Chapter 666: Each has a ghost

On February 20, 2006, the 05-06 All-Star Game kicked off as scheduled, but Meng Xu, as the league's top card, is now sitting on the bench, for the schedule after the All-Star Game, Rick Carlisle didn't want Meng Xu to spend too much physical strength in such a game, plus Vince Carter and Allen Iverson both wanted to lift today's All-Star Game MVP trophy, so Rick Carlisle compressed Meng Xu's playing time, Let backup forward Vince Carter take Meng Xu's place, and let him play fairly with Allen Iverson.

The All-Star Game is like a running water feast, every year there will be an older generation of All-Stars leaving the table, and there will be people leaving, and naturally there will be people sitting up, but there are a little more new faces in this year's All-Star Game, Chauncey Billups, Richard Hamilton, Chris Bosh, Tony Parker, Pau Gasol, Elton Brand, Antoine Jamison, this year's All-Star Game can be described as a big change, and those who left the older generation of All-Stars, such as Chris Webb, Jason Kidd, Steve Marbury, may never be able to get on this stage again.

This year's All-Star Game is still very exciting, after entertaining the half, the two sides began to play in the second half after entering the second half, especially Maddie, Carter and Iverson, who are aiming for MVP, these people are playing very seriously, if you don't watch the first half, you don't know that this is a playoff game. Some people try their best, and naturally some people pretend to be dead paddling, especially those who have been swept up in the gossip, and now their minds are afraid that they are no longer on the All-Star Weekend.

After the transaction between the Kings and the 76ers about Chris Webber was disclosed by some "well-intentioned people", the management of many teams in the Eastern Conference couldn't sit still, although because of injuries, Chris Webber is now in decline, and even the last position of the "Big Four" has been given to Jermaine O'Neal, but Chris Webber is still a first-line superstar who can contribute 20 points, 9 rebounds, and 4 assists per game. Partnering with Allen Iverson is bound to have a huge impact on the current situation in the East.

So some ill-intentioned guys, after receiving the news, came to Houston, the Heat's president and head coach Pat Riley, the Pistons' president Joe Dumas, the Cavaliers' general manager Danny Feery, the Pacers' general manager Kevin Pritchard, the Nets' operating president Rodney King Thorne, and the management of the Eastern team's powerhouses all gathered in Houston in an attempt to disrupt the deal or get a piece of the deal.

And with the entry of these bigwigs, the rumors of the trade are becoming more and more widespread, and even more, several All-Stars who are participating in the All-Star Game have also been involved in the trade rumors, especially one of the "four big forwards", Kevin Garnett, the big boss of the Timberwolves, has also been involved in trade rumors, the Timberwolves' record in recent seasons is not as good as a year, so Kevin Garnett continues to ask the management to make reinforcements, but in Kevin Garnett nearly 20 million a year, With Wally Szzerbiak more than 10 million a year and the Timberwolves' owner not wanting to pay the luxury tax, the Timberwolves really have little room for reinforcement, so rumors that Kevin Garnett is leaving the Timberwolves are rampant.

After Kevin Garnett was involved in trade rumors, the Kings and 76ers' plans for Chris Webber were directly put aside, and the management of the entire league was like a shark that smelled blood, and wanted to participate in the deal.

In the end, this year's All-Star Game ended in an atmosphere of panic and ghosts, relying on the last three minutes of power, the Eastern All-Stars finally defeated the Western Conference 118-113, whether it was Vince Carter with 24 points, 6 rebounds and 4 assists, or Allen Iverson with 24 points, 4 rebounds and 5 assists, their performance today deserved the honor of MVP, and the final result was also happy. Vince Carter and Aaron Iverson share this year's All-Star MVP trophy.

On February 21, 2006, the day after All-Star Weekend, the dust settled on the Chris Webber trade, and the Kings sent star Chris Webber, two role players, Matt Barnes and Michael Bradley, to the 76ers' Collis Williams, Kenny Thomas and two first-round picks.

Chris Webber was obviously very surprised that he was traded by the Kings, it is obvious that the trade between the Kings and the 76ers did not consult Chris Webber in advance, and Chris Webber did not make any radical remarks after learning that he was ruthlessly abandoned by the Kings, and after thanking the Kings fans, he left for Philadelphia, as for Allen Iverson, after the deal was completed, he was obviously very excited, because he finally ushered in an excellent partner.

With all the bigwigs in Houston, the Chris Webb trade was obviously just an appetizer, and soon after the Chris Webb trade was completed, several more trades were revealed, and the players involved were all All-Star caliber players.

Following the Kings and the 76ers, the Magic and the Knicks also completed a deal involving an All-Star, from the Rockets being traded to the Magic, Steve Francis has always been unsatisfactory, especially after Brian Hill became the head coach, Steve Francis's status plummeted, and he clashed with Brian Hill because he didn't want to play in garbage time, and finally after the All-Star break, Steve Francis was sent to the New York Knicks by the Magic, In exchange for the Knicks' small forward Trevor Ariza and a draft pick.

Just as many teams were making offers for Kevin Garnett, the Timberwolves and Celtics also completed a big trade involving seven players, with the Timberwolves trading All-Star small forward Wally Szebiak, main center Michael Olowokandy, role player Dwyane Jones and a restricted first-round pick from the Celtics in exchange for Ricky Davis, Mark Blunt, Marcus Banks, Justin Reed and two second-round picks.

As for Kevin Garnett, although a large number of teams have submitted offers to the Timberwolves, including Eddie Jones, Marcus Camby, Sean Marion, Ramal Odom, these All-Star players, but the Timberwolves did not send Kevin Garnett directly like the Kings, but first asked Garnett's opinion, and after Garnett said that he would not choose to leave the Timberwolves, the Timberwolves' management rejected all trade offers.

After the deal that involved in the trade of Garnett failed, the bigwigs who didn't want to get nothing still made a number of trades before the trade deadline, especially the deal between the SuperSonics, the Trail Blazers, the Nuggets and the Kings The most shocking, although this deal did not involve any first-line stars, but the big deal involving four teams, 11 players, and 6 draft picks still attracted countless attention and attention.