Emeka. Okafor looked at the voting situation in the east and wanted to cry without tears.

Because among the top seven frontcourt players in the Eastern Conference vote, he didn't find his name at all.

2nd largest front in the East: ???

Did something go wrong?

The rankings of the first-round voting results are as follows: On the Eastern frontcourt, Jamison is seventh, Pierce is sixth, Atay is fifth, Xiaoao is fourth, Hill is third after returning from injury, and Carter is second.

Truth be told, so far, this list is actually quite normal.

Except for the fifth Atai, which was a bit of a surprise, the other Okafor felt that they were all acceptable.

Well, God knows how much Okafor looks down on Tate in his heart.

What really broke Okafor was the one with the most votes in the Eastern Conference frontcourt...... Wayne!

"Is it so bad...... Okafor was stunned, although he knew that Wayne would definitely eat the dividends of the Chinese market, but he really didn't expect the number of votes to be so exaggerated.

Yao Ming can play an All-Star starter in his rookie year, and he is the top pick in the draft. Moreover, he is the first Chinese player to make a name for himself in the NBA, and it is normal to have a bonus.

But what about Wayne?

He is just a No. 12 rookie, and there is already Yao Mingzhu in front of him at this time.

Wayne's shock shouldn't have been that big.

As a result, I didn't make it to the top seven, and he actually went straight first?

Even Hill and Carter, the two former vote harvesters, were crushed under him?

It's outrageous.

Okafor was so dizzy that he almost passed out.

I have two doubles in 14 consecutive games, hey, I am averaging 14+10 per game, and I have the most doubles in the 04th session!

In fact, playing in Charlotte, there may not be many people who know how Okafor plays......

A year ago, as the brightest star of college, he ignored Wayne Ai.

"Wayne? One shoots three-pointers, and it's about the same as Villanueva. ”

A year later, Wayne struck him hard.

When he was in college, he was called Mr. Perfect, which means that Okafor is excellent in character and learning, is a good idol, a model for young people, and is naturally super popular.

But when he was in the NBA, he was still called Mr. Perfect, which means that Okafor is easy to bully, no domineering, no leadership temperament, no memory points, no attention, no personality, and no ......

Nothing!

Indeed, on the court, Wayne has not shocked Chinese fans so much.

Although it was a good game and very gratifying, it really wasn't to the point where it was shocking.

But in the martial arts arena, Wayne left an extremely deep impression on Chinese fans!

Seeing Yao Ming being bullied in the NBA for so long, everyone felt quite aggrieved.

Although there is a famous scene such as Boss Fu stepping forward to help Yao Ming come out, Yao Ming was still bullied after all, and it was embarrassing.

Now there is finally a person who dares to bully and does have the ability to bully back, and Chinese fans say that they are very good.

Wayne's popularity in China is so high that even he could not have imagined it.

really responded to Atai's words: "Playing ball and fighting, at least you have to win." ”

Of course, one point that cannot be ignored is that Wayne's popularity in the United States is not low.

According to the voting rules, fans can vote for two players at a time in the backcourt and frontcourt.

So do you guess the Indian City fans will vote for Wayne + Xiao O, or Atay + Xiao O?

Think about it this way...... Taizi, who is targeted everywhere, seems to be a little cute......

So at this moment, looking at the voting results, apart from Okafor, Atai is likely to be the saddest one.

"I'm the best defensive player at all...... Best Defensive Player...... Best ......"

No way, the American fans did it too.

In this vote, Wayne is not only the first player in the frontcourt, but also the player with the second highest number of votes in the East after O'Neal.

Of course, Chairman Yao is even more powerful, and he once again directly became the first round of votes.

That's right, again.

If Wayne remembers correctly, in 2005, Yao's position as the top voter should have lasted until the end of the vote.

Shaq: "When I was in the west, you grabbed my starter, and when I got to the east, you will steal my vote again." Obviously, we don't bring this to play. ”

Although in the overall vote list, Wayne failed to make it into the top three.

But as a first-year rookie and an international player, Wayne's votes are already quite exaggerated.

After the voting results came out, it naturally caused some controversy.

In addition to once again lamenting the power of the mysterious Orient, the American people also have some eyes.

After all, Wayne is currently averaging 16.2 points, 7.2 rebounds, 3.8 assists and 1.3 blocks per game, which is not considered the top in the league.

Just like Yao Ming's 13+8 but overpowering Shaq.

Some are skeptical that Wayne is worthy of a position like the Eastern Conference All-Star starting forward.

But strangely, most of these red-eyed fans are not fans of the eastern team, but fans of the western team.

Phoenix fans: "Stoudemire isn't necessarily an All-Star starting forward, Wayne can be?" In terms of data, Xiao Si has exploded Wayne! ”

Timberwolves fans: "How is it possible that he almost caught up with my family in the number of votes!?" ”

Mavericks fans: "They are all international players, why is there so much difference." The West is terrible, and the heart aches for our Dirk for five seconds. ”

Well, the competition for the Western Frontier spot is a bit too fierce. If Wayne goes to the West, it is indeed impossible for him to be in the first place.

Don't talk about Duncan, his popularity is now skyrocketing. Although the hard one danced a space dance in front of Wayne, the Timberwolves also had a rollover this season, but they were the MVP of last season and their popularity was not low.

In addition, Dirk and Xiaosi's statistics are also very beautiful. Especially Xiao Si, his style of wanting to dunk rebounds every game is very popular.

Seeing that Wayne, who has worse data, has the possibility of becoming a starter in the East, can people not be in a hurry?

But the eastern side is different, and there are many fewer people who are weird.

For one, there really isn't much in the East at the power forward position. In terms of data, it is Xiaoao who is much better than Wayne.

Question: Ogee is also a Pacers, and he raised his hands in favor of Wayne getting into the start.

Second, and most importantly, most Eastern teams have been cleaned up by Wayne, and they are more convinced of Wayne than Western teams.

There's no specific Pistons here who lose in both fights and basketball.

Wayne's stats are an All-Star in the East, and it's not entirely unreasonable, and you can't see Kenyon, who was similar to Wayne's stats last season. Martin, too, went on an all-star trip.

So, there is controversy, but not as big as imagined.

At least not as controversial as Yao Ming was when he first became an All-Star starter.

Wayne's performance in his rookie season is indeed more worthy of the All-Star position than Yao Ming in the same period.

"Well, Nike is designing you an exclusive color sneaker to wear during the All-Star Game! It is estimated that it will be sent back to your home in another week. ”

After the All-Star first round of voting came out, Wayne's first call was from Schwartz.

Nike is now secretly happy, but fortunately, he directly recruited Wayne into his command with a dimensionality reduction blow price, otherwise now they would only have to watch the Adidas show!

Although only the results of the first round of voting have been announced, there is a possibility that the following rankings will change.

If Wayne falls out of the top two and enters the coaching process, he may not be able to play as an All-Star.

But at the moment, the probability of Wayne being squeezed out of the top two is very low.

Among the top three, only Carter's votes can still play a dozen slightly, and there is a possibility of overtaking.

But Hill, who only played 47 games in the previous three years, has a little more votes than Wayne.

He's no longer the darling of that league.

So, Nike couldn't wait to put Wayne's All-Star color sneaker program on the agenda.

In the All-Star Game, popular players such as Maddie, Garnett, and Duncan are all owned by Adidas. Their all-star color sneakers have become a hit in the United States every time.

Nike has been suffering in the All-Star Game for so many years, and now it finally has a chance to get a piece of the pie, can you not be active?

Nike: "We knew Wayne's potential for a long time, and we knew he could succeed!" ”

As for whether they were really that optimistic about Wayne before, does that matter?

Now hurry up and blow a wave and it's over!

"All-star color sneakers...... Well, well, I'll pay attention to the check. Wayne nodded, his tone much calmer than Schwartz had imagined.

"Also, the number of ads you need to shoot will increase in the future. After all, your fame has been rising rapidly lately, and Nike intends to strike while the iron is hot and push you out. ”

"yes, okay Jeff."

"Uh...... What happened to you? It's not like the mood of a rookie who is about to be selected to the All-Star team. Schwartz thought to himself that if Okafor was in Wayne's position now, he would never be so calm.

"Not much, just a little worried about Jermaine." Wayne shrugged, and it was a joy to be in the All-Star voting for the time being No. 1 in the Eastern Conference frontcourt.

But it was all muddled by Xiao Ao's injury tonight.

"Jermaine? The injury report doesn't mean that he just sprained slightly. Don't worry, he'll be back in a week or two. Schwartz smiled, he didn't expect Wayne to care so much about his teammates.

However, Schwartz was completely wrong.

Is Wayne worried about O's injury? No!

Minor sprains are a common occurrence and nothing to worry about, just regular fatigue injuries.

What Wayne really cares about is the next three games!

In the next three games against the three Western Conference teams of Mosaic, Suns and Hornets, Xiao Ao is injured, and Wayne is definitely the starter.

He could just use this to prove his strength and shut up those red-eyed Western fans by the way.

But...... If you play well, it is called proving your strength, and if you don't play well, you will be called the overturning scene.

Right now, Western fans are just waiting to see Wayne roll over.

So, Wayne is not in the mood to worry about the All-Star Game right now.

He's not like a happy beast who was thinking about what kind of action he should dunk in his rookie game a month in advance.

Wayne now just wants to focus on the next three games and try to put in a performance worthy of the vote.

Without Xiao Ao, except for the Hornets, the next three games are really difficult to play to be honest.

Wayne: It's a mixed blessing.

If Wayne's side was a mixed bag, then Atai's side completely wrote the word "happy" on his face.

'Jermaine's injury won't affect the team, so don't worry because I'm more than capable of leading the team on a winning streak. Jermaine can rest for a while, and I don't have mine. ”

At the media opening after training the next day, Atai smiled in front of the camera, the kind of smile from the heart.

Now, you finally remember me, the true core of the Seal City!

Little O'Neill? Oh, just a big forward.

If you really want to see the Pacers win, then you can't look at me?

O'Neill Jr. wasn't on the training ground, otherwise he would have chased Atay all over the field.

After the interview, in the locker room, Atai was also too excited.

"Wei, don't be nervous." While Wayne was changing his clothes, Atay suddenly came over.

"Uh......"

"Nervous? It's okay, take it easy. Really, the day after tomorrow, I'll take you to pretend to beep and fly with you. In minutes, we can go back to the hotel with the victory and rest, and maybe even call Jermaine to celebrate. ”

Atay, he felt that his chance to be the master of the house had come.

Wayne didn't bother to talk, Nima didn't say I was nervous, what the hell are you helping me answer!

And...... How do you think it's unreliable......

To tell the truth, although Xiao Ao is not a particularly qualified leader, he is definitely more suitable than Tai!

It would be wise not to let this thing be the captain.

When he got home, Wayne was ready to watch TV and go to bed early.

Early tomorrow morning, the whole team will be on a plane to Houston. The day after tomorrow, it will usher in the debut of the second round of Western Smash Bros.

On a talk show on .T, Wayne saw Xiao Si.

On the TV, the host asked Xiao Si: "What do you think of the latest All-Star voting results?" ”

Xiao Si smiled: "Most people's rankings are still well deserved, at least in the west." As for the eastern side, I think the fans still have to be careful when voting. ”

"Fierce and fierce, old onmyoji." Wayne looked at Xiao Si speechlessly, your metaphor is really not obvious at all, I didn't even hear that you were talking about me.

"But this is also a matter of no choice, the competition in the west is too fierce. Against Western teams, some players will not be able to succeed so easily. ”

"Who are you talking about?" The host hurriedly asked.

"I didn't refer to anyone, I just expressed my opinion."

Wayne, who was watching TV, decided to add Xiao Si to the "friends" list, and put them into a group with Garnett and Tianzun.

It's a bit disgusting to be yin and yang in front of the camera.

If you don't bother me, it's better to name me directly.

At this time, Wayne also received a text message from Yao Ming.

"I said in pre-season that this time it's not going to be easy for you to win, Wayne. Come on, have a good fight the day after tomorrow. You win, I'll treat you to dinner. ”

This...... Chairman Yao, why are you so energetic? Shouldn't you take care of the Chinese rookies?

It seems that this trip to the west is destined to be full of dangers.