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Chapter 87 Let's Ask for a Subscription

The All-Star bench players are selected by those coaches, because the Pistons' record this season is currently ranked first in the league, so they have so many people selected for the All-Star.

Moreover, the results of the All-Star voting almost every year will cause countless criticisms.

For example, Steve Kerr publicly questioned that Yao Ming and Tracy McGrady were not eligible to be selected as this year's All-Stars because neither of them played much. Playoff competitiveness.

In particular, Yao Ming’s votes were so high that Cole said some bad things, thinking that Yao Ming was seriously overrated. What’s interesting is that in the original history, the Rockets had a bad record this season, and Houston made an overrated player vote On the ranking list, Yao Ming actually ranks "No. [-]"!
However, the late appearance allowed the Rockets to win a championship. Yao Ming also completed super-evolution within half a season, and his strength was visible to the naked eye by leaps and bounds. His soft shooting touch is his most powerful weapon.

At present, the domestic media is also at a climax, wishing that Yao Ming could completely suppress the confrontation with O'Neal in the All-Star Game, and it would be best if O'Neal could not score a point-it is simply unreasonable!
In the face of many doubts and domestic pressure, Yao Ming remained calm. In an interview before, he said that the All-Star Game is mainly about relaxation, and he will focus more on the regular season after the All-Star Game. , and strive to allow the team to get a good result.

The situation of the old driver is similar to that of Yao Ming. Although he has become the unshakable core of the Mavericks, he has not won the championship after all, and he has not even made it to the Western Conference Finals. Naturally, he needs to bear more doubts. With the support of hundreds of millions of Chinese fans, it is reasonable to lose the All-Star starter in the Western Conference.

Late comforted the old driver and expressed his recognition of his strength. While chatting happily, Paul Pierce came over with a glass of wine.

Pierce is a tough guy. In the early morning of September 2000, 9, he and his teammate Tony Batty went to a bar called "Buzz Club" in Boston to have fun. However, during the drinking process, they had an argument with a rap band in the bar.

Stimulated by the alcohol, the two sides started fighting, and the other party was very strong. One hit Pierce on the head with a glass bottle, and the other stabbed Pierce in the back with a knife. After the attack, they walked away.

Pierce was then taken to the hospital, where the examination revealed that Pierce had 11 stab wounds, one of which injured his lung.At this time, no one believed that Pierce would still be able to play in the future, but Pierce, who survived the catastrophe, miraculously recovered, returned to the Celtics training camp in less than a month, and finished the 1-2000 season healthy .

So being late to places like bars has always been a respectful distance.

"Hey! I'm late, Dirk, are you guys talking about the All-Stars? It just so happens that Shaq made a pretty good suggestion, are you interested in listening?"

Dirk Nowitzki immediately became interested and asked, "Oh? What's the proposal?"

"Shaq suggested that before the start of the main game tomorrow, our Eastern and Western stars will have a dance fight! Now they are arguing."

Nowitzki's emotional intelligence is not low, and he already guessed that Pierce was looking for an excuse to distract himself, and immediately said: "It's a very interesting proposal, let's talk first, and I'll go and see them."

As soon as Nowitzki left, Pierce said straight to the point: "Late, you are so smart, you should have guessed my purpose, are you interested in coming to the Celtics next season? My ability to hold the ball, you The off-ball style of play will make us a powerful combination that the entire league fears, and I know you value the academic atmosphere around the team. It just so happens that we have the top three universities in the United States, Harvard University, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Tufts University, and top institutes of life engineering, as long as you want, we can help you contact and cooperate with these top institutes and institutes."

It can be seen that Pierce has put in a lot of effort. He has already revealed to the media that he will join the team next season not only in terms of geographical location, but also in consideration of the surrounding academic atmosphere. Many teams have been excluded, and there are not many teams that can compete.

At present, the media widely believe that the Celtics are the team most likely to get late, because Boston is the teaching and medical research center in the United States, and the citizens here are the most educated in the United States.

However, Pierce was turned down late: "Sorry, I'm not very interested in the Celtics."

Pierce couldn't hide his disappointment, and asked in doubt: "Can you tell me the reason? I think the Celtics should be your best choice. As long as you are willing to join us, you are the boss of the team. Our entire team will To be your helper, the management is also very sincere, and we will try our best to meet all your requests."

Late just smiled: "Indeed, as you said, under normal circumstances, Boston is indeed the best choice. This team not only has a long history and glorious tradition, but the surrounding environment is also the most suitable for my choice. It's a pity that the Celtics' general manager is Danny Ainge, and I don't want to be swept away by him in the future."

"Just because of this?" Pierce said incredulously, "Please believe me, Angie will never do this. He is a very capable general manager."

Late shook his head resolutely. Although the NBA is an impersonal business league, Late's status will never allow himself to be kicked out by others.

Danny Ainge is a cold-blooded guy. Pierce dedicated everything to the Celtics, and in the end he was kicked away?

It is precisely because of Angie's cold blood that in the original history, no star is willing to go to the Celtics.

Pierce left a little disappointed, and then some star players from other teams came to invite late, almost all of them with the idea of ​​recruiting late.

Most of the latecomers chose to directly refuse. In fact, he himself has not considered which team he will go to next season. He needs to see the situation at that time.

This is not only his own choice, but also depends on the sincerity of other teams.

Being late really doesn't care about money. The patent of CDPPE alone is enough for him to live a luxurious life without worrying about food and clothing for the rest of his life.

But the rewards that should be paid on the court cannot be regressed.

This is because the high salary brings not only the improvement of personal interests, but also the affirmation of his strength by the team and the guarantee of his status.

The other players on the other side were laughing and playing lively.

After playing for more than an hour, it was already midnight, and everyone was full of wine and food. McGrady, with a smoky drunkenness, hugged the late shoulders and pushed him into the middle of the stars: "Everyone, this year is held in Houston. Late is my good brother, I hope everyone can help him get an MVP!"

"No problem!" McGrady's friend Kobe was the first to respond.

In fact, in the NBA circle, there are some default rules. For example, in the All-Star Game, the MVP will generally be given to the home star.

Everyone thought McGrady would want this All-Star MVP at first, but he pushed it out late, which was a bit unexpected.

Iverson said dissatisfiedly on the side: "If you want AMVP, you have to beat us in the East first!"

"Yes! Our eastern players will not give in. You have to show your full strength. Coach Sanders said that he will treat this All-Star game as a regular game. If you want to win, don't So easy." LeBron James chimed in.

He was selected as an All-Star for the second time. He entered the NBA with the aura of the number one high school student in the United States. In fact, he has always been worried that he was not selected as an All-Star in his rookie season. Every now and then, he would mention it, saying it was a kind of encouragement to him.

James is a very smart person with a high emotional intelligence and has a good relationship with all the players.

However, he is one of the few players who has not revealed his intention to recruit lately-he is still young, believes that he can continue to make progress, and does not want to find himself a teammate who may threaten his status.

When McGrady heard what James said, he patted Late on the shoulder with a smile: "Hey! Brother, they want to fight us for real. Show your real skills tomorrow, and we will all pass the ball to you."

Late shrugged: "Let me get the AMVP, I have no problem, but what about you?"

McGrady squinted his eyes and smiled: "It would be great if I could win the FMVP. Even if I don't, as long as I can taste the taste of the championship again, even if I don't have all other honors, I will be satisfied."

Basically in every All-Star game, players who intend to compete for AMVP will greet their teammates first. Being late has a special status. There was no bloody incident where Jordan was selected for the first time in the All-Star and was excluded by his teammates. Instead, Kevin added Nate bowed his head and admitted his mistake, so naturally no one would raise objections to his bid for AMVP.

It was not until after one o'clock that everyone returned to the hotel to rest.

Before the start of the All-Star Game the next day, something interesting happened.

Billups never refused to be interviewed before the game. In 99, he broke this practice. As a result, he was seriously injured in that game. Since then, Billups has insisted on not speaking before the game.

But this time he was selected as an All-Star, when reporters interviewed him, Billups spoke because of the money: "If you don't speak up, you will be fined!" When facing media reporters, he said, "This is a bit surreal, buddy , but being selected as an All-Star is a dream come true. I am always excited and hope to perform well today.”

(End of this chapter)