NBA: This flower path is a bit strong.

As the 1996 regular season continued, more and more people in the league gradually noticed the young Raptors team.

They are young, so they are unstable!

But with the addition of veteran Charles Oakley, the team has gained more than just experience and strength.

It's more about the aggressiveness, competitiveness and desire for the playoffs.

The overly cautious Doug Christie also gradually found his position in the Raptors.

That is to play as a perimeter defensive pioneer against special teams and freeze the feel and firepower of the opponent's perimeter players.

When he and Hanamichi led the bench lineup, he contributed stable scoring as an outside scorer replacing Das.

With Hanamichi's deliberate indulgence, Doug Christie can already take bold shots during his substitute time and contribute stable points.

Of course, what Hanamichi didn’t know was that Doug Christie’s bold shot was because Hanamichi was the best rebounder during the substitute time!

In addition, there is the excellent performance of flower arrangement.

As the core players, Hanamichi is not only slightly better than Das in terms of stability, but he is also gradually surpassing Das in terms of the team's height!

This is not to say that Das' performance was bad, that's not the case!

Damon Stoudemire, a left-handed player who averaged 19 points, 9.3 assists, 4 rebounds, 1.4 steals and 0.3 blocks per game, was confident and flexible on the court, with a broad vision and ease of control.

As Michael Jordan said, he is a tough guy who is loved by his teammates and a headache for his opponents.

But since the first month of the season, Das has been firmly in second place in the rookie rankings.

Above him is the perennial boss from the same team, Hanamichi.

Averaged 23.5 points, 14.8 rebounds, 4.5 assists, 1.5 steals and 1.2 blocks per game.

Such data, which is considered normal to be seen on the regular season MVP list, actually appeared on the rookie list.

On the 1996 regular season MVP list, even Michael Jordan's averages of 30.4 points, 6.6 rebounds, 4.3 assists, 2.2 steals, and 0.5 blocks per game, and Shaquille O'Neal's averages of 26.6 points, 11.0 rebounds, 2.9 assists, 0.6 steals, and 2.1 blocks per game could not be said to absolutely crush Hanamichi's data.

In addition, Hua Dao punches in for almost every game, and his physical strength is comparable to that of the ancient mythical beast Zhang Dashuai.

Although he did not achieve the super honor of Zhang Dashuai winning the regular season MVP in his rookie season, this was like a gimmick that came with it, and Huadao took the opportunity to become very popular!

As the season is more than halfway through, a scheduled program that is a hot topic in the NBA every year is about to begin.

That is to re-arrange the draft list for the 1995-1996 season!

"If time goes back to the 1995 Toronto draft, I think the Vancouver Grizzlies would never give up Flower!"

"Look at the Toronto Raptors who entered the league with him. They have basically booked their ticket to the playoffs!"

The host affirmed the value and significance of flower arrangement, once again rubbing salt into the wounds of the Grizzlies.

"In fact, not only the Grizzlies, but also the five teams before him, especially the Golden State Warriors and Los Angeles Clippers who had the No. 5 and No. 1 picks, missed Flower."

"That's not to say that they didn't draft Joe Smith and McDyess."

"Flower has really left them far behind. While they are still competing for the rookie list, Flower's statistics are already comparable to those of the regular season MVP!"

"If it weren't for the team's performance, Flower might have been like Chamberlain, the rookie who became the regular season MVP!"

"Of course, considering the Raptors' history of having nothing before, being able to make the playoffs in the first year is already a great thing!"

“In addition to that, with the re-draft, Damon Stoudemire, who is ranked second on the rookie list, should also be the second pick in the draft.”

"Excluding physical factors and potential, Damon Stoudemire, who averages nearly 20+10 per game, should indeed be ranked second."

"After that comes Joe Smith, McDyess and others!"

"I can only say that Raptors general manager Masai Ujiri and head coach Landon Malone have a sharp eye."

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"The two subsequent reinforcement transactions also demonstrated their keen sense of smell and decisive judgment!"

"Charles Oakley is as consistent as ever with the Raptors, and his scoring has even increased!"

"The water cooler player Doug Christie has been reborn in the Raptors. He is now able to steadily contribute more than 10 points per game and has more and more potential and performance as a backcourt defensive leader."

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This interview once again made Hanamichi and others popular, and it can be said that it laid the groundwork for Hanamichi to be selected for the All-Star Game!

In 1996, the NBA All-Star Game was held in San Antonio.

The NBA All-Star Game is held every year between two teams composed of the best players from the Eastern and Western regions to decide the winner.

After more than 1952 years of evolution since 40, the modern All-Star Game has developed into the "All-Star Weekend", which lasts for 7 days.

In addition to participating in the Rookie Game with Das, Hanamichi will also participate in the All-Star Game and Slam Dunk Contest alone!

Participating in the All-Star Game was something Hanamichi had not expected, even as a substitute for the Eastern Conference.

After all, in this year, the development momentum of the domestic Internet is not that rapid, and the possibility of promoting Huadao to the All-Stars like Taikongyi is almost zero.

(In 03, Yao Ming performed worse than O'Neal, but he squeezed out O'Neal to enter the All-Star starting lineup; in 09, Space Yi averaged 8.6 points per game with a hit rate of 38.2%, and almost squeezed out KG's All-Star starting lineup.)

But for Hanamichi, participating in the All-Star Game can only do him some good.

In the words of agent Simmons, "You are now one of the 26 most popular people in the world!"

Hua Dao took the opportunity to take a look at the popularity value: 87.53 million!

It is enough for Hanamichi to draw 8 cards similar to the All-Star [Gifen] to inherit the data.

But Hanamichi has a bigger ambition in his heart!

He wanted to see what a 1 million-times-worth superstar card looked like!

And it is inevitable to stand out in the All-Star Game!

Another one is the dunk contest, because Hanamichi has delivered wonderful slam dunks in many competitions, including dunks in various postures.

Therefore, he was also invited by the league to participate in this year's dunk contest!

In order to obtain as many honors as possible and complete the tasks issued by the system for this season, Hua Dao decided to win the MVP of the Rookie Game.

The All-Rookie First Team is a sure thing, and as for the MVP, it’s because the one with the ball is our good buddy Das!

As for the All-Star MVP, not to mention that he is a substitute, just look at the Bulls' momentum this year and the fact that the entire league is supporting the returning "Old Rogue", the only candidate for the All-Star MVP is obvious. If Huadao were to stir up trouble at this time, it would be like an ant trying to shake a tree!

But flower arrangement also has its own moments to shine!