I fell in love with Toutiao and became the GOAT.

On February 5th, the Warriors returned to the Bay Area from Sacramento, while Lin Bei was still pondering how to deal with the frenzied Jeremy Lin.

The league issued a statement saying that the roster for this year's Orlando All-Star Weekend would be announced on a television program at noon that day.

The Warriors' training facility suddenly became lively.

"We're currently 12-8, sixth in the West. Is there a chance we'll produce an All-Star?"

On that flight from San Antonio to Los Angeles, Lin Bei declared that he would rise to prominence this season, and Curry echoed his sentiments.

After that, including the victory against the Lakers, the Warriors went on a 6-3 run, jumping from 6-5, where they were second in the Western Conference lottery to sixth.

With playoff-level performance, the Warriors deserve an All-Star.

David Lee, who is averaging 18.2 points, 7.6 rebounds and 1.8 assists per game this season, smiled slightly. He is the nominal leader of this Warriors team, and if an All-Star had to be selected from the Warriors, he would have the best chance.

But he waved his hand: "Even if I can participate, I'll only be a substitute, which is meaningless."

Moreover, I think I've played mediocrely this season, and there's a high chance I won't be involved.

The All-Star voting results were announced on February 1st.

The Western Conference starting lineup consists of Chris Paul, Kobe Bryant, Kevin Durant, Blake Griffin, and Andrew Bynum, leaving the Warriors out of the picture.

The Warriors' only chance to make the All-Star team is through their reserves.

As for David Lee's performance this season, it is indeed not as good as in previous years.

Because of Lin Bei's emergence, his interior space has been somewhat squeezed, the most obvious point being that he has far fewer rebounds than in previous years.

The original 20+10 machine has now become an 18+7 level, and such data can hardly be called all-star level.

David Lee didn't really care; he had already been an All-Star once in 2010, but he was just there for show.

His words were not about Versailles, but rather his true feelings.

But for other Warriors players who have a good chance, the opportunity before them is invaluable.

Curry rarely reads game statistics, but tempted by the All-Star game, he immediately flipped through the Warriors' stats.

In the previous season, Curry's performance was lackluster due to injuries and the impact of Monta Ellis, averaging less than 15 points per game.

In the current timeline, Monta Ellis was traded away early, Curry was not injured, and the Linken-Curry connection benefited him greatly.

目前勇士20场比赛，库里场均17.7分2.9个篮板7.3个助攻1.5个抢断。

As the season progresses, his scoring and assists continue to rise steadily.

But looking at the current statistics, Curry shook his head, a hint of disappointment in his voice: "I don't think I have much of a chance."

他最终看向林北，因为他看到了林北的数据，17战场均14.5分14.8个篮板2.9个助攻0.7个抢断1.3个盖帽，一个大号两双。

"Best should have a good chance."

Lin Bei pointed to himself and shook his head helplessly. He knew better than anyone that this year's All-Star Game was most likely none of his business.

The reason is simple: the All-Star voting for this year started at the beginning of the season.

According to league rules, each year 60 players from the East and West are shortlisted for selection by senior media experts, including 24 guards, 24 forwards, and 12 centers.

Lin Bei, who had not yet shown his talent at the beginning of the season, had no chance of being on the candidate list.

The Warriors' shortlist of candidates consists of only three: Curry, Monta Ellis, and David Lee.

Now that Monta Ellis has been traded, only two players remain as candidates.

Although you can still receive fan votes even if you're not on the shortlist, it's significantly more difficult than being on the shortlist.

The league will actively launch various campaign activities to maximize the exposure of players on the shortlist;

Players who are not on the shortlist are easily overlooked by fans who vote.

With the shortened season, the voting period is only one month.

If there were another month for voting, Lin Bei might still have a chance.

But during the one-month voting period, Lin Bei had just begun to show his talent and hadn't even had time to campaign before the voting ended.

The All-Star voting results announced on February 1st showed that Lin Bei received over 2 votes, ranking behind Andrew Bynum, DeAndre Jordan, Marc Gasol, and Nene Hilario in the Western Conference.

If he gets selected for the All-Star Game, there's only one possibility: the league has noticed the Chinese market behind him.

……

At noon on February 5th, the league's television program aired as scheduled.

During lunchtime at the Warriors' training facility, they turned on the television.

Vice President Adam Silver appeared on camera and first announced the starting lineups for the Eastern and Western Conference All-Star Games.

Eastern Conference starting lineup: Derrick Rose, Dwyane Wade, LeBron James, Carmelo Anthony, Dwight Howard.

Consistent with the previous voting results, Adam Silver then proceeded to read out the list of substitutes.

The Warriors' starting lineup wasn't even mentioned, and even considering the bench, the Warriors' three-man squad, including Lin Bei, didn't get many votes.

So, no one had much hope.

"Eastern All-Star Game reserves: Deron Williams, Rajon Rondo, Andre Iguodala, Luol Deng, Paul Pierce, Chris Bosh, and Roy Hibbert!"

Upon hearing this list of names, Little Potato remarked with a sigh: "If we were in the Eastern Conference, the three of you would at least make one All-Star game. Look at this Eastern Conference All-Star reserve roster, it seems like anyone can make it..."

Lin Bei wholeheartedly agreed with this point.

In later years, the league changed the All-Star Game to not distinguish between East and West conferences.

In some seasons, the captains selected the players, and in two or three seasons, the team was divided into the World Team and the USA Team. These were all better methods than dividing the team into East and West teams.

Then, Adam Silver quickly picked up another list—

"Next up is the Western Conference All-Star Game reserve roster: Steve Nash, Tony Parker, Russell Westbrook, Kevin Love, Dirk Nowitzki, LaMarcus Aldridge, and... Lin Bei!"

The moment the last name was announced, the Warriors' training facility erupted in cheers.

Lin Bei's eyes widened, his face filled with disbelief. He had actually been selected?

Curry nudged Lin Bei: "I knew you'd make the cut!"

Lin Bei smiled and shook his head; he was only surprised and taken aback for a moment.

Now he understands that the league selected him for the All-Star Game entirely because they valued the Chinese market behind him.

However, Lin Bei had a keen sense of smell and realized that his unexpected selection for the All-Star Game might attract some questions.

How could the player who was originally supposed to be selected for the All-Star Game have his spot taken by Lin Bei, who suddenly appeared out of nowhere? How could he not have any objections?