On Thursday, the captains and starters for the 2018 NBA All-Star game at the Staples Center in Los Angeles were revealed with five players from both the Western Conference and the Eastern Conference selected.From the Eastern Conference, Cleveland Cavaliers' LeBron James received the most votes, while Golden State Warriors' Steph Curry received the most votes in the Western Conference. These two will be our team captains for the All-Star game on February 18.The two NBA icons will pick their teams from the pool of starters and reserves. Reserves will be selected by NBA head coaches and announced Tuesday, and the full team rosters will be announced January 25.As for the rest of the Eastern Conference, Milwaukee Bucks' Giannis Antetokounmpo, Philadelphia 76ers' Joel Embiid, Boston Celtics' Kyrie Irving, and Toronto Raptors' DeMar DeRozan were also selected as starters.In the Western Conference, Houston Rockets' James Harden, Golden State Warriors' Kevin Durant, and New Orleans Pelicans teammates Anthony Davis and DeMarcus Cousins were also selected as starters.This is looking like a very strong pool of players for Curry and James to pick their teams from, but that's not to say the whole All-Star voting process didn't produce a couple of surprises. Here are five strange takeaways from the 2018 NBA All-Star game voting.

Draymond Green misses out

Draymond Green of the Warriors missed out on a starting spot, but when you take a look at the voting, you can understand why. He finished second in fan voting in the Western Conference frontcourt category, but he finished in seventh and eighth in players and media voting respectively.

Considering he's one of the NBA's biggest trash-talkers, it comes as no surprise that Green isn't popular amongst his peers in the league, but this isn't going to bother him too much.

Manu Ginobili could have been an All-Star starter

Sometimes when Manu Ginobili plays for the San Antonio Spurs, it's easy to forget that he's actually 40-years-old, as his age doesn't affect his performance on the court. The guard finished only second behind Curry in fan voting in the Western Conference guard category.

Ultimately, he was never going to pip Harden for the second overall spot when it comes to player and media voting, but considering he's averaging nine points on 45 percent shooting, it's probably for the best.

Eight players most likely voted for themselves

Nerlens Noel, Gerald Green, Kentavious Caldwell-Pope, Mario Hezonja, Kosta Koufas, Cam Payne, Langston Galloway, and Luke Kennard. All of these players got exactly one all-star vote and it was most likely them voting for themselves.

There's nothing in the rules that says you can't do this. Many players do in fact do this, even the top ones. However, when a player who isn’t even getting rotation minutes this season gets a vote, you start to ask questions.

One player only received four fan votes

Mindaugas Kuzminskas played 68 games for the New York Knicks last season, but he was cut by the franchise in early November. Although he is technically still eligible, he only received four votes from the fans, the least amongst all players eligible. Go on social media and show him some love! He needs it!

Although Embiid received a starting spot, the 76ers star actually finished behind Knicks' Kristaps Porzingis in the player voting section of the All-Star voting. Embiid finished in fourth in player voting while Porzingis finished in third, but these scores flipped for fans and media voting.

This is likely because Embiid has rubbed a couple of players the wrong way on the court during the season, but they're not that far apart. Porzingis received 100 votes while Embiid got 94. Still, the fans and media's voting means Embiid is starting over Porzingis.