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Chapter 127: Chapter 124: The Brambles in the West

Emeka Okafor looked at the voting situation in the east, wanting to cry but not crying.

Because among the top seven frontcourt players in the Eastern Conference voting, he didn't find his name at all.

Former No. [-] in the East: ? ? ?

What's wrong?

The results of the first round of voting are ranked as follows. In the frontcourt of the Eastern Conference, Jamison ranked seventh, Pierce sixth, Artest fifth, Jermaine O'Neill fourth, Hill, who returned from injury, third, and popular player Carter second.

To be honest, so far, this list is actually pretty normal.

Except Artest's fifth is a bit surprising, the rest of Okafor thinks it is acceptable.

Well, God knows how much Okafor looks down on Tai.

What really broke Okafor was Wayne, who ranked first in the frontcourt of the Eastern Conference!

"Is it so much worse?" Okafor was stunned. Although he knew that Wayne would definitely get a bonus from the Chinese market, he really didn't expect the number of votes to be so exaggerated.

Yao Ming was able to play as an All-Star starter in his rookie year, and he was the No. [-] pick in the draft.Moreover, he can be regarded as the first Chinese player who has made a name for himself in the NBA, and it is normal to have bonuses.

But what about Wayne?

He is just a No. 12 rookie, and Yao Mingzhuyu is already in front at this time.

Logically speaking, the shock that Wayne brought to people shouldn't be that great.

In the end, I didn't make it to the top seven, and he actually got the first place directly?

Even Hill and Carter, the two former vote harvesters, were crushed by him?

It's so outrageous.

Okafor was dizzy and nearly passed out.

I have 14 consecutive double-doubles. Hey, I averaged 14+10 per game. I had the most double-doubles in 04!

In fact, playing in Charlotte, few people may not know how Okafor is playing

A year ago, as the brightest star of the university, he had ignored Wayne.

"Wayne? A three-point shooter, about the same as Villanueva."

And a year later, Wayne punched him hard.

When he was in college, he was called Mr. Perfect, which represented Okafor's excellent character and learning. He was a good idol and a model for young people, so he was naturally very popular.

But in the NBA period, he was still called Mr. Perfect, which means that Okafor is easy to bully, has no domineering, no leadership qualities, no memory points, no attention, no personality, no

Nothing!

Indeed, on the court, Wayne did not shock the Chinese fans that much.

Although he played well and was very gratifying, it was indeed not yet shocking.

But in the martial arts arena, Wayne left a deep impression on the Chinese fans!

Seeing Yao Ming being bullied for so long in the NBA, everyone felt aggrieved.

Although there was such a famous scene as the boss of Fu stepped forward to help Yao Ming, Yao Ming was still bullied after all.

Now finally there is a person who dares to bully back and is indeed capable of bullying back. Chinese fans are very appreciative.

Wayne's popularity in China is so high that he may not even be able to imagine it.

Really echoed Artest's words: "Playing ball and fighting, at least you have to win."

Of course, one thing that cannot be ignored is that Wayne's popularity in the United States is not low.

According to the voting rules, fans can vote for two players at a time in the backcourt and frontcourt.

So do you think Indian City fans will vote for Wayne + Jermaine O'Neill, or Artest + Jermaine O'Neill?

Thinking of it this way, Yasuko, who is being targeted everywhere, seems a bit pathetic.

So at this moment, looking at the voting results, besides Okafor, Artest is probably the saddest one.

"I'm the best defensive player best defensive player"

No way, American fans did it too.

In this vote, Wayne is not only the first in the frontcourt, but also the player with the second most votes in the Eastern Conference after O'Neal.

Of course, Chairman Yao was even more powerful. Once again, he directly became the top voter in the first round.

That's right, again.

If Wayne remembers correctly, this time in 2005, Chairman Yao's status as the vote king should last until the end of the voting.

Shaq: "When I was in the West, you robbed me of starting, and when I got to the East, you will rob me of the vote. Obviously, we don't play like this."

Although in the total vote list, Wayne failed to enter the top three.

But as a first-year rookie and an international player, Wayne's votes are already quite exaggerated.

After the voting results came out, it naturally caused some controversy.

In addition to once again lamenting the strength of the mysterious oriental power, the American people are also somewhat jealous.

After all, Wayne's current average of 16.2 points, 7.2 rebounds, 3.8 assists and 1.3 blocks per game is not considered top of the league.

It's the same as Yao Ming's 13+8 but beat Shaq back then.

Some people are skeptical that Wayne is worthy of the starting All-Star forward position in the Eastern Conference.

But the strange thing is that most of these jealous fans are not fans of the eastern team, but fans of the western team.

Phoenix fans: "Stoudemire may not be the starting forward of the All-Star, but Wayne can be? In terms of statistics, Stoudemire has completely blown Wayne!"

Timberwolves fans: "His votes almost caught up with my hard tee, how is this possible!?"

Mavericks fans: "They are all international players, why is there such a big gap. The West is terrible, and my heart hurts Fang Dike for five seconds."

Well, the competition for the forward position in the West is indeed too fierce.If Wayne goes to the west, it is indeed impossible to rank first.

Don't talk about Duncan, he is now very popular.Although Hardt did a space dance in front of Wayne, and the Timberwolves' record has been overturned this season, he was the MVP of last season anyway, and his popularity is not low.

In addition, the data of Dirk and Stoudemire also played very beautifully.Especially Stoudemire, his style of eager to smash the rebounds every game is very popular.

Seeing that Wayne, who has even worse statistics, has the possibility of becoming the starter in the East, can people not be in a hurry?

But it's different here in the east. There are a lot fewer yin and yang people.

First of all, there is really no one in the East at the power forward position.In terms of statistics, the one who is much better than Wayne is Xiao Ao.

The problem is that O'Neill also belongs to the Pacers. He raised his hands in favor of Wayne's entry into the starting lineup.

Secondly, and the most important point - most Eastern teams have been dealt with by Wayne, and for Wayne, they are more convinced than Western teams.

This does not specifically refer to the Pistons, who have lost both in fights and basketball.

Wayne's stats are in the All-Star team in the Eastern Conference. It's not justified. Kenyon Martin, whose stats are similar to Wayne's last season, also made a trip to the All-Star team.

Therefore, there are voices of controversy, but they are not as loud as imagined.

At least not as controversial as when Yao Ming first became an All-Star starter.

Wayne's performance in his rookie season is indeed more worthy of the All-Star position than Yao Ming in the same period.

"Well, Nike is designing an exclusive color sneaker for you to wear during the All-Star Game! It is estimated that it will be mailed back to your home in another week."

After the results of the first round of All-Star voting came out, the first call Wayne received was from Schwartz.

Nike is definitely secretly happy now, but fortunately they recruited Wayne directly with a dimension-reducing price tag, otherwise they would only have to watch Adidas now!

Although only the results of the first round of voting are announced at present, the subsequent rankings may change.

If Wayne falls out of the top two and enters the coaching selection process, he may not be able to play an All-Star.

But right now, the probability of Wayne being squeezed out of the top two is very low.

Among the top three, only Carter can beat a dozen votes, and there is still the possibility of overtaking.

But Hill, who played only 47 games in the previous three years, was a bit far behind Wayne in votes.

He is no longer the darling of the league.

So, Nike couldn't wait to put Wayne's All-Star colorway sneaker plan on the agenda.

In the All-Star Game, McGrady, Garnett, Duncan and other highly popular players are all owned by Adidas.The all-star color sneakers they launched are popular all over the United States every time.

Nike has suffered for so many years in the All-Star Game, and now it finally has a chance to get a share of the action. Can you not be active?

Nike: "We've known Wayne's potential for a long time, we've known he's going to succeed!"

As for whether they were really that optimistic about Wayne before, does that matter?

Now hurry up and blow a wave and it's over!

"Sneakers in the All-Star color scheme? Well, well, I will pay attention to check." Wayne nodded, his tone was much calmer than Schwartz imagined.

"Also, the number of commercials you need to shoot will also increase. After all, your reputation has risen rapidly recently, and Nike intends to strike while the iron is hot and push you out."

"Well, good Jeff."

"Uh, what's wrong with you? This is not like the emotion a rookie who is about to be selected for the All-Star team should have." Schwartz thought to himself, if Okafor was in Wayne's position now, he would definitely not be so calm.

"It's nothing, just a little worried about Jermaine." Wayne shrugged. Originally, the All-Star vote temporarily ranked first in the frontcourt of the Eastern Conference, which is something to be happy about.

But it was all confused by Xiao Ao's injury tonight.

"Jermaine? The injury report didn't say that he was only slightly sprained. Don't worry, he'll be back in a week or two." Schwartz smiled. He didn't expect Wayne to care about his teammates so much.

However, Schwartz was completely wrong.

Is Wayne worried about Ao's injury?no!

Minor sprains are common, nothing to worry about, just regular fatigue injuries.

What Wayne really cares about is the next three games!

In the next three games against the Mosaics, the Suns and the Hornets, O'Neill was injured, and Wayne must be the starter.

He can just use this to prove his strength, and shut up those jealous Western fans by the way.

But if you play well, it's called proving your strength. If you don't play well, it's called a rollover scene.

Now, Western Conference fans are just waiting to see Wayne overturn.

Therefore, Wayne is in no mood to worry about the All-Star Game now.

He is not like a happy beast, thinking about what kind of action to dunk in the rookie game a month in advance.

Wayne now just wants to focus all his attention on the next three games and try to play a performance worthy of the number of votes.

Without Xiao Ao, apart from the Hornets, the next three games are really difficult to be honest.

It's a mixed blessing for Wayne.

If Wayne's side is mixed, then Artest's side completely wrote the word "happy" on his face.

"Jermaine's injury will not affect the team, so there is no need to worry, because I am fully capable of leading the team to continue the winning streak. Jermaine can take a good rest for a while, it's still mine."

During the opening hours of the media after training the next day, Artest smiled in front of the camera, a smile from the heart.

Now, you finally think of me, the Yincheng eukaryote!

Little O'Neill?Oh, just a power forward.

If you really want to watch the Pacers win, why not watch me?

O'Neal was not on the training ground, otherwise he would have chased Artest all over the court.

In the locker room after the interview, Artest was also very excited.

"Wei, are you nervous?" Artest suddenly came over while Wayne was changing clothes.

"Uh"

"Nervous? It's okay, take it easy. Really, I'll play Houston the day after tomorrow, and I'll take you flying. In a few minutes, three or two times, we can go back to the hotel to rest with the victory, and maybe we can call Jermaine to celebrate."

Artest is so embarrassing, he feels that his chance to be the master of the house has come.

Wayne didn't even bother to talk, and I didn't say I was nervous, what the hell are you trying to answer for me!

And how you look at it, it's unreliable, okay?

To be honest, although Xiao Ao is not a particularly qualified leader, he is definitely more suitable than Counselor!

It is wise not to let this guy be the captain.

After returning home, Wayne went to bed early to watch TV.

Early tomorrow morning, the whole team will board the plane to Houston.The day after tomorrow, we will usher in the first show of the second round of the Western Smash Bros.

Wayne saw Stoudemire on a certain talk show on TNT.

On the TV, the host asked Stoudemire: "What do you think of the latest All-Star voting results?"

Stoudemire smiled: "Most people still deserve their names, at least in the West. As for the East, I think fans should be cautious when voting."

"Fierce, fierce, old onmyoji." Wayne looked at Xiaosi speechlessly, your metaphor is really not obvious at all, I didn't realize that you were talking about me.

"However, there is no way to do this. The competition in the West is too fierce. Facing the teams in the West, it is not so easy for some players to succeed."

"Who are you talking about?" the host hurriedly asked.

"I didn't specifically refer to anyone, but I just expressed my own point of view."

Wayne, who was watching TV, decided to add Stoudemire to the "friends" list and put him in a group with Garnett and Tianzun.

It's a bit disgusting to be so yin and yang in front of the camera.

If you're upset with me, it's better to just call me by name.

Fortunately, we haven't entered the social media era yet, otherwise Stoudemire would have to be on the wave of the trumpet Black Wayne.

At this moment, Wayne also received a text message from Yao Ming.

"I said in the preseason that you won't win easily this time, Wayne. Come on, play a good game the day after tomorrow. If you win, I'll treat you to dinner."

Why are you so excited, Chairman Yao?Shouldn't you take care of Chinese rookies?

It seems that this trip to the west is destined to be full of crises.

　The second update is in 4K. Today's two updates are already 9 words long, and there will be more later.By the way, Lao Ge will explain again, there must be a guarantee of [-] words every day, big guys, don’t worry about only one change~

　　

　

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