I just want to play healthy basketball

Chapter 228 Give way to Jordan?Maddy's resentment!

"Hello, T-Mac! I have something about the All-Star game and I want to chat with you, do you have the time? How about we get together for afternoon tea before the game?"

"That's what I mean! Is your team here? I'll pick you up in a car!"

On December 12, the Bucks arrived in Orlando. Today was supposed to be the day of the match between the two teams, but He Li called McGrady shortly after getting off the plane.

Although He Li and McGrady are rivals, the NBA is not all about fighting and killing, there are also ways of the world.

It was easy for He Li to get McGrady's phone number through his agent.

After receiving He Li's call, McGrady didn't agree with each other and hung up the phone directly. Instead, he expressed great interest in He Li's proposal and was willing to drive He Li to see the scenery of Orlando in person.

He Li naturally agreed when he heard this. Although McGrady was a bit sloppy and the contract was big, He Li was not interested in playing brother basketball with McGrady, but when friends get together and brag, that is also very interesting.

Soon, He Li reported to the team and the team's management, and called the agent who had been in Orlando for a long time - Jeff Austin.

When McGrady drove over with his agent, the two sides made up their minds, no need to drink afternoon tea, just find a quiet place, the two sides made up their minds, and finished talking about the things that should be discussed before talking about other things.

Just to mention a little bit, McGrady's agent is Arne Tellem, who used to be Kobe's agent.

Arne Tellem is a bigwig in the sports agency company. Although his reputation is not as good as Jordan's agent David Falk, he is also one of the best agents.

When Kobe was able to join the Lakers, it was Arne Tellem who asked for a favor from the logo man, and then he had the opportunity for the Lakers to try out.

As for Kobe's breakup with Arne Tellem later, it was mainly because Arne Tellem set up another company, and Kobe's current agent, Rob Pelinka, was trained by Arne Tellem.

And Gasol was able to join the Lakers to assist Kobe because Gasol's agent was Arne Tellem at the time.

And Kobe and McGrady have become the head of the Clover since their rookie season, which was also facilitated by Arne Tellem.

In the NBA, having a reliable agent is absolutely very important.

Of course, no matter how good the agent is to the star, it is definitely not as effective as the star opening his own agency and media company.

"Okay, everyone is here, so I'll talk straight."

When the personnel from both sides arrived, He Li got straight to the point and expressed his intentions.

"I want to hold a press conference with you to express to the outside world that I am willing to give up the All-Star starting position to Jordan."

As soon as He Li's words fell, Arne Tellem agreed on behalf of McGrady: "No problem, we will fully cooperate.

But when exactly, after today's game?

The main reason is that the time is a bit tight, and there is no time to arrange it. After all, the momentum is too small. "

Arne Tellem is not only a smart person, but also a seasoned man. Naturally, his reaction is very fast, and he can tell at a glance what is beneficial to them and what needs to be actively cooperated.

The first round of voting for the All-Stars has just been announced. According to McGrady's current number of votes, there is no way to squeeze into the list of starting forwards in the Eastern Conference.

In front of McGrady is He Li, the new All-Star vote leader, and Carter, the former vote leader.

Needless to say, everyone knows that these two positions should not be too stable, and it is impossible to lose the position of the Eastern Conference's starting forward.

At this time, the former All-Star ticket king Hill, who had been lying in the Magic team for a long time, has also returned to the team.

At present, the number of votes that Hill has won is not far behind McGrady. If Hill can reach the All-Star Game in a healthy state, then Hill is likely to overtake McGrady in the next three rounds.

Anyway, no matter how you look at it, McGrady will probably enter the All-Star Game as an All-Star substitute as the previous few times.

Even if you are unlucky, you will lose the election.

You must know that this season, Jordan was forced to play small forward because of the configuration of the Wizards.

The Celtics also have Pierce, who has formed a second giant with O'Neal, and Pierce has a lot of momentum.

And with Jordan's qualifications, once he loses the starting forward in the Eastern Conference due to votes, he will inevitably be supported by the head coaches of each team. He will enter as an Eastern Conference All-Star substitute and finish the last quarter of the All-Star Game.

In this way, there is only one position left for the Eastern Conference forward in the All-Star Game.

Pierce, McGrady, and Hill can choose one of the three, and even the big dog can join in the fun. After all, the record of the Bucks and the data of the big dog are not worse than others.

Therefore, after seeing the results of the first round of voting for the All-Stars, McGrady and the management team behind him also got a little angry.

But I didn't want to, He Li's timely rain came at this time.

McGrady is not qualified to say in front of the media that he is willing to give up the All-Star starting position for Jordan, but what is there!
Jiangshan has talented people on behalf of the people, and they have been leading the way for hundreds of years.

Obviously, He Li will be the NBA All-Star vote champion in the next few years.

Among other things, He Li has the support of hundreds of millions of fans in China. He Li, the All-Star voter, cannot be lost, not to mention that He Li is the youngest FMVP in NBA history, and he is also very popular in the United States.

At this time, He Li took McGrady together and expressed to the media and the public that he was willing to give way to Jordan and accompany him to the last All-Star Game.

What are the consequences?

When Jordan retires, He Li can justifiably inherit Jordan's fans and become Jordan's successor who is not Jordan's successor.

McGrady will also benefit from this, not to mention far away, in the next All-Star Game, as long as He Li and Jordan play together, he must bring McGrady.

Of course, it is impossible for Jordan not to play, and it is impossible for He Li not to play.

He Li and Jordan have both played, and the coaches of other teams are also happy to see that the two young ones lead the old one, linking the past and passing the torch from generation to generation, passing on the most precious thing in the commercial league of the NBA.

As the head coach of the NBA, to put it bluntly, he is also a part-time job, but who doesn't want to coach the kind of player who is kind and righteous, and will repay his kindness?

How can there be such a student with strong personal ability, many fans, and a sensible disciple?
And McGrady and He Li are doing this "meaningful" thing together, and other head coaches are also willing to facilitate this, and regard this as a good talk.

In this way, McGrady's position as an All-Star forward in the Eastern Conference, which was not very stable, is now as stable as Mount Tai, and he can sit back and relax and play with peace of mind.

And all of this will be thanks to He Li.

Looking back, although nothing has happened yet, Arne Tellem can quickly think of these and give an answer immediately.

As for what McGrady thinks, it is natural to turn around and tell him to persuade him.

Of course, McGrady is not stupid, but he didn't understand it immediately at first.

After being clicked by his manager, Arne Tellem, McGrady, who hadn't woken up, opened his eyes wide, murderous.

It is said that He Li and McGrady have negotiated this matter. After it is finalized, it will mainly rely on Arne Tellem and Jeff Austin to contact the media. After today's game, they will hold a press conference to talk about the matter.

The main reason is that there is no other meaning, it is simply hype through public opinion.

He Li has already been familiar with this matter. Last year he hyped with Jordan, and this year he hyped with McGrady with Jordan.

It doesn't waste any time, and it won't affect He Li's regular season.

Soon at night, He Li took the Bucks and his team into the Amway Center, the home of the Magic.

The current record of the Magic is neither bad nor bad, with 15 wins and 13 losses so far, temporarily ranking 8th in the Eastern Conference.

The Bucks basically don't need to spend too much energy playing such a team, even though Grant Hill has returned from injury and started to serve as McGrady's deputy.

The Magic without Hill is only capable of the first round of the playoffs, but the Magic with Tracy McGrady and Hill seems to have unlimited possibilities.

The Bucks don't pay much attention to this Magic, but the outside world is quite concerned about this battle.

After all, some time ago, McGrady and Hill teamed up to score 67 points and defeated the Celtics led by O'Neal and Pierce.

Now this eastern region is undergoing a sudden change, and the situation is unpredictable.

Looking at the past, there are so many strong teams, anyone can beat any team in the league, so no matter whether they are strong or weak, they cannot be taken lightly.

At least that's what the outside world thinks.

The game started quickly, with the jump ball, the Bucks sent Kwame Brown.

In recent times, Kwame Brown has become more and more competent for such a job, and this time is no exception. Kwame Brown won the first attack for the Bucks.

The Bucks won the ball, and the first attack was naturally a fast break.

Cassell made a quick push, and as soon as Ray Allen ran to the three-point line, Cassell passed the ball.

He Li, who originally needed the attention of the Magic, quietly ran to the corner of the weak side and took over the job that Ray Allen had previously held.

The Magic had prepared for this before the game, but it was a little uncomfortable to see He Li smoking in the bottom corner.

The head coach Doc Rivers standing in front of the Magic bench put on a sad face.

"Let a super giant like He Li play without the ball and squat in the bottom corner, I really don't know what the old guy George Karl thinks!"

Before Rivers could figure it out, Ray Allen made a quick three-pointer from the frame, helping the Bucks take the lead and take the first three-pointer.

In the next round, Hill held the ball and went straight into the Bucks penalty area. He Li met Hill, who seemed to be intact for the first time, and was also frightened by Hill's lightning speed, and the defense was not in time.

In the end, Hill broke through an emergency stop and made a small throw to hit the ball into the basket.

Fortunately, Joel didn't react, so he didn't foul.

Immediately afterwards, Joel picked up the ball and immediately looked for an opportunity to make a long pass.

The Magic team is prepared for this, but the Bucks are very spread out, and Kwame Brown is also in the backcourt. Even if there is no chance to make a long pass, at least the backcourt ball can be delivered.

In order to avoid being converted by the Bucks, the Magic did not guard the Bucks' backcourt, but tried to return to the defensive position first.

It is precisely because of this that Joel quickly passed the ball to He Li in the midfield.

He Li had noticed the position of his teammates early on, and took two steps forward after receiving the ball.

The entire Magic team saw He Li speeding up and starting to attack. Two outside players near the top arc immediately double-teamed.

Seeing this, He Li not only didn't panic, but was delighted, isn't this exactly what he wanted?
Originally, the frontcourt was a 3-on-4 situation, but now that He Li passes the ball, it is 2-on-3.

You must know that there is still a center under the magic basket, that is to say, it is actually a 2-on-2 situation.

At this time, He Li did not hesitate, and immediately passed the ball to Kassel.

The defender Cassell faced was the Magic's power forward, Pat Garrity.

Standing under the basket was Kemp, the rain man who had grown into a ball. There is no doubt that with Kemp's current tonnage and footsteps, it cannot be defended.

Cassell, on the other hand, can rely on small skills to play big, and easily succeed in singles against Pat Garrity.

"He Li used his own influence to attract the double team of the Magic, and his grasp of the passing time is so just right!

Although the cooperation between He Li and the alien Kassel failed to get an assist.

But for these 2 points, at least 1.5 points should be counted on He Li! "

Cassell took the ball and dribbled it, then, in his most comfortable position, made a half-stop shot and made it.

Although Kassel scored the goal, He Li's influence on the field is also obvious.

Although not as exaggerated as the on-site commentary said, He Li also completed an assist without assist data.

It is said that the Bucks made a successful conversion, but the Magic in the next round did not go so smoothly.

McGrady was eager to chase points, and he pulled out from outside the three-point line, but he didn't want to hit a shot successfully.

The rebound was grabbed by Kwame Brown, and then the Bucks played another fast break.

Ray Allen received the ball, went up and down with a knife in his hand, chased for a three-pointer, once again helped the Bucks score a three-pointer, and also contributed an assist to Kwame Brown, who usually has no assist data.

Immediately afterwards, the Magic handed the ball to Hill to handle, and Hill broke through halfway and gave the ball to Mike Miller on the outside.

The latter didn't dare to make a strong shot against He Li's defense, so he could only hand the ball to McGrady.

McGrady was about to pull out, but was being interfered by Ray Allen, and then Kwame Brown, who came out of the defense, took off and blocked the racket.

Cassel turned around and accelerated to chase the ball, then took the ball straight to the basket, and once again made a three-step layup to help the Bucks score 2 points.

In just one minute, the Bucks beat the Magic 1-10 at the start.

Rivers reacted relatively slowly, and there was basically no on-the-spot command, but he had to call out that day when such a thing happened.

And McGrady, who had a good talk with He Li a few hours ago, seemed a little angry at this moment.

McGrady held the "No. 17" on He Li's back in silence and just watched with sleepy eyes.

McGrady didn't say anything, and seemed to say something.

"You are obviously the FMVP, the boss of the team, why don't you score? Why are you willing to play off the ball, why are you willing to play for others who are weaker than you?"

"Hey, I didn't score, but my teammates couldn't score either!

You don't score, your teammates can score for you, and the team wins.

I can't score, the team can't score, the game will still lose.

This is so annoying!Why everything is yours! "

(End of this chapter)