The invincible kryptonite of basketball

This year Butler didn't make the All-Star and didn't participate in the individual events. The rest of Irving, Thompson and Walker all came.

A bar, a box, a few cases of beer, a group of people.

The scale and routine of their gathering are completely comparable to those of the Four Heroes of the Wind and Dust.

Walker was in the best mood at the party. In addition to being selected as an All-Star for the first time in his career, he also revealed that his girlfriend was pregnant.

It's the waitress Jilly I met by accident at the party last year.

Walker hasn't been in a relationship for more than 20 years, but after falling in love, he can handle things much faster than someone.

"This kind of good news cannot be celebrated without a bottle of whiskey."

Bojan can really talk and is not stage-frightened. His words caused both Irving and Thompson to burst into laughter.

A well-spoken person is welcome everywhere.

Originally, Tang Tian brought Davis and Jokic to let them meet his brother, but now it seems that Bo Yang seized the opportunity first.

Jokic and Dinwiddie didn't drink much because of the game tomorrow, and everyone else ended up drunk.

After getting drunk, Owen dragged Tang Tian to complain about his life in Cleveland in the hallway.

From the team leader to the second child, you need to be ready to be sprayed by fans at any time.

Especially in the period before the All-Star Game, Blatt was precarious, and his pressure was unprecedented.

He failed to prove himself when leading the team as a rookie, and now he really wants to find a place to prove himself again.

Last year, Tang Tian had already listened to Owen's complaints, but this year it was just to a greater extent.

Tang Tian still persuaded Irving to adjust his mentality. Now Irving and the Cavaliers still have a full three-year contract. Playing well within the contract is a player's professional performance.

After a night of hangover, the All-Star Game kicked off the next day.

Last year, Tang Tian originally planned to participate in Shooting Star this year, but because he didn't have a krypton gold ultra-long three-pointer, he didn't participate this year.

And this year Xiao Hua reformed the All-Star again, and the shooting star was also cancelled. Bosh's three consecutive championships in this individual event became a swan song.

On the first day of the All-Star Weekend, the rookie game is the highlight, but this year's Masters game is also a bit interesting for Tang Tian.

For the first time in this year's Masters, there were Chinese people, and wyf was the first Chinese to appear on the field.

Tang Tian's understanding of wyf is only limited to skr, which is a big man in the rap industry who can compete with Ci Shiping.

However, compared with the future NBA ambassador cxk and the iconic chicken you are too beautiful, he doesn't have that much aversion to wyf.

Moreover, wyf's basketball level is relatively good among artists, and it is also a honor for the Chinese to participate in the Masters.

Wyf is indeed very sensible, seeing Tang Tian running over to take a group photo on his own initiative.

Tang Tian's current influence is not comparable to that of an artist of his level.

wyf started in his debut in the Masters, and finally scored 6 points and 7 rebounds. His performance was not bad.

The Masters Tournament is just a warm-up, and the highlight of the day is the Rookie Tournament.

This year, like last year, it is still divided into the international team and the US team.

Jokic is a Serbian, and Bojan is a Bosnian. The two were also teammates in the rookie game, and both started.

Bojan has been hot on the outside of the Pelicans this season. So far, he has averaged 47.5% of his three-pointers per game, which is the highest in his career and ranks second in the league, second only to Kyle Korver of the Hawks.

This year's rookie game was not very confrontational, and it became his special performance. He almost shot every shot from the outside.

After the whole game, he scored 9 three-pointers and scored 27 points.

But the most eye-catching performance in the audience was not him, but Jokic.

Jokic has grown rapidly in the Pelicans, and his strength is completely beyond the ranks of others.

He slammed the opposite Towns, and he blossomed both inside and outside. Not only did he score the highest in the team, he also got a triple-double of 30 points, 13 rebounds and 10 assists.

After helping the international team defeat the US team, he was also elected the MVP of this year's rookie game without any suspense.

"This stage can no longer accommodate him."

Brin said with a smile in the commentary booth.

The implication of this sentence is that Jokic will be able to enter the All-Star Game next year.

Jokic is only a rookie selected by the Pelicans in the last round of the first round. Now that he is playing like this, it can only be said that the Pelicans' vision was really vicious.

The first day of the game was over, and besides watching the game, Tang Tian took his wife and children to visit Toronto.

When he returned to the hotel after a day of playing, he received a call from Dempsey.

"What do you think of Lance Stephenson?"

Chapter 778 Tang Tian's Son Wins the Championship (Second Update!)

This time of year is also the time when trading rumors are frequent.

The players ushered in a rare All-Star weekend break, but the general managers are the busiest at this time.

Demps asked Tang Tian how Lance Stephenson was. The implication of this sentence was also obvious, which was to ask if he was going to be traded.

Stephenson is a second-round pick. He played in the Pacers and became an all-around guard. In the 13-14 season, he got the most triple-doubles (5 times) in the league.

But later, because of differences with the Pacers on the salary of the contract extension, he finally left Charlotte, and then moved to multiple teams.

In the three-man trade involving Paul last summer, he ended up going to the Clippers.

Stephenson has personal strength, which has been proven during the Pacers period, but his character is a big problem.

In other words, he is JaVale McGee on the back line.

He doesn't have McGee's attention deficit disease, but he will always do some inexplicable things on the court that even hurt the team.

When he was in the Pacers, he once untied the opponent's shoelace during the free throw, and even made such a behavior as blowing into James' ear.

It's nonsensical, unreasonable, and even a headache for the team.

The head coach of the Clippers is Rivers, and he obviously doesn't like such players.

This season he has an annual salary of 900 million, but his average playing time is only about 15 minutes per game.

Not only was he unable to become a starter behind Pierce and Redick, he was even squeezed out of the rotation by Wesley Johnson before the All-Star Game.

It's no surprise that the Clippers put him on the shelf.

As for the Pelicans, Morrow's state has continued to slump this season.

Even in the game where Ariza and Tang Tian were absent, he failed to seize the opportunity, and being traded was a certainty.

In other words, the current performance of Stephenson and Morrow are both standard junk contracts.

It is not surprising that rubbish contracts are exchanged for rubbish contracts.

Morrow signed a 3-year 900 million contract with the Pelicans. This is the second year, that is to say, he still has a 600 million guaranteed contract.

The three-year 3 million contract Stephenson signed with the Hornets was also the second year, but because the third year is a team option, there is actually a guaranteed contract of 2750 million left.

600 million for 900 million, the Pelicans need to send a special case of the transaction, the Clippers may catch a second round, this is what the two sides are currently negotiating.

Cousins ​​is an angel and a devil on one side, and Stephenson's situation is similar, so this is why Dempsey asked Tang Tian for his opinion.

"What's Brad and Mike's opinion?"

Tang Tian didn't give any advice immediately, but asked the coaching staff what they meant.

In fact, he is more enthusiastic about signing contracts, but he doesn't want to participate too much in transactions.

Because he is now a player himself, he has a deeper understanding of the feeling of a player being traded.

"Brad supported the change, and Mike was very bullish on the deal, saying Stephenson would help a lot in the playoffs."

Morrow's downturn is not something that happened in a day or two. Stevens also did a lot of work on and off the field, but the situation has not changed.

As for what Brown said, it makes sense. Although Stephenson sometimes has a bad mind, he is very hardworking on the court and is a player with mental attributes similar to Green.

"My opinion is the same as that of the coaching staff."

Tang Tian finally spoke.

The management wanted a change, and the coaching staff agreed, so he had no reason to object.

And Brown's words reminded him that if the Pelicans really have a chance to reach the finals and play against the Cavaliers at that time, Stephenson will play a greater role.

After talking on the phone with Dempsey, Tang Tian continued to tease his two sons.

This All-Star Weekend, he mainly came to play with his two sons, and this cannot be changed.

The second day of the All-Star Weekend is an individual event.

Shooting Star was cancelled, but all the remaining individual events were retained.

It is worth mentioning that Isaiah Thomas left Toronto yesterday because of personal emergencies, and Dinwiddie temporarily replaced him.

Tang Tian and Olsen took their two sons to the Canadian Airline Center Gymnasium.

Yesterday's Celebrity and Rookie matches were held in the side hall, and this was the first time they brought their son to the media.

They also attracted the attention of many media reporters.

In the skill challenge that started first, Dinwiddie stood up and greeted Tang Tian in the front row.

This year's Skills Challenge was revamped again, with big men appearing in the event for the first time.

The four big men Cousins, Draymond Green, Anthony Davis, and Towns became the first batch of big men to participate.

And Beverly, Dinwiddie, CJ McCollum and Jordan Clarkson formed the small group.

One-to-one PK in the big and small groups, and finally the respective champions will have a final PK to determine the final champion.

Since Xiao Hua took office, he has been committed to various reforms, turning tricks to attract the attention of fans.

Many of these reforms have proved useless or even negative, but some reforms have worked.

For example, the Skills Challenge, this event was never considered to be related to big men, but with the advent of the small ball era, such a duel has become possible.

And the fans are also very much looking forward to the scene where big and small players compete on the same stage.

The big and small groups alternate in order, starting with Jokic and Green first, followed by Beverly and Dinwiddie, and so on.

In the end, after some fighting within the team, Towns defeated Davis and Green successively and became the champion of the big man group.

The results of the small group were surprising. Dinwiddie narrowly beat Beverly in the first round and McCollum in the second round, standing out from the small group.

There is a lot of luck in his killing, but luck is also part of strength.

The final was between Towns and Dinwiddie, and there were constant cheers on the scene. The direct PK between the big and small players they were looking forward to finally came.

The whistle sounded and the game began. Dinwiddie took advantage of his speed to pass obstacles and pass the ball in one go, and quickly left Towns behind.

But when it was time for the final sprint, Downs took big strides and was about to catch up.

In the final three-pointer, Dinwiddie missed his first shot, and Towns completed the reversal after picking up the ball, killing with one hit.

In the end, Towns defeated Dinwiddie and won the championship of the Skills Challenge.

This is also the first time a big player has won this individual event.

There were endless cheers at the scene. Before the game, no one thought that the big man would win in the end.

This made them pay more attention to the future of this event.

"Towns, look, Downs has won the championship!"

Olsen on the side waved the hand of his younger brother Downs and said loudly.

Tang Tian was taken aback when he heard this, and then couldn't help laughing.

He didn't pay much attention when he named it. Now that I think about it, Downs pronounced the same sound as Downs on the field.

Does this mean that his son changed his direction to win the championship just 2 months after he was born?

Chapter 779 Tang Tian's Touch Can Be Borrowed (Third Update!)