February 17, local time, New Orleans Arena, Louisiana.

It's not the first time Roy has been to the arena to compete, but this time he's different. He is the starting guard for this year's Eastern Conference All-Stars, not the Bobcats captain who led the team to New Orleans to play on the road. It's not the first time Roy has been in All-Star Weekend, and he seems calm about everything in the arena, and he doesn't know that he has been playing in the league for many years.

Jackson didn't come to New Orleans to watch the game, he was going to spend a short vacation with his girlfriend, and the errand was handed over to Chang Wei, who could also use the opportunity to exchange feelings with his acquaintances.

For Chang Wei, this year's Rookie Challenge and the individual competitions are not much to see, and there are no Bobcats players participating anyway. In fact, Milicic was indeed invited to participate in the three-point contest before, after all, there is an equally tall Nowitzki among the players participating in this year's competition, and it seems that there is no problem with another big man. But Milicic knew that his three-point shooting rate was average, and participating in the three-point contest was basically to be cannon fodder, so he refused after consulting Chang Wei and Jackson.

When Chang Wei and Roy came to the New Orleans Arena, it was already three hours before the start of the game, and Roy had participated in a series of promotional activities with the league officials before, so he could travel lightly today, and he didn't need to rush over early in the morning to prepare for the game. Originally, Chang Wei didn't have to follow him to the locker room, but he wanted to meet Brown.

Knock on the locker room door, and it's Brown who opens it. The old man looks older than before, but he is still neatly dressed in a well-tailored striped suit, and he still has a tactical board that Chang Wei is very familiar with, which seems to be used for the Pistons.

Seeing Chang Wei, Brown also looked surprised, he asked Roy to go in first to get acquainted with his temporary teammates, and he stepped forward and gave Chang Wei a hug. Then Brown looked up and down and said with satisfaction: "Chang, it looks like you're doing well with the Bobcats, but I still miss the days when you were on the coaching staff, Bruce was very good, but there was still a gap with you." ”

Chang Wei looked at Brown, who was getting older, pursed his lips, and whispered: "Coach, you should give more things to the assistant coaches below, your body can't withstand long hours of work, you have to think about your own health......"

Brown smiled and waved his hand, "I'm used to it, I always feel that other people will make mistakes, even if I leave everything to them, I will review it myself in the end, so why bother with it?" Besides, I've decided to retire at the end of the season, so I don't have much time left, so I'll have to worry about the last few months and then I'll be able to relax. ”

Soon the conversation quickly returned to the players, and this year's Pistons were selected All-Stars by Wade and Big Ben, who have also been very consistent All-Star regulars in recent seasons. But apparently Brown is more interested in Roy, he knows that this is Chang Wei's handiwork, not many people dare to choose a little-known senior in the second pick in the first round, but Chang Wei dare.

"Chang, Roy is the one you suggested the Bobcat picked, right? It looks like your vision is as accurate as ever. It's rare to see a rookie start an All-Star in his second year, and of course LeBron's much-anticipated ones aren't ......."

Chang Wei smiled: "It's just good luck, I didn't expect you to have a high opinion of him." ”

"This is an amazing young man, and his mental age is far beyond his biological age." Brown touched his chin and said slowly, "He has a chance to be a player of Dwayne's level, otherwise you wouldn't have spent a roster on him, and you can see that you trust him a lot." ”

If it was someone else, Chang Wei could take all these praises without blushing, but now that he is in front of Brown, his leader in the NBA, he should be humble at this time. He smiled and said: "It's just a possibility, many rookies are thought to be the next one when they first enter the league, but how many succeed in the end?" ”

This time Brown didn't laugh, he said solemnly, "You trust him, and I trust you." If nothing else, Roy can definitely become a first-class star in the league, and whether you can go one step further depends on how much effort you put into him. ”

Chang Wei was stunned for a moment, hugged the old man's body hard, and laughed. Indeed, although the two of them are no longer on the same team, their trust has never diminished, and their relationship is still the same as it was when they were with the 76ers and Pistons.

Brown thought for a moment and asked, "Do you need me to protect him?" It is said that he suffered a torn ankle ligament some time ago, and this kind of injury can ruin a career if you are not careful, and I think you should pay more attention to it. ”

Chang Wei shook his head and said: "It's okay, coach, you just follow your own ideas, he can afford to play high-intensity games and more playing time, and we all know what the so-called All-Star Game is all about, right?" ”

Brown nodded, but didn't say anything. The two chatted for a while, Chang Wei said goodbye to Brown and left, his place was in the audience instead of the bench, now he was the assistant coach of the Bobcats and not the Pistons, if it weren't for Roy, this game would not have anything to do with him, he would rather nest in his apartment and turn on the TV to watch ESPN's live broadcast.

During the game, Brown really did what he wanted, and did not give Roy extra care just because he was the player that Chang Wei focused on. In the end, Roy played 20 minutes in a decent manner, cutting 15 points, 4 rebounds and 8 assists, and the Eastern All-Stars defeated the West 138-134 in a thrilling manner, and the All-Star MVP gave James, who contributed 29 points, 8 rebounds and 9 assists, and he was also the best performer among the Eastern All-Stars, and the All-Star MVP was what he deserved.

Still, Brown is bullish on Roy's prospects, a guy who doesn't like to be in the limelight when he plays low-key. Although it is difficult for such a player to be packaged as a superstar in a commercial league like the NBA, Brown believes that Roy has such strength and does not need so-called packaging, he can do it all himself.

After the post-game press conference, Brown handed Roy to Chang Wei, who was waiting at the door of the locker room, and smiled at him, Chang Wei also smiled loudly, everything was silent.