iverson, Grant Hill, Vince Carter, and Shaquille O'Neal for the Eastern Conference vs Tracy McGrady, Kobe Bryant, Tim Duncan, Kevin Garnett, and Yao Ming for the Western Conference.