"NBA Eastern Conference coaches voted Hawks guard Joe Johnson and center Al Horford to the All-Star team, the league announced tonight.

The Hawks last had two All-Stars in the same year in 1998, when Dikembe Mutombo and Steve

Smith both made the team.

It's the fourth straight All-Star selection for Johnson but the first for Horford. The Hawks selected Horford with the No. 3 overall pick in the 2007 draft out of Florida and he's already an All-Star at age 23.

"It's like a dream come true for me," he said. "When you're playing basketball as a kid, you envision yourself making it to the NBA. And once you make it to this level, you work so hard to get to an All- Star level.

"It's just a blessing for me to take part in this game."

Johnson, 28, is the first Hawks player to reach four consecutive All-Star games since Mutombo from 1997-2001 (the game wasn't played in 1999 due to the lockout). The Hawks acquired Johnson in a trade with Phoenix in August 2005.

"It means a lot to me to be selected as an All-Star again," Johnson said. "It's really a tribute to the Atlanta Hawks organization, and my teammates and coaches. I've put in a lot of hard work over the years, and over the summers, and it's always nice to see it pay off.""