Gerald Green also knew that from the moment "World Warcraft" put on the red cloak, he had already lost the dunk contest.

Since he appeared in "Action Comics" 6 years ago, he has been the most popular cartoon character in the United States.

Unless Dwight Howard makes stupid mistakes in the remaining games, he will win the game.

Moreover, league president David Stern had previously announced that the results of the All-Star Dunk Contest final will be changed to audience voting from this year, which undoubtedly gave Howard, who was wearing a cloak, more audience support.

Howard was lucky to have a jump and dunk inside the free throw line. He didn't fly enough, so he finally threw the ball into the basket with his body's inertia, and his fingers didn't even touch the ring.

But no one cares about this matter, and both the audience and the commentator are amused by this huge gimmick.

All five judges gave full marks without any surprises, and Howard easily entered the finals.

"Try to wave it as well." Li Rong patted Gerald Green on the shoulder to comfort him.

Gerald Green's last two dunks were perfect, especially the performance of putting the cupcake on the neck of the basket and then performing a candle-blowing dunk in the head basket, which left a deep impression on people.

However, when the national vote was finally counted, Howard won this year's slam dunk contest with a 70% approval rating without any suspense.

After the second day's schedule ended, the exhausted Li Rong returned to the hotel and prepared to rest for a night. However, Gerald Green knocked on the door and walked in, carrying the suitcase he had when he came.

"Where are you going?" Li Rong asked puzzledly, "Didn't you say you'd like to go back together after tomorrow's main competition? You won't want to lose that thigh dance, do you?"

Gerald Green shook his head silently, his expression on his face was very complicated. After a while, he said something that surprised Li Rong: "Li, I'm traded!"

"boom!"

Li Rong felt as if something had hit him on the head, and looked at him in disbelief: "What did you say?"

"I went to Houston to exchange Kirk Schneider, and they just informed me that I needed to go to the medical examination right away." After saying that, Gerald Green's face calmed down, and there was no look of depression or excitement.

"Shit!" Li Rong kept paced back and forth in the suite, "I should call Kevin (McHale) and ask him what happened!"

"Don't do that, Lee," said Gerald Green, "There is an old saying in this league that everything is business. And don't forget that Houston is my hometown, and I'm so happy to go back, just reluctant to leave you Minnesota friends."

Li Rong gradually calmed down after hearing this and began to think about what impact this deal would have on Gerald Green.

His playing time with the team this season is actually very limited, and his number of appearances will be more than half, especially since Brewer played as a shooting guard, he has become the third choice in the team's second position.

He averaged 10.4 points per game in Boston's 22 minutes of playing time last season, but his data this season has shrunk by half.

All of this is ultimately determined by his unstable defense and poor shooting choices. Whitman is a very old-school coach who advocates defense and reasonable offense. These two points are exactly the weaknesses of Gerald Green.

In Li Rong's opinion, Gerald Green still has scoring ability, but his own flaws have made it impossible for him to appear as a team. Perhaps his positioning is more suitable for the bench bandits who keep a close eye on the basket and score points as soon as they come on the court.

The Rockets' second position already has McGrady and Bunch Wells, and Hyde has gradually gained some stable chances of playing. He may face a more cruel competitive environment than the Timberwolves after he has passed.

However, Adelman is a coach who is willing to give new players a chance. Perhaps Green's scoring characteristics can be played under his command.

Overall, Li Rong felt that even if Green went to Houston, the prospects would not be very clear.

As for Kirk Schneider who was traded, he is a good second-place defensive player. However, he heard that his temper is a bit irritable, which is an unstable factor in the locker room. However, his contract expires this year, and the management should not renew his contract with him in the summer.

The team's deal should be more from cleaning up Gerald Green's rookie contract with one year left, possibly in preparation for offseason reinforcement.

No matter what, this deal has been born. Although I really hope that Green can stay, as he said, everything is business, and ordinary players cannot control their destiny. If you want to avoid being traded suddenly and silently, you must have convincing strength.

NBA players are no different from other industries. They are both pyramid structures. Only those top stars standing at the top of the pyramid can have a significant say in front of the management level.

Although I was selected as the All-Star, I was obviously one step away from that level.

Next, it is time to prove your ability to lead the team.

After seeing off Green, Li Rong didn't fall asleep until the middle of the night. The next day, he had to go to the training ground in New Orleans with a pair of big dark circles.

Yao Ming was surprised to see his appearance. After asking the reason, he patted him on the shoulder and said that he would take care of the new Gerald Green.

After the training began, Li Rong was in a bad state, but fortunately this was an All-Star Game, so he didn't need to perform much hard work.

However, Li Rong soon discovered something very interesting. Whether it was cooperating with the first team or the second team, except for Steve Nash, the remaining two point guards seemed not willing to pass the ball to him.

After thinking about it a little, I realized that his emergence snatched Anthony's position. As Melon's teammate, Iverson has a distinct personality and it seems not difficult to understand that he doesn't pass the ball to himself.

The problem is that Chris Paul, the little boy, seems to be deliberately embarrassing himself and ignores his open space for the ball many times.

Damn, Gerald Green had accumulated anger after being traded, and this incident made Li Rong unable to bear it.

Is it okay if I have eaten your rice?

During the training interval, he directly found the little Shota who looked harmless: "Chris, are you blind? You can't see such a large space just now?"

As soon as Li Rong said this, everyone stopped the work at hand, and even the Eastern All-Star team opposite looked at this side curiously.
Chapter completed!