God's hand behind the scenes

Chapter 199
The NBA is a commercial league. In order to attract more fans' attention, the league executives have been looking for all kinds of gimmicks that people can't stop. The Christmas game is one, and the All-Star Weekend is another.

This season's All-Star weekend is scheduled to be held at the MIC Center Arena in Washington. This is also the 50th All-Star in NBA history.Although the official start time will not be until March next year, the global voting has already begun.As the leader of the Eastern Conference, it is reasonable that the 76ers should have many stars shortlisted, but the results of the first round of voting are embarrassing. Only Iverson entered the top three in the same position, Mutombo ranked Fifth, the others are not even in the top ten.

But in Chang Wei's view, this is a very normal thing, not to mention the team's bench lineup, just looking from the starting lineup, Iverson is indeed the only player with both strength and superstar appearance.Looking at the others, Snow and Lynch are typical 3D players with a simple and unpretentious style of play. Although the head coach likes it, the fans may not buy it.As for Lewis, well, he can only be regarded as a nobody now, at most he is a budding figure, and his fame is not enough to support an All-Star position.

To be honest, Mutombo is an anomaly.Although his autonomous offensive ability is about zero, firstly, the picture of him slapping the opponent to shoot and then shaking his finger has become a scene in the league. Secondly, he is the only African star who is often seen in the league today. Africans and Africans from all over the world The descendants are naturally willing to vote for their fellow villagers.Of course, the No. [-] center position did not surprise Chang Wei. Although Alonzo Mourning was not included in the top four centers, the gap was not that big.

The number of votes for Mutombo reminded Chang Wei of the time when Yao Ming was selected as an All-Star for the first time in his previous life. It was pushed by the majority of Chinese fans. It is said that the votes from China completely blocked the official mailbox of the league. This can also be regarded as a concrete example that proves that the Chinese people are many and powerful.Although many experts at the time criticized this practice and believed that Yao Ming was not eligible to be selected as an All-Star, but his selection was completely in line with the rules, and it is useless for you to beep.

Fortunately, with the momentum of the 76ers, Brown can be said to have locked in the Eastern All-Star head coach in advance. This is a collective honor for the 76ers. After all, the head coaches of the Eastern and Western All-Stars are all head coaches at the end of the All-Star voting. The head coach of the team, if a head coach served as the head coach of the All-Star last season, then the head coach of the second-ranked team will be replaced. The head coach of the Eastern All-Star last season was Van Gundy Jr. It doesn't matter.

Although this year's All-Star seems to be only related to Brown and Iverson, or adding a Mutombo, this does not prevent other people from discussing about the All-Star Weekend in private, especially those who have entered the industry. It didn't take long for the rookie to talk about it even more, and it even affected the team's daily training.This made Brown, who has strict military management, very angry, but before he started to clean up the discipline within the team, an unexpected thing happened.

The team's backup guard Rodney Buford sprained his ankle because he was distracted during practice. This is not a big problem in itself, but after a detailed inspection, Brown's face was clouded: Buford's ankle There is structural damage to the joint and surgery is necessary, and even if the surgery is successful, he will need to be sidelined for two to three months.

When Chang Wei walked into Brown's office, the old man was sitting alone in a chair and sulking.Indeed, with his coaching style, this kind of thing is absolutely not allowed to happen in the team. Players sprained their ankles during training due to lack of concentration. Brown is too embarrassed to spread this matter, for fear of losing himself old face.

Seeing his angry look, Chang Wei smiled and said: "Coach, this is not the time to be angry. We have to quickly find someone to fill Rodney's position. Although he averaged In less than 15 minutes, he is an important rotation player on the back line. If he does not make up for it, the normal rotation sequence may be disrupted."

Brown squeezed his eyebrows and said wearily: "Of course, I know we need a defender who can be used now, but in the free agent market, there are not many good defenders left, and it is too much to trade. rush..."

Chang Wei couldn't help but wiped the sweat from his forehead: You old man really dare to think, it's just a substitute, and you want a good defender?In fact, in Chang Wei's opinion, signing a mid-level guard is almost enough. There is no need to get a high-level guy on the bench. Besides, there is no such player for the 76ers to pick up. .

What made Chang Wei even more helpless was that Brown began to throw the pot away habitually again: "Chang, during this period of time, I approve you to spend less energy on player training and more to see what is worth signing in the free agent market." He is a good defender. I believe in your vision of selecting players, one thing does not bother two masters, and this matter is up to you."

Sometimes Chang Wei really regrets that he has nothing to do, digging up Mavericks everywhere, but being able to train future stars is a very fulfilling thing.Now that the head coach has spoken, he is naturally not qualified to protest, so he can only take over the task with a face of helplessness, and plans to check the list of free agents online later when he returns.

After being reborn, Chang Wei still had a good impression of some future famous stars, but he could only select them in the draft. I don't know who among the famous stars in the future is still trying to win a contract at this time. This can only be determined after reading the list.And Chang Wei didn't have much hope. In his opinion, Taobao might as well go to other teams to trade!

Back in his office, Chang Wei turned on his computer and began searching the Internet for players who are currently free agents.Of course, the scouting department will also give him some information support, at least he can save Chang Wei from having to search so hard by himself.

Just when he was about to give up, a familiar name jumped into his eyes.Chang Wei rubbed his eyes subconsciously, and then pulled out the complete information of this player and browsed it carefully. The experience was really lackluster, but Chang Wei didn't care at all. familiar face.

How the hell is this guy a free agent?

(End of this chapter)