NBA: Top 3-D talents at the start

In February, NBA games are no longer what fans pay most attention to, because the annual All-Star Weekend is coming!

At the end of January, the All-Star voting ended, and the ten starting members from the East and West were determined.

In the West, Wang Feng finally surpassed James in the number of votes and became the top vote-getter in the West. The remaining four starting players were LeBron James, Kevin Durant, Stephen Curry and James Ha.

Deng.

In the East, Antetokounmpo Antetokounmpo was elected as the top vote-getter. Although his number of votes was not as high as Wang Feng and James, ranking third in the league, he was always far ahead in the East.

In addition to Antetokounmpo, the remaining four starters in the Eastern Conference are: Kawhi Leonard, Joel Embiid, Kyrie Irving and Kemba Walker.

On February 1, the league officially announced the All-Star substitute lineup.

Lakers forward Jimmy Butler unfortunately lost the selection. This was the first time in five years that he failed to be selected as an All-Star. Starting from the 14-15 season, Butler has been selected as an All-Star every year.

Obviously, he was underestimated once again.

So far this season, Butler has averaged around 18.8 points per game, shooting 46.2% from the field, and 5 rebounds and 4.5 assists. Although his data performance is not as good as last season's 21+5+4 per game with the Timberwolves, he still has

It’s also remarkable, and the Lakers are currently at the top of the league, and they are also blessed by the popularity of Los Angeles fans.

It's a pity that Butler is in the Western Conference. Let's take a look at who is selected for the Western Conference substitute lineup this time.

Pelicans’ Anthony Davis, Denver’s Nikola Jokic, Trail Blazers’ Damian Lillard, Warriors’ Clay Thompson, Thunder’s Russell Westbrook, Timberwolves

Anthony Towns, LaMarcus Aldridge of the Spurs.

None of these players can compare to Butler.

Not to mention Butler, DeMar DeRozan, who averaged 21+6+6 per game with the Spurs, and C.J. McCollum, who averaged 21+4+3 per game with the Trail Blazers, also all failed to be selected. Compared with the Eastern Conference,

, the number and quality of stars in the Western Conference are indeed superior.

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At 8 a.m. on February 8, a large number of fans gathered in front of the TV and looked forward to it.

Today, the NBA will conduct the All-Star vote selection process.

After the league restructured its All-Star system last year, it removed the Eastern and Western All-Star confrontation format and replaced it with the Eastern and Western vote winners each selecting their own All-Star teammates and then competing against each other.

Last year's All-Star selection was conducted over the phone. Many fans were very interested in the selection process, so this year the league directly arranged a live TV selection.

It has to be said that this way of selecting teammates in sequence by the two top vote-getters does make many fans feel novel, especially who will be selected first and who will be selected second. These are full of gimmicks and full of highlights.

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"Hello, audience friends, Wang, Giannis, hello."

In the studio of TNT TV station, Barkley and Kenny Smith served as commentators for the All-Star selection session, enthusiastically greeting the two top vote-getters from the East and West who were participating in the program via remote video live broadcast.

"The exciting moment is coming. This time in the selection of the All-Star vote winner, I finally don't have to see that familiar face. Yes, I'm talking about you, LeBron."

Barkley made a joke as soon as he came up.

"Yes, this year's top vote-getters in the East and West are all young faces. Wang Feng was born in November 1992 and is not yet 27 years old, while Giannis was born in December 1994 and is even less than 25 years old. This represents the future of the NBA.

Stars are rising."

Kenny Smith also said.

"Without further ado, Wang and Giannis, we are now going to start the selection process for the All-Star Game. You two also know the rules. Both sides will take turns to make selections. You must first choose yours among the eight starters.

Starting teammates, and then selecting the rest of the bench teammates until all players have been selected."

"Wang, since you got more votes than Giannis, you are qualified to be selected first. Now you can choose your first starting teammate."

Wang Feng smiled slightly in front of the camera.

"The first choice is always the most difficult decision, because there are so many outstanding teammates. No matter who I choose, I feel that the one I missed is the biggest loss. But I still made a decision. My first choice is Stephen Curry.

inside."

Antetokounmpo Antetokounmpo immediately looked annoyed when he saw this and sighed repeatedly.

"The king chose away my favorite teammate, what a pity..."

Seeing Antetokounmpo's appearance, many fans couldn't help laughing.

Brother, can you give me some snacks? Is your acting too fake?

Before participating in the draft, Wang Feng and Antetokounmpo had already communicated with NBA officials. In order to increase the excitement and entertainment, they hoped that Wang Feng and Antetokounmpo would show more performance during the selection process, which is commonly known as acting.

You took away my players and I was so angry, so I will also take away your favorite players and everyone will hurt each other... That's probably what it means.

Wang Feng had also watched the live broadcast of the All-Star selections in subsequent years. It was quite embarrassing to be honest, but some fans really did it and even enjoyed it.

After acting possessed by the actor Antetokounmpo, he made his choice.

"Wang Feng chose Curry because he and Curry won two championships together with the Warriors and set a record of 74 wins in the regular season. It is normal to want to recall the good times."

"But it would be a pity to miss the best basketball player in history, so my first choice is LeBron James."

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The All-Star selection process looks really good, and many fans watched the whole process with great interest.

Wang Feng's starting players are Curry, Leonard, Embiid and Kemba Walker.

Antetokounmpo chose James, Durant, Harden and Irving.

As for substitute players, Wang Feng selected players such as Lillard, Lillard, and Thompson, while Antetokounmpo also selected stars such as Jokic, Towns, and Westbrook.

Regardless of whether Wang Feng and Giannis Antetokounmpo are satisfied after the selection, the fans are satisfied anyway.

The sequential selection rule makes the comparison of the star players of the two teams extremely balanced. There is no situation that often happened in the past where the stars in the West are gathered while the stars in the East are dim.

The duel between the two teams is like a match between Mars and the Earth, which has greatly aroused the fans' expectations. Although the All-Star Weekend is still more than a week away, many fans have already begun to look forward to this All-Star game.

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One day later, the entries for the All-Star solo event were also announced one after another.

As expected, Wang Feng still signed up for the skills challenge, three-point contest and dunk contest at the same time, and the league gave strong support to Wang Feng's behavior.