Chapter 884 All-Stars and Trade Deadline

"Win! The first-grade team defeated the second-grade team!" Isaiah Thomas, who acted as the commentator, couldn't believe this scene at all!

First-Year Elite 97: 91 Second-Year Star Team.

The first-year rookie wins!

How many years!

Ever since Kobe led the 1996 golden generation to defeat a second-year team, there has never been another time when a first-year player can defeat a second-year team in the Rookie Challenge!

And this year!

03 Platinum Generation!

Do it again!

Little Emperor James scored 27 points, 14 rebounds, 8 assists, 2 steals, 1 block and 4 turnovers! Win the MVP!

Dwyane Wade scored 21 points, 4 rebounds, 5 assists, 6 steals, 2 blocks and 2 turnovers!

Anthony scored 15 points and 8 rebounds.

Even the second-year team member Yao Ming scored 25 points, 13 rebounds, 8 assists, 4 blocks and 2 turnovers, but there was still no way to stop the terrifying impact of the 2003 rookie!

"It's so strong! This year's rookie class is the strongest since 1996!"

"James, Wade, and Anthony are all All-Star players! It's only a matter of time before they are selected as All-Stars!"

"And don't forget that James is only 18 years old!"

"Wade and Anthony are also core members of the first team in the West and the first team in the East!"

"I'm already looking forward to the future 03 generation that will bring about earth-shaking changes to the league!"

Yao Ming shook his head.

Tried my best.

But James and Wade are too fierce.

Jay Williams was a little dumbfounded, too.

He feels that he is already a very talented rising star in the league.

But seeing James and Wade playing ball, he found that his age was like a dog!

The little bully Stoudemire curled his lips on the sidelines, so Nene would start. If not, he felt that he was completely worthy of this rookie called the Little Emperor!

"Dwayne, you played well." James gave Wade a hug.

"LeBron, congratulations on winning the Rookie Challenge MVP." Wade hammered his good brother's chest.

Anthony squinted (﹁﹁)~.

show!

Just keep showing off!

"James and Wade match up well." This year's Eastern Conference All-Star coach, Pat Riley, also came to Los Angeles. After watching the game in the hotel, he couldn't help but admire James.

Regardless of the fact that the Heat's current lineup is still the traditional 1 inside and 4 outside, the Sharks IN-OUT system.

Pat Riley has a dream in his mind, which is a 5-forward tactic.

And James is undoubtedly the most suitable core of this tactic.

Paired with Wade, you get an athletic big man who can shoot.

Finally, with a few role players, a dynasty system appears!

Pat Riley knows that James is not for sale by Cavaliers owner Gilbert, but no one can say what will happen in the future.

O'Neal can get the Cavaliers, why doesn't James have a chance?

As long as the Heat win the championship this year, they will immediately attract the attention of a large number of players.

What follows is a virtuous cycle. Even if O'Neal, Malone, Eddie Jones and others age, the Heat will never stop playing.

The premise of everything is to win the championship this year.

There is a champion!

This Heat has a bright future!

All-Star Eastern Conference locker room.

"YOYO~ Yes, he's by my side." Shaquille O'Neal raised his sneakers, pulled out an antenna and put it to his ear.

Other players in the East watched the Shaq play tricks.

"Allen, it's for you." O'Neal handed the sneakers to Iverson.

Iverson took the sneakers with a confused look, but there was actually a sound coming from inside.

"OH, ITS REAL MAN." Iverson muttered, and the other players in the locker room laughed.

Although O'Neal is childish, he is still very funny.

This is the first time in many years that O'Neal has become an Eastern Conference All-Star again.

Of the players sitting here, except for Eddie Jones, none of O'Neal has ever been a teammate.

But O'Neal quickly got involved with them and became familiar with them.

O'Neal's little idea is simple.

As an insider, you must rely on outside teammates to pass the ball to perform well.

This year, O'Neal is heading for the Grand Slam.

AMVP, MVP, FMVP.

O'Neal wanted to take them all.

This year, in the Heat, O'Neal does have the strength and qualifications to compete for these honors.

"WELCOME TO NBA ALL-STAR!!!" The Lakers' DJ roared as players from both sides appeared.

West starting lineup: Kobe Bryant, Vince Carter, Kevin Garnett, Tim Duncan, Yao Ming.

Eastern Conference starters: Allen Iverson, Penny Hardaway, Tracy McGrady, LeBron James, Shaquille O'Neal.

"LeBron James! Rookie Challenge MVP, another high school student directly selected as an NBA All-Star starter after Kobe."

James is highlighted!

The Cleveland game itself does not attract much attention, and there are relatively few live events in the United States.

James' popularity is very strong in Cleveland, but it is always because of the team.

Stern’s godson!

This time, Stern specially introduced James to the world on the much-anticipated stage of the All-Stars!

Since the All-Star Game began in the 1990s, Jordan and Kobe Bryant have turned this performance game into a game where all players are scrambling to win.

Everyone is really fighting!

This is also why the value of AMVP is so high in this era.

excited!

James gasped, feeling excited from within!

This is his first time appearing on such a big stage!

His opponents are some of the best players on the planet.

And Kobe!

Also appeared opposite him!

"Calm down, rookie." Tracy McGrady smiled slightly.

He can understand James' excitement, after all, he has come through this step by step.

James took a long breath and calmed down.

"Is it necessary to jump the ball?" O'Neal asked Yao Ming arrogantly.

"Damn fat guy, why don't you let me dance with you?" Garnett was unhappy.

O'Neill fell silent.

When he was young and underweight, his jumping was far inferior to Garnett's.

Let alone now.

The game starts soon.

This year's All-Star starting lineup is very similar to last year's.

Except for James, who is a new face, the other players remain unchanged.

McGrady took the lead and hit consecutive three-pointers.

McGrady also wants to get honors this year!

McGrady is already 24 years old and has entered his prime just like Kobe.

This is an age when many super giants are beginning to reap honors, especially last year's Finals, which completely transformed McGrady.

Facing Garnett's defense, McGrady hit consecutive three-pointers!

On the Western side, Duncan was still weak and was quickly replaced.

Nash comes on!

Nash, Kobe, Carter, Garnett, Yao Ming!

This lineup is starting to show its strength!

"Cousin! I want to win this AMVP!" McGrady said to Carter in a cold tone.

"Then get it based on your ability." Carter smiled slightly.

Confrontation between cousins!

They are the greatest swingmen of this era!

At the same time, their popularity is also the most top-notch in this era!

McGrady's offense has risen to a new level again this season!

His strong shooting ability is even stronger!

confidence!

decisive!

And Carter's defense can only be considered good.

In the end, McGrady had the upper hand in singles.

And Carter, guided by Nash, contributed several amazing dunks!

The fans in Los Angeles are cheering crazily!

Over in the East, everyone is letting Tracy McGrady play!

Except O'Neal.

O'Neal really wants to win AMVP.

But the ball is in the hands of Iverson, Penny, and McGrady.

Pence and McGrady are on the same team. Seeing that his teammates have such a strong desire to attack, Pence is of course willing to pass the ball.

And Iverson is not a defender who is good at passing the ball inside.

O'Neal himself does not have much ball rights, and he is still defended by Yao Ming and Garnett.

And the other side! The Western Conference's offense is booming!

Nash threads the needle!

Kobe Carter takes turns hitting three-pointers!

Garnett and Yao Ming's interior defense complement each other, one guarding the basket and the other sweeping the free throw line area.

O'Neal doesn't have a good way to score.

On the contrary, McGrady played very resolutely in this game!

Facing his cousin Carter, McGrady still scored continuously and scored difficult goals.

Tracy McGrady and O'Neal are frantically competing for AMVP!

The Western Conference is playing very unitedly.

Kobe's style of play is still the same as that of the Lakers, directly assisting Nash without the ball.

This also allowed the Son of the Wind to perform the most wonderfully!

Nash didn't think about competing for MVP.

He just passes the ball!

Thread the needle!

Exactly what the Lakers did.

With the presence of Kobe and Yao Ming, and the addition of Carter Garnett, this team has simply become an extremely enhanced version of the Lakers!

The west side has been suppressing the east side!

After coming on as a substitute, the situation was somewhat reversed.

Arenas was very excited and hit Ginobili several times in a row.

The general is showing off for the first time!

Then came the revolving door, with more than twenty of the world's most powerful players performing wonderfully on the court one after another.

In the fourth quarter, McGrady suddenly felt good!

A series of attacks directly tied the score!

The game was tense for a while, but in the end Nash stood up and hit two consecutive three-pointers to kill the game.

Son of the wind!

The final game ended, West 151:147 East!

The Western Conference narrowly won by 4 points!

Steve Nash scored 21 points, 17 assists, 3 steals and 2 turnovers, and was successfully elected as AMVP.

McGrady scored 35+7 in the air.

O'Neal is invisible. The combination of Yao Ming and Garnett is too restrained!

"Incredible! From a nobody, Steve Nash has grown into the most shining star on the All-Star stage!" Isaiah Thomas, who acted as commentator, still couldn't believe it.

As one of the greatest point guards in the NBA. The Smiling Assassin knows what it's like to play in the league as a point guard.

Nash's passing is no worse than that of a peak magician.

Maybe stronger!

Because it is undeniable that Magic partly relies on his physical advantages to create opportunities and then pass the ball.

And Nash relied entirely on his own sense of passing!

A white man can become the star of all stars in a star-studded All-Stars!

This achievement makes Isaiah Thomas admire him!

Nash held the AMVP trophy high and was in a daze for a moment.

Kobe Bryant on the sidelines was applauding vigorously.

O'Neal walked away angrily. He only scored 15 points in this game.

Nowitzki looked complicated.

Los Angeles fans chanted their names.

Nash closed his eyes and took this moment to heart.

The Los Angeles All-Stars came to a successful conclusion.

In the end, a Lakers player won the AMVP award, but it was not Kobe.

After so many years, the Lakers finally have a guard who can win honors besides Kobe!

Kobe + Nash!

It has been hailed as the strongest guard duo in the league!

The slam dunk contest was won by Fred Jones.

Not many people paid attention to this year's slam dunk contest.

The three-point contest is won by a former Heat player, this year's Nuggets guard Woshan Leonard.

A happy ending!

With the All-Star Game over, the next step is the trade deadline and the sprint for the second half of the league's season.

Generally speaking, the years around the big year of the draft will be big years.

This year is no different.

Many teams have already set their sights on next year's rookies and have begun their journey of ruining them.

The competition this year is so fierce that it is basically impossible to emerge as a dark horse.

Next year, there will be power forward Howard who has the template of Garnett, Jordan disciple Chris Paul, the next Duncan Emeka Okafor and others.

After seeing the miraculous performances of the rookies in the past two years, many people believe that the next golden era is coming.

And the players who join the league next will become the mainstay of the next era!

Since winning the championship now, even reaching the playoffs is very difficult.

So why not mess it up and get some team building blocks?

"Coach, is there anything we need to adjust?" In Los Angeles, Magic convened a meeting with the team's coaching staff and Kobe.

D'Antoni scratched his head.

This team should be the most perfect team he has ever seen.

Where to adjust?

There should be none.

Other coaches also stated one by one that there is no problem with the team's lineup.

Perfect!

This team is the most perfect team of this era.

Adjustment! ?

unnecessary!

What they have to do next is to ensure that the team does not suffer large-scale injuries and pursue victory as much as possible. The next step is the finals.

Even the Lakers coaching staff did not expect that the Lakers would return to the championship so quickly.

Magic even believes that the Lakers will adjust after two seasons until rookies such as Yao Ming and Anthony are fully mature.

And these Lakers players are growing up much faster than they imagined!

The help of Kobe and Nash played a big role.

Kobe's strict supervision and Nash's feeding during the game allowed the players to quickly integrate into the system.

Now, they can start thinking about the final sprint of the season!

70 wins!

The Lakers coaching staff did not deliberately pursue it.

But if we can win 70 games without injuries, that would be great.

This year's trade deadline seems a bit uneventful.

No rumors, no scandals.

This is because this summer, most teams have completed their formation and there is not much room for adjustment.

Even if you want to adjust.

Championship teams want players they can't afford to give weak teams the bargaining chips they need.

The star has no urgent desire to leave the team.

It ended up being just a swap between a few role players.

The league has entered the second half of the schedule!