On the morning of January 1st, the league announced that the All-Star voting event would be open for one month. This year’s All-Star Weekend is from February 6th to 10th and will be held in Cleveland.
This afternoon, the Suns returned to Phoenix.
At 10 o'clock this morning, the league announced some data and MVP rankings.
With the Suns' 26-3 record as the league's best, as well as his outstanding personal data and performance, Wang Tiejun continues to rank first in mvp. He also continues to dominate the scoring, rebounding, and blocks rankings.
So far, he has averaged 41 minutes per game, 23.2 shots per game, 62.5% shooting, 35.5 points, 16.7 rebounds, 6.1 assists, 1.2 steals, 4 blocks, 1.8 turnovers and 3.1 fouls per game.
In the past two months, his performance has been radiant. Although his personal performance is not as terrifying as the 40 points per game he averaged last season, his performance of 35.5 points per game is still impressive. And his performance is more versatile, as evidenced by his three data kings.
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Jordan averaged 31.6 points, 5.9 rebounds, 4.3 assists, 1.7 steals, 0.5 blocks, 2 turnovers and 1.9 fouls per game. At nearly 34 years old, he still produced such incredible data. His physical strength and excellent condition made him the best in the history of the league.
However, in terms of team record and personal performance, they are both lower than Wang Tiejun, and can only rank second.
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After dinner at the martial arts studio, Lao Wang returned to the villa.
Zhang Lili, Su Qun and others came with him. They also brought a box of beer and some snacks such as chicken feet and braised pig ears.
He asked the workers to bring some fruits to Zhang Li and others, and after resting for a while, he began to practice plum blossom steps in the backyard.
"Hurry up, Tiejun, it's about to begin."
"Coming."
The training ended at almost 9 o'clock. Wang Tiejun took a hurried shower, came to the living room and sat next to Zhang Lili. The TV set had been tuned to the TNT sports channel.
As for the beer bottles and snacks that had just been placed on the coffee table, they had been cleared away, and the three-person camera team also took up their positions, with the camera focused on Lao Wang.
The selection of the top 50 superstars that has been hyped for a long time ended yesterday. NBA and TNT TV station have jointly produced a special program about the top 50 superstars, which will be broadcast soon.
This program invited six retired superstars, all of whom are almost destined to be among the top 50 superstars. There are Chamberlain and Russell, the friends and enemies, and Larry Bird and Magic Johnson, the black and white pair.
The other two heroes are Pistons star Isaiah Thomas and Lakers star Kareem Abdul-Jabbar.
The host is Bill Walton, who is also a retired superstar who has a good chance of being selected into the top 50 superstars this time.
Zhang Lili and others came to Wang Tiejun, of course, to record and take pictures of the moment when Lao Wang was selected into the top 50.
"cough!"
Zhang Liji took the microphone and started a formal interview, asking: "Tie Jun, are you confident that you will be selected for the top 50?"
"have."
"Why?"
"Brother Zhang, this is all nonsense! Can you ask me an innovative question?"
"Haha, Tie Jun, the interview is here, be serious."
"Ahem, because, what, are you sure you want to listen to me bragging?"
"Pfft! Haha..."
At this time the show started.
Bill Walton held a red envelope in his hand, with an excited smile on his face, and shouted: "Ladies and gentlemen in front of the TV, our program has started. Please look at my hand. This is
I just received a confidential email from the NBA headquarters."
He shook the envelope in his hand and continued to shout: "Here are the 50th anniversary of the founding of the NBA. The 50 greatest superstars in the league were selected by 50 of the most professional reporters, retired players, and coaches. They are now
In my hands..."
"Okay, Bill, give me that thing quickly." Larry Bird stretched out his hand and said seriously.
Bill Walton didn't react. He was about to hand it over. He realized it halfway through the handing. He quickly pulled back and cursed with a smile: "Larry, this is mine. It's up to me to announce it. Can you just sit there quietly?"
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"Then just read it out quickly, don't waste time." Laliberte said with a smile.
"Yes, don't waste time."
In New York, inside O'Neal's villa, he shouted impatiently.
"I'm not in a hurry."
Chicago, Jordan's home, he is smoking a cigar, very leisurely.
"Come on, man!"
Houston, Barkley urged.
"Bill, you idiot, read it out quickly, and then I can lift the iron with peace of mind." Karl Malone, holding two big dumbbells, urged at the postman's home in Salt Lake City.
His good chicken fat John Stockton was sitting at the small table next to him, drinking coffee and staring at the TV, muttering: "Don't be nervous, Carl, we will definitely be on the list."
Yes, just feel at ease."
"Who's nervous?"
The postman looked back and said angrily: "John, your glass has long been empty."
"ah?"
John Stockton was startled, then he quickly picked up the coffee pot and added a cup of coffee with a chuckle.
At the show, under the urging of everyone, Bill Walton quickly tore open the envelope and took out a piece of white letter paper.
Everyone's eyes were immediately fixed on him, and even their breathing was quickening, including some people in front of the TV.
As soon as Bill Walton opened the letter, he looked at the top. The first column was the list of point guards. He immediately looked down and pulled his eyes directly to the bottom, where he saw the list of centers he wanted to see the most.
"Bill, you should read it out!"
Seeing Bill Walton's eyes moving up and down but not speaking, Thomas, the smiling assassin who remained silent, said angrily.
"Hurry up, stop dawdling!"
"Bill?"
Others also urged me, including many people in front of the TV, some of whom were swearing.
"Ha ha ha ha……"
Bill Walton laughed with joy, and then he laughed more and more happily, because he saw his name. He is now truly one of the top fifty superstars in the history of the NBA, and one of the greatest centers in the history of the league.
One.
"Damn it, bring that thing over here." Kareem Abdul-Jabbar stood up and ran to Bill Walton in two steps, pretending to grab the letter.
"No, I'll read it right away." Bill Walton quickly stepped aside, pushed Kareem Abdul-Jabbar away, and shouted with a smile: "Sit back quickly, Sky Hook, don't mess up."
"Hurry up, stop showing off." Kareem Abdul-Jabbar said angrily.
He knew that he would definitely be selected into the top 50, but it would only count until it was officially announced, so he was a little anxious, but more importantly, he wanted to cooperate with Bill Walton to create a tense atmosphere.
"Bill, this guy must have seen his name."
"Yes, otherwise he should cry."
"Bill, come on."
Several other people shouted.
"Ahem..."
Bill Walton coughed twice, raised the letter, and said with a smile: "Then let's start. Let's start with the point guard."
In front of the TV, all the most famous retired or active NBA point guards could not help but become nervous.
Even Magic Johnson and Isiah Thomas on the scene, or John Stockton in front of the TV, although they were very sure, but it was not announced, the suspense made them somewhat nervous.
Bill Walton smiled and said: "There are a total of point guards selected among the top 50 NBA superstars. Let me count, one, two, three... Oh, there are nine in total..."
"Read quickly!" Isaiah Thomas urged silently.
"Nate Archibald..."
Bill Walton finally pronounced the first name.
"yeah!"
In an old townhouse in New York, Archibald cheered, and his family also cheered excitedly.
"The great Archibald is the shortest scoring leader in the league so far, and is also the only point guard to hold the scoring and assists titles at the same time. He was elected to the Hall of Fame in 1991. He won the Green Team
A championship, an All-Star AMVP, 3 All-NBA First Teams, 2 All-NBA Second Teams, a scoring champion and an assist champion, and 6 All-Stars.”
Bill Walton read out some of Archibald's honors, which were also the reasons for the selection.
"Congratulations Nate!"
Magic Johnson and others sent their own congratulations.
Next, Bill Walton read again: "The second point guard selected into the top 50 is..."
"Bill, stop being so pretentious and hurry up, please?" Thomas urged with his eyes widened as the usual smile disappeared.
"okok!"
Bill Walton was afraid of being beaten, so he quickly read again: "Bob Cousy..."
Next, there are Dave Bing, Walter Fraser, Oscar Robertson, Earvin Johnson, Lanny Wilkens, John Stockton, Isaiah Thomas and others.
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There are seven retired players and two active players, a total of nine players who were selected as the top 50 point guards.
"If we keep going like this, when will we get to the center?" In front of the TV, Lao Wang wiped the sweat from his forehead and said dissatisfiedly: "I might as well read tomorrow's newspaper, it's a waste of time."
"Old K, can you wait until tomorrow?" Su Qun asked with a smile.
Lao Wang thought for a while, shook his head honestly and said: "I can't wait."
"Haha..." Several people laughed.
Next, Bill Walton began to announce the list of shooting guards, namely George Gervin, Hal Grier, Sam Jones, Pete Maravich, Earl Monroe, Bill Sharman,
Jerry West, Clyde Drexler, Michael Jordan.
There are also seven retired people and two active duty people, a total of nine people.
"Congratulations, Clyde."
"Thank you, thank you! Charles, you'll be here soon."
"Of course, haha..."
In Houston, Barkley called Glider and sent his congratulations.
"Clyde, congratulations."
"Thank you, Hakim, I'll see you soon."
"Yes, it should be like that."
Da Meng in Los Angeles called Glider, and it took him a long time to get through. Drexler's phone was too busy at the moment, and both his mobile phone and landline were busy.
Phoenix and Lao Wang also called and sent his congratulations.
Also in Phoenix, Kobe looked at the TV at his home and said to himself confidently: "Ten years from now, when the league's top 60 superstars are selected, among the shooting guards, I will definitely be on the list."
Next are the small forwards, also nine, eight of whom are retired, namely Elgin Baylor, Larry Bird, Rick Barry, etc. Only one active player is selected: Pippen.
Then there are power forwards, a total of eight, six retired, and the two active ones are Barkley and Karl Malone.
"Charles, congratulations. It's so unexpected that you were selected. This is a huge surprise!" Lao Wang quickly made a congratulatory call.
Buckley was so angry that his blood pressure rose, and he said angrily: "Don't worry, Old K, you won't have any surprises tonight."
"Yes, a solid fifty, I really don't feel any surprise." Lao Wang said with a smile.
"Damn it, Old K, I will call you later to comfort you. Don't let your mind wander." Buckley couldn't resist Lao Wang and hung up the phone in a hurry.
Next, it's the center's turn.
The first four positions only occupy thirty-five positions, which means that the center position will occupy the remaining fifteen positions.
This data also shows that the history of the league is a history dominated by centers. The center is the most important and brightest position among the five positions.
This is also in line with the league's long-standing team building strategy, which is to build a team with the center as the core.
"The first was the great Bill Walton..."
Next, the list of center selections began to be announced, and Bill Walton read out his name first, and he named him great in a majestic manner.
"This is shameless!" Jabbar muttered.
"Who is this person?" Zhang Bot pretended to be disdainful.
"Ha ha……"
Bill Walton didn't care about this. After laughing happily a few times, he read out a series of famous names. They were Kareem Jabbar, Wilt Chamberlain, Dave Cowens, Moses...
Malone, George McCann, Robert Parrish, Willis Reed, Bill Russell, Nate Thurmond, Wes Unseld.
"This is the retired eleven, and there are four in active service. They are...let me take another look." When Bill Walton said this, he started to talk about it again.
At this time, the most nervous people are undoubtedly the three active super centers in front of the TV, as well as O'Neal, who is recovering from injury, and Lao Wang.
"Damn it, how come retired people only occupy 11 positions?" O'Neal said very depressedly in New York.
There are four remaining active players, and the three veteran super centers will definitely have a share. So, can the remaining one compete with the old K?
Bill Walton had enough trouble, and then he read: "They are Hakeem Olajuwon..."
"yeah!"
In Los Angeles, Dameng roared excitedly.
"...David Robinson, Patrick Ewing..."
Bill Walton read out two more names, so that all three veteran current super centers were selected into the top 50, leaving only the last name.
"call!"
O'Neal took a deep breath. Although he knew that the possibility of being selected was very slim, he still had to have dreams. Otherwise, what was the difference between a human being and a salted fish? What if those reporters and coaches went crazy?
Likewise, Lao Wang also became really nervous.
It's one thing to have confidence, but it's hard to control nervousness, not to mention there are CCTV cameras nearby.
"The last one..."
Bill Walton read the name out loud: "Old K! Wang Tiejun!"
"well!"
With a sigh, miracles do not happen easily. O'Neill immediately fell soft on the sofa.
"Oh ho!"
Lao Wang let out a strange cry and stood up with his fists raised.
"Ding ding..."
Then his mobile phone and landline started to ring one after another, full of congratulatory calls and text messages. After answering these calls and reading all the text messages, more than an hour had passed.
At this time, the news of the 50th National Congress had spread all over the world, and of course it had also spread back to China. Then Lao Wang continued to receive congratulatory calls from China.
"Dabao's father, congratulations!"
"Dabao's mother, we all rejoice together, haha!"
"Husband, I plan not to come here this season. Dabao is only three months old and is too young. I don't feel comfortable flying at such a young age. Anyway, you will be back in more than four months. What do you think?"
"What do you mean more than four months? I will definitely reach the finals in June this year. Can you say something nice?"
"Poof!"
"That's fine, wait until I bring a championship back to my son."
After chatting with Yu Feihong for a long time, he was extremely happy. He and Zhang Lili opened another bottle of Champagne, drank a few glasses of wine happily, and celebrated until midnight before falling asleep.
When he got up early the next day, he received another good news. Mammoth had broken ground on its factory in Jinjiang City, FJ Province, and would be able to produce sneakers in a year. He still looked forward to Mammoth's continued development, and bankruptcy would do him no good.
