Due to the shrinking NBA season this year, the regular season has only just begun, and voting for the NBA All-Star Game has also followed.

For such a thing, the alliance is naturally very positive. The shutdown had cost them so much money, and of course they wanted to make it all back as soon as possible. All-Star Weekend, on the other hand, is a great opportunity to host cities and leagues to make money.

Last season's All-Star vote had little to do with Link. After all, he was just an obscure undrafted pick. Except for Memphis fans, few people could shout the name of this Chinese American.

But this year, when All-Star voting was fully opened, Link was no longer a spectator.

"At the end of the first day of the All-Star voting, Link is fourth in the Western Conference Forward group behind Durant, Griffin and Nowitzki!"

"Link's vote count is still rising rapidly, and he estimates that he will eventually surpass Nowitzki and compete with Griffin and Durant for votes!"

"LaMarcus. Aldridge, Pau Gasol, Kevin. Lefou, even Tim. Duncan, their votes are all after Link! ”

"Link's performance so far this season has been really impressive, four games, one double-double, one 40-point triple-double, and the Grizzlies are 3-1. So far, none of the games have been scored below 20. He is also the only 10-term rookie to be on the voting list! ”

"With four games and an average of 26.2 points, 7.7 rebounds and 7.5 assists per game, Link definitely qualifies for the All-Star Game, even if he's only a sophomore!"

"It's time for your information to be updated, Link's votes have now surpassed Dirk and are ranked third in the Western Strikers group!"

Link, as a Chinese-American player, can have something to do with the All-Star vote. I have to say that it was really a 40-point triple-double bonus, which made him a good hit.

Kobe Bryant, a sophomore who averaged 15 points per game, was selected as an All-Star starter in the West. And Link has played so far, and the data is much better than Kobe Bryant at that time. There's no reason not to expect him to be named to the All-Star team as a sophomore!

In NBA history, there aren't many players who make it to the All-Star Game in their rookie season. But players who impress fans in the second year are also rare.

It's a great honor for Link and the Grizzlies.

"Man, looks like we're going to have another All-Star on our team!" Sitting in the locker room, Randolph looked at the reports related to Link and patted his little brother on the shoulder with satisfaction.

Link gave Randolph a disdainful look, do you think Randolph is in Qualink? In fact, he is silently pretending!

Why did Randolph use the word "again"? Because now the only one on the Grizzlies who has been selected for the All-Star Game is Randolph himself!

Invisibly, Randolph changed direction and praised himself again.

"Okay Zach, I know you've been an All-Star, don't remind me."

"Say what? I'm really happy for you, and congratulations on being the second player in this locker room to play in the All-Star Game. ”

The word "second", Randolph spoke very heavily. Link now knows what it means to be invincible in the world.

However, although Link's votes are already the third highest among Western forwards, even surpassing Nowitzki, who has just won the championship. But Link still feels that this ranking is a bit low.

In Yao Ming's first year in the league, he let O'Neal, who was at his peak, play himself off the bench in the All-Star Game. Yi Jianlian received more votes in the East when he was a sophomore and was second only to James and Garnett. Behind him, there are players such as Bosh and Pierce. The "Dragon King" was forced to be anxious at that time, and he also took a video to canvass for votes. Although they were all third, Yi Jianlian did not play Link's current performance.

And now, Link has played such good statistics, and he is actually ranked third. Sure enough, Chinese and Chinese players are still supported by Chinese fans to different degrees. Link thought that if he was a Chinese national, he would probably be able to really rush to the first place.

However, Durant and Griffin in front of Link are indeed two popular monsters, one is a two-time scoring champion, and the other is often active in the daily top five. Compared to them, Link really doesn't have much of an advantage.

But if you can finish third in the vote, if you keep it in the end, it will definitely be no problem to be selected for the All-Star team, but it will be the difference between playing the starting team and not.

The thought of this made Link extremely excited. For one, being able to participate in the All-Star Game is what all players desire, and it is a testament to the outside world's recognition of your strength.

Second, being selected for the All-Star Game can also activate the bonus clause in Link's new contract. An All-Star reward of 1 million is awarded once, and within the three years of the new contract, Link will be rewarded once, and the Grizzlies will be rewarded once.

That's $1 million! In the past, Link played in the Development League and only earned 10,000 or 20,000 a year. For Link, who has worked his way up from the bottom, he is still very sensitive to these numbers.

"What's the fuss, Link." Randolph flicked his forehead when he saw Link staring at the ceiling.

"I want to make money."

"Huh?"

"Uh...... I want to play in the next two days. We're almost in the first back-to-back round of the season, right? Link hurriedly changed the subject, and the All-Star put it aside. Playing well in the current game is the capital of being selected for the All-Star Game.

In the last game, Link cut a 40-point triple-double on Rose's head, and the dividends came immediately. Therefore, good performance is the foundation of the league.

"Hey, that's not your average back-to-back, Link, it's three races in four days! No. 3 plays the Kings at home, and No. 4 will fly to Minneapolis to play the Timberwolves. No. 5 has an empty day to continue his life, and No. 6 has to fly to Salt Lake City to play Jazz. Damn the shrunken season, it's us players who are finally squeezed. "When he thought of the next schedule, Lan Pang was extremely desperate.

4 days and 3 matches have to be played in one place, but there is a change of place, which is the most torturous.

Although in these three games, the Grizzlies' opponents are not strong. But competitive sports are not better than paper lineups. In that case, the league could already award the championship to the Miamins.

After all, Randolph was in his prime, and he was very heavy. This kind of schedule is really torture for him.

Link also frowned, and then silently canceled tonight's extra training plan.

This kind of intensive schedule, but you must not be injured, you must not be injured.

On January 3, the Grizzlies faced the Kings at home, and Link blasted down 20 points, 7 rebounds and 5 assists in front of his little brother Cousins. Conley's return has caused Link's assist tally to drop somewhat, but the impact has not been severe.

And from the team's point of view, Conley's return has undoubtedly made the team stronger.

Cousins didn't play well today, with just four points and eight rebounds in the game. What really attracted Link was the stubborn defender who was only 1.75 meters tall. After only 16 minutes of play, he carried the Grizzlies' rough offense and scored 14 points and 3 assists.

People with strong hearts are really extraordinary.

In the end, the Grizzlies harvested the "leek" of the Kings 113-96 at home. In an interview with reporters after the game, Cousins said, "Link deserves to be selected as an All-Star. ”

Sure enough, this guy doesn't hate it, just just like a child. After the All-Star Rookie Game and Link did "naughty things" together last year, they treated Link as a good buddy.

Winning the king, the Grizzlies flew non-stop to the icy city of Minneapolis.

The Timberwolves have the "Spanish Golden Boy" Ricky this year. Rubio and Jackpot Show Derrick. Williams joined, but the improvement in strength was not obvious. Link had 19 points, 8 rebounds and 4 assists. Williams had 6 points, 2 rebounds and 1 assist, which made the Timberwolves management angry!

The undrafted pick with the Grizzlies is more reliable than their list!

94-86, the Grizzlies won back-to-back games without a rollover.

But the dense schedule still caused something wrong for the Grizzlies. After rushing to Salt Lake City the next day, Randolph reported some soreness in his left knee. To be on the safe side, Hollins decided to let Randolph take a rotational break.

Results in Salt Lake City, Jazz twin towers Millsap and Al. Jefferson combined for 44 points. Without the big black bear, it really can't stop the impact of the Jazz's offensive interior line. The Grizzlies ended up losing by six points in Salt Lake City, 88-94, and a three-game winning streak was ended.

But Randolph was fine, and that was the biggest win.

At this point, the Grizzlies' 4 days and 3 games are officially over. The 2-1 record is not unacceptable. At present, the Grizzlies are 5-2, second only to the Thunder and Spurs, and rank third in the West!

Gasol Jr.'s beard had grown so long that he didn't want to keep it like that.

Randolph ended his troubles, and the Grizzlies temporarily came out of a terrible schedule of three games in four days. But Link's troubles have just arrived.

After the Jazz play, Link, who was changing in the locker room, received a text message. As soon as he saw the sender's name, Link had a headache.

"Sunday?"

The content of this text message is simple, but since the sender is Kobe, I am afraid that things are not so easy.

On Sunday, January 8, the owner of the Staples Center was already waiting for Link.