On Sunday night, Richard finally waited for the long-awaited All-Star Game.

The head coach of the West is Popovich.

The relationship between Richard and Popovich has not been warm because of Larry Brown.

However, there has been no friction, and the well water is usually in a state where the river water does not interfere with the river water.

But today Popovich didn't know what the hell was, and seemed to be in a good mood, waving and smiling at Richard.

Richard also nodded politely and smiled.

What Richard didn't expect was that Popovich walked straight towards him.

"Lee, congratulations, the Pirates are growing well, and I don't think it will be long before they become another Trail Blazer or Pistons." Popovich walked over and said to Richard with a smile.

"But it's normal to think about it, and with your draft vision, it's not surprising to build a team like this in a short period of time."

"The next time you go to San Antonio for an away game, I'll treat you to a taste of my treasured red wine, it's definitely a good thing, and I don't even want to give him that Tim."

Richard was dumbfounded, he entered the league in 96, and now it is February 2006, which is almost ten years.

It seems that in the previous ten years, Popovich and himself did not say as much as just now......

"Greg, forget about the red wine, I know it's your lifeline, if you really drink your treasured red wine, I'm afraid you'll find me desperate." Richard laughed and made a joke at Popovich.

Popovich also laughed, he didn't expect Richard to know himself so well.

He has an incomparable fascination with red wine, and can be called an alcoholic, but not an alcoholic.

"Lee, this all-star, you can play ...... with confidence"

"There may be areas where you need help in the future."

With that, Popovich winked at Richard and returned to the bench in the West.

Richard looked confused, this naughty old man, is he drunk today?

How can you talk without a head or a brain?

Could it be that he also thinks he can help the Spurs in the draft?

What a profitable old man who can't afford to be early......

Richard smiled wryly, he didn't have any ill feelings about Popovich's approach.

The Spurs are really too poor, which requires Popovich to be careful and spare no effort to save money for the Spurs.

And what is the most profitable deal for NBA teams? That's to sign quality rookies.

Some rookies have star-level strength, but only use their rookie salary, which is naturally the most cost-effective business.

Think of the teams that Richard coached that never paid the luxury tax, and they were far stronger than the teams that paid the big luxury tax.

For this reason, Richard has a lot of quality rookies on hand.

Popovich must have seen some clues from the previous draft and Sanders' actions, so he came to contact Richard just now.

Anyway, sell your favor to Richard first, and talk about it later if it works.

Richard smiled and shook his head, although he said that he didn't need this kind of favor, it was not easy to refuse.

But with Popovich saying this, Richard is more sure about winning the supergiant suit.

How can Popovich sell Richard's favor? It's definitely going to be a release and cut back on the playing time of some of the big players.

The All-Star Game is probably a joke in Popovich's eyes, and he has led the Western All-Stars several times, and he basically doesn't bother to arrange the lineup......

Popovich will definitely not give them much playing time for the All-Star players under his command, for fear that they will get injured.

Although this possibility is very small, even if it is only a 1 in 10,000 chance, Popovich is not willing to try, or for that reason, the Spurs are too poor......

In the event of a season reimbursement, the Spurs will lose a fortune.

This also shows the difference between Richard and Popovich.

Richard is eager to get his players to play the full game in the All-Star Game......

He wants his players to be in the limelight.

And if Popovich hadn't been concerned about the feelings of some fans, he probably wouldn't have let his players come to the All-Star Game.

He doesn't want his players to be in the limelight......

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Anyway, Duncan doesn't want to play for too long this year, under normal circumstances, Duncan only played 20 minutes this year because of Popovich's team......

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A whistle sounded over the arena, and the annual All-Star Game was about to begin.

Cleveland fans were wildly cheering James' name, the only All-Star for their home team this season.

The Pistons are the strongest in the East, with three All-Star selections.

But after all, this is James' home stadium, and in the eyes of the fans, James is the protagonist of the night.

I'm afraid Richard is going to say sorry, tonight's protagonist is not James, but him Richard.

Richard has the power to kill the players when they play.

Not just James, but any non-West Lafayette player in the East tonight could not be the protagonist.

You must know that Richard also spent a price, and then he could get this all-star qualification to lead the team, if he didn't get the supergiant suit, he would have lost money.

How could Richard do this kind of loss-making thing.

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"Doot toot!" The referee blows the whistle and the game officially begins.

Both sides started the game.

Eastern Conference All-Star starters: Yao Ming, O'Neal, James, Wade and Iverson.

Western Conference All-Star starters: Big Ben, Duncan, Maddy, Kobe Bryant and Nash.

What's funny is that when Maddie was in the East before, he was always a backcourt player to participate in the All-Star, but after he arrived in the West, he began to participate in the All-Star as a frontcourt player again.

Richard couldn't figure out what the hell Maddie was up to......

O'Neal came on the court to execute a jump ball with Duncan to win possession for the East Army.

Richard looked at Duncan and didn't even have the desire to jump on tiptoe, and couldn't help but be a little speechless.

I don't know how these Spurs players are tempered, as if this kind of game that seems useless, they are not interested in it at all.

When the game started, after Iverson got the ball, he quickly advanced to the front court, and watched Yao Ming settle down on the side of the basket and pass the ball directly.

Yao Ming directly hit the ball with a chic and elegant sky hook.

Next up was the turn of the attacking round in the West, and their starting lineup was rather bizarre, with four of the five starters being West Lafayette......

After receiving Nash's pass, Bryant leaned back and pulled it out.

It was time for the offensive round in the East again, this time it was Wade and O'Neal's aerial connection, and the two completed an empty catch, which won a burst of applause from the fans at the scene.

O'Neill and Wade have also been partners for more than a year, and there has been a lot of tacit understanding between the two.

At least the air relay was quite beautiful.

The air relay is cool for a while, and the force is always cool......

But soon the Cavaliers fans at the scene were not happy, because they found something that they couldn't accept.

It's been almost four or five minutes since the opening, and their James has only touched the ball once, and he hasn't scored it yet, and after the rebound was grabbed by O'Neal, it was passed to Wade again.