The 2018 All-Star Game was reformed again, and the league introduced captain selection gameplay. Specifically, it is the king of the East and West Tickets, who automatically becomes the captain of the East and West Army, and then chooses the starter from the starters, selects the substitute from the substitute players, and finally forms two teams to compete, and there is no longer a distinction between the East and the West.

In the latest round of voting, Zhang Feng defeated Curry and LeBron by a narrow margin, was elected captain of the West, and will be the first to pick.

Regarding the reporter's question, Zhang Feng naturally won't tell the truth, firstly, he does not know who is currently selected, and secondly, this kind of thing has to see what the fans think.

"All-Star Weekend is a game for the league to give back to the fans, and I will prioritize fan suggestions"

In the face of Zhang Feng's leaky official speech, the reporter was not very satisfied, and he asked: "Will you consider forming a super backcourt with Curry and using three points to blow up the opposite side?" ”。

The reporter's proposal is quite interesting, Curry is the former single-game three-point shooting record holder, it just so happened that Zhang Feng broke Curry's record, All-Star Weekend, this kind of relatively loose defense game, if Zhang Feng and Curry are on the same team, then shooting three points may really ruin the world.

"Your suggestion is good, I'll take it into consideration"

Zhang Feng is still unclear, and the reporter is anxious: "Then can you tell everyone that you will participate in this year's slam dunk contest, three-point contest and skill challenge?" ”。

Every year in All-Star Zhou, the league will hold a three-point contest, a slam dunk contest and a skills challenge, and the participants are invited by the league to the players, and if the players agree to participate, the league will announce the participants. However, some people are quicker to news, such as OJ, who revealed early on that the Suns' Devin Booker will be participating in this year's All-Star 3-point contest.

Zhang Feng has not yet received an invitation, this time he can tell the truth: "It's not clear yet, I haven't received an invitation from the alliance yet."

The unhappy reporter asked a few more questions, Zhang Feng still spoke in an official manner, and the reporter felt bored and ended the interview early.

Unexpectedly, as soon as Zhang Feng returned to the hotel and was about to pack his luggage and leave for the airport, he received a call from Brandon, the team's deputy general manager, who told Zhang Feng: "The league also invited him to participate in the 3-point competition, the skill challenge, the shooting star competition, and the dunk competition."

Zhang Feng was a little confused when he was invited to participate in 4 games at once, plus he is an All-Star ticket king and rookie, and he has to participate in the Rookie Challenge and All-Star Game, that is, if Zhang Feng agrees to all of them, then he will participate in 6 games in this year's All-Star Weekend.

After getting the news, Zhang Feng began to think about whether to participate, if he did, it would be best to participate, and after hesitating, he decided to pull Coach David, Divac, and Brandon to discuss it through a video conference.

"I suggest you only participate in the Rookie Challenge, the Slam Dunk Contest and the All-Star Game," Brandon was the first to say.

"I think it's best for you to play in the Rookie Challenge and the All-Star Game, and after All-Star Weekend, we're going to play four games in five days, so it's important to conserve your strength," David said, biting his head.

Brandon is from Zhang Feng and the influence of the Kings, and there is no problem, while David is from the perspective of whether the team can win more games, and there is nothing wrong with it.

At this time, Divac stood up: "It's up to you, with your physical speed, I believe that even if you participate in all of them, there will be no problem, but whether you can win or not is more critical, otherwise it will be a loss to leave a bad impression on the fans."

Divac is right, if Zhang Feng participates in the slam dunk contest, if he doesn't win the championship and becomes a supporting role, he will give other players a long face. Like LeBron, he wasn't sure he would win a championship, and he never participated in the slam dunk contest even when the fans were enthusiastically waiting for it.

As the saying goes, the three stinkers have competed against Zhuge Liang, and the three of them have different suggestions, so that Zhang Feng has a new idea of how many competitions to participate in, and he still continues to be famous, even if he can't win the first place in every competition, but it's okay to brush his face and increase his fans, "I decided, participate in them all!" ”

Zhang Feng's words, David shook his head frequently, Brandon was a little surprised, only Divac felt normal, but since Zhang Feng had decided, they were not good at objecting.

"Then you think about it, how to choose people, the league will ask you to get the list of candidates in a few days, and you should thank you for being the All-Star vote king for the first time," Brandon reminded.

Brandon finished speaking, Divac instructed a few more things, and the conference call ended without incident. Zhang Feng also set off for the airport with David. The Kings' East road trip has come to an end, and they will return to the West to take on the Spurs and Pelicans on the road. After playing the Spurs and Pelicans, the Kings' entire January schedule is over.

On the plane, Zhang Feng hurried to check the news to find out which players participated in this year's All-Star.

The first is the starting team in the West, Zhang Feng and Curry in the backcourt, and Durant, Cousins, and Davis in the frontcourt. The starting point in the East is Owen DeRozan in the backcourt, LeBron, Brother Alphabet, and Embiid in the frontcourt.

The second is the bench, which is voted by NBA coaches, and the seven players in the West are Harden, Lillard, Westbrook, Jimmy Butler in the backcourt, and Towns, Aldridge, and Draymond Green in the frontcourt. The seven players in the East are, Lowry, Beal, Wall, and Oladipo in the backcourt, and Porgizins, Kevin Love, and Al Horford in the frontcourt.

"Why haven't I seen so many familiar names," Zhang Feng muttered to himself as he browsed the news.

"Are you looking at the All-Star roster?" Mason, who is doing good things, leaned towards Zhang Feng.

"Yes, I feel that many of the former stars can't be seen anymore, and now they are all young people," Zhang Feng sighed slightly.

"The competition in the West is so fierce that even Paul, Anthony, Thompson, George were not selected"

"Wait, you said Paul George?" Hearing Mason's words, Zhang Feng hurriedly read the news again.

"Well, Paul – George, Westbrook also spoke up for him, accusing the Warriors of having three drafts and Lillard not being selected"

Zhang Feng didn't listen to Mason's later words, because he found an opportunity, an opportunity to collect 'George fragments', he quickly opened Twitter and began to type text: "To be honest, I was going to invite all the frontcourt players to join me in the All-Star Zhou, but Paul George was not selected as an All-Star, this matter is incredible, and now I can only consider forming an all-backcourt lineup."

When he said this, it was simply 'Sima's heart is known to everyone', and as soon as the tweet was issued, the comments were all Aite Paul George:

"Paul, do you see that? Zhang Feng wants to be a teammate with you."

Most of the fans who commented were Kings fans, and of course some were neutral fans, and due to the spread of their 'enthusiasm', it didn't take long for the entire NBA circle to retweet the tweet.

"You're endless, aren't you? Please don't choose me, I don't want to be your teammate with you! Wei Shao replied as soon as possible.

Wei Shao is qualified to say this, after all, he is currently Paul George's teammate, and it is not easy for him to refute Zhang Feng when he says this, but what he didn't expect was that Lillard also joined the melee a few minutes later: "Zhang Feng, choose me, choose me, I want you to be teammates with you."

Lillard said this, naturally because he was unhappy after being 'criticized' by Wei Shao, but when he said this, Wei Shao was like a dumb person eating Coptis chinensis – there were words of suffering.

Seeing Lillard join the fight, fans were excited, thinking that there was another good show to watch. Unexpectedly, I don't know if it was because the last time it was too big, or for some other reason, Paul George did not respond, and other NBA players did not join in the fun.

Although the heat is gone, Zhang Feng's purpose has been achieved, and he knows that even if Paul George doesn't see it, Paul George's agent will tell him. Subsequently, Zhang Feng sent another tweet that he loved LeBron and wanted to make a deal.

What's the deal? As Zhang Feng thought, he plans to form a full backcourt lineup, and he plans to select Curry, Harden, Westbrook, Lillard, Jimmy Butler, Irving, Wall, Beal, Oladipo, DeRozan, Lowry's "Death Twelve" lineup, and deal with the "Death Twelve" lineup composed of LeBron, Embiid, Antetokounmpo, Kevin Love, Al Horford, Porgizins, Durant, Davis, Cousins, Aldridge, Green, and Towns.

The idea of breaking through the sky like this quickly won the support of fans, and LeBron's private messages on various social networks were stuffed, all of which asked him to agree to Zhang Feng's request for a trade.

An hour later, LeBron responded, agreeing with Zhang's proposal and promising to select only frontcourt players in the next selection. As soon as LeBron agreed, the fans exploded and said that they would book tickets immediately, how many years have passed, and they can finally see such a strange showdown.

"See? Zhang Feng is not only a super basketball superstar, but also a business wizard, if we praise him, he will bring huge profits to the league" The league office, Xiao Hua looked at his mobile phone and smiled with satisfaction.

……

After a long flight, the King's whole team arrived in San Antonio, and as soon as he got off the plane, Zhang Feng heard an explosive news:

"Paul George is injured and could be out indefinitely!"

"What the hell is going on?" Zhang Feng turned his head to look at Mason, the little prince of Twitter.

"OJ just broke the news: George suffered from leg discomfort after the last game against the Wizards, and after the team doctor's insistence, it was found that George's old injury had recurred, and a reasonable surgical plan has not yet been reached, and he may not be able to continue to participate in the next games this season."

"Why didn't you come up with a reasonable surgical plan...... Before Zhang Feng could finish speaking, Divac's phone called.

"Is it convenient to speak now?" When it comes to team trades, although Hill has known about it for a long time, it is still not good to discuss it publicly. Zhang Feng understood Divac's concerns, he hung up the phone and walked to David: "I have something to deal with, and then rush back to the hotel by myself."

Looking at Zhang Feng's eyes, David seemed to understand something, he immediately nodded in agreement, and beckoned the king and everyone to take a step first.

After everyone left, Zhang Feng dialed Divac's phone: "Now you can talk."

"Paul George is injured, can we continue to discuss a trade with the Thunder?" Divac on the other end of the line spoke anxiously.

Paul George was named to the U.S. men's basketball team in 2014 and was supposed to be a trip to glory for his country, but he unfortunately suffered a lower leg fracture during a training game, but fortunately he recovered relatively quickly, and although he was not in the same form as before, he is still an All-Star caliber player. However, this time the old injury recurred, and he could not find a suitable solution, and his career prospects were clouded with a layer of dust.

"Is there any more specific information?"

"At present, I only heard that George's injured calf can't exert too much force, although he can walk freely, but there should be no hope for the last game, and the Thunder are holding an emergency meeting"

"Is there a specific injury report?"

"I heard that the X-ray could not detect abnormalities, and the MRI did not find any problems, so the management of Thunder did not know how to deal with it for a while, and he was preparing to find the best neurologist in the United States for examination"

Neurologist? Zhang Feng suddenly thought of a possibility, could it be that George's calf nerve was compressed? But at the moment we can only guess, and we have to get further information before we can draw conclusions.

"Has there been a change in the attitude of Thunder management towards our trade requests?"

"It's not too noticeable, but they're able to respond to emails faster"

"Find a way to get Paul George's neurological exam report, and if you can, arrange for me to meet with Paul George."

Arrange a meeting? Divac was stunned, everyone knew that Zhang Feng was planning to recruit Paul George, and the Thunder management would not agree to arrange a meeting unless they were fools.

"Is this too hard? If you want to meet, you can only invite you to matters other than basketball, I don't have as much popularity as you in this regard, why don't you think of a way yourself? ”

Something other than basketball? Not a wide range of personnel? When Divac said this, Zhang Feng thought of what to do.

Didn't the big cousin tweet a few days ago that she was going to introduce a girlfriend to Paul George? Ask her for a favor, and it should be possible to make a meeting.

"Okay, I know what to do, I'll leave the rest to me, I'll go back to the hotel first......"

"Don't hang up, there's one more thing!" Divac hurriedly shouted.

"Huh? What else? ”

"The Cavaliers have also made a trade request to us, and they intend to trade Channing Flefga-Shamport and a second-round pick for George Hill, what do you think?".

The knight actually intervened, Zhang Feng really didn't expect it, but in fact, the proposed trading plan was really not attractive.

"Tell them, just trade Kevin Love for Love, anyway, Love is so unpopular with the Cavaliers, if we bring in Derrick Rose, we can also send 2 draft picks" Zhang Feng didn't want to waste time and came up with a trade plan at random.

"Okay, I'll talk to them, the Paul George thing was supposed to be my job, and now it's your bother."

After Divac finished speaking, he hung up the phone, Zhang Feng was dumbfounded, he didn't expect the transaction plan he made up at will, Divac actually took it seriously, how could the knight management trade Lefu unless his head entered?

However, Zhang Feng didn't plan to explain, it may be that Divac didn't want to oppose him, so he went down. And the most important thing to get in now is to find a way to meet with Paul George, who called his eldest cousin, Jennifer Lawrence.

"Big beauty, watching the news, you broke up with the old man recently? That's a good thing."