When the All-Star Weekend voting was in full swing, Wang Xiao also received an invitation from the league, and the NBA league hoped that he could serve as the head coach of the All-Star East team.

According to NBA regulations, the head coach of the All-Star Game must be the head coach with the best record in the East and West regions.

The head coach of the Cavaliers with the first record in the East is Mike Murphy. Brown, who served as the head coach of the East last year, that is, the All-Star Game in '09, so this time he was automatically disqualified, and the head coach position of the East All-Star was naturally the turn of Wang Xiao, the head coach of the Wizards who ranked second in the East.

Similarly, the current number one in the West is the Lakers, and their head coach Phil Brown. Jackson also served as the head coach of the Western Conference All-Star last year, so the head coach of the West this year should be the head coach of the Portland Trail Blazers, who is currently ranked second in the West.

All-Star Weekend is a stage for fans and players, there is nothing to do with coaches, even the two head coaches of the East and West of the All-Star Game, basically they just look off the court, they don't need to make tactical arrangements, they don't need to do anything else, it's just an exhibition game, and not many people will care.

But after all, it is an all-star game, Wang Xiao has no reason to refuse, even if this is an exhibition game without a head coach or anything, it is good to be familiar, so Wang Xiao happily accepted the invitation.

In fact, the records of the Eastern and Western teams are different, the second-ranked Wizards and the third-place Magic team are only one win difference, and there is still nearly a month before the official start of the All-Star Weekend, and the Wizards may be overtaken at any time.

It stands to reason that the alliance should not have sent out an invitation so early.

However, after the meeting and discussion, Stern, the president of the alliance, still made a decision to invite Wang Xiao in advance.

As for the reason, it couldn't be simpler.

Huge Chinese market.

Yao Ming's success in the NBA has made the NBA taste a lot of sweetness, and it has also made Stern more and more aware of the great potential of this vast market in China.

Because of this, in 07, Yi Jianlian and Sun Yue both ran for the election, and Yi Jianlian became the second high-ranking Chinese player after Yao Ming.

It's a pity that neither Yi Jianlian nor Sun Yue is the second Yao Ming, their level is too far from Yao Ming, and as the only pillar of Chinese basketball, Yao Ming was injured in the 09 playoffs Western Conference semifinals Rockets vs. Lakers, and then the season will be reimbursed, and the entire 09-10 season will not be able to play.

A year later, Yao Ming will be 31 years old, and after suffering a serious injury, no one is sure that he will be able to continue to perform at a high level.

In this case, the league urgently needs a representative figure of Chinese basketball to appear in the NBA league and continue to attract the attention of Chinese fans.

At this time, Wang Xiao appeared, with an almost legendary resume.

Early 30s, young, sunny and inspirational.

Coaching a team for the first time in his career, he was able to lead a team that was at the bottom of the league to the third place in the second conference in the East.

Although the head coach can't match the attention of the players, it can more or less alleviate the current problem of the scarcity of Chinese faces in the NBA league.

However, before the All-Star break, the Wizards' record was overtaken by the Magic.

As Wang Xiao let Curry take more responsibility on the court, Curry's performance became better and better, and his average points per game improved, from 25 points per game to 27 points per game.

Curry's outstanding performance also allowed the team's record to continue to soar, and the Wizards only lost a total of 3 games in the second half of January, namely the away game against the Lakers, the away game against the Celtics, and the home game against the Mavericks.

The staggering win percentage keeps the team in second place in the East, and instead of narrowing the win gap with the Magic, it has widened by one more game, and now the Magic will need to win at least three games in a row if they want to surpass the Wizards, and the Wizards will have to lose three games in a row.

However, with only four games left until the start of All-Star Weekend, it is almost impossible to overtake them.

In fact, the Wizards have lost only one of the four games, while the Magic have won all four games and still have a win gap with the Wizards.

In this way, Wang Xiao, as the head coach of the team with the second-highest record in the East, deserves to be the head coach of the All-Star Weekend.

In addition to Wang Xiao participating in the All-Star Game as the head coach of the Eastern All-Star Team, the Wizards also participated in the All-Star Weekend with several other players.

At the beginning of February, the league announced the list of All-Star game substitutes, and according to the rules, all All-Star substitutes were voted on by the head coaches of the league's 30 teams. Curry was successfully selected as an All-Star game bench player with an explosive performance of 27 points per game.

In addition to the All-Star Game, Curry will also participate in the Rookie Challenge and Three-Point Contest as a first-year rookie.

When it comes to the Rookie Challenge, the Wizards are definitely the big players in this year's Rookie Challenge.

Curry and Harden were both drafted as first-year rookies to participate in the Rookie Challenge, and in addition to that, Danny has been the team's starting point guard and has performed well in defense and three-point shooting. Green was also drafted to the first-year rookie camp.

Another rookie, Beverley, was not selected because of his poor stats because of his less playing time with the Wizards, and because the Wizards already occupy the roster of three first-year rookies, and adding another one might displease the other rookies.

Instead, Jordan Jr. was selected for the sophomore rookie challenge.

The first two years of Jordan Jr.'s career were originally quite bleak, due to poor skills and free throws, Jordan Jr.'s average in the first two seasons of his career was only about 4 points and 5 rebounds per game, until the third season when the Clippers started center Chris. Carman was injured, so he got his chance and successfully took it, gradually becoming the main center of the Clippers.

Since being traded to the Wizards by Wang Xiao, Jordan Jr. has always been the team's first choice for interior benches.

Of the team's three centers, Jordan Jr. has the best potential and development prospects, and Haywood has suffered a major injury with a significant reduction in athleticism and is in a contract year, and it is not suitable for long-term development if he wants a big contract after this season.

Although McGee is not inferior to Jordan Jr. in terms of height and arm span and jumping, and his talent is not bad at all, he suffers from memory deficit disorder, which greatly affects his development.