At the beginning of the new year, Jonny is finally free and can focus on other things.

Jonny's first concern is one of the things that has been paid a lot of attention among players recently, that is, the old collective bargaining agreement in the NBA is about to expire, and in the case of the soaring contract of players in the last two years, the new collective bargaining agreement is obviously going to change a lot, and almost all NBA players are looking forward to the new collective bargaining agreement, after all, if it is negotiated, the players' wages will definitely rise significantly.

And Jonny also has some expectations, because his rookie contract is a 2+1 contract, and next season is a team option, and the team is likely to choose to give up this team option and sign a long-term contract directly with Jonny.

In addition to the new collective bargaining agreement, Jonny paid a little attention to the All-Star thing, Jonny had previously decided to participate in this season's slam dunk contest, and after getting the Berserker, Jonny naturally wanted to participate in this slam dunk contest even more. And the league naturally included Jonny in the slam dunk contest early.

In addition to the slam dunk contest, Jonny also resolutely refused the invitation to the three-point contest, the skills contest and the rookie challenge, choosing not to participate in these competitions, after all, last year's All-Star Game, Jonny was very successful in these games, of course, except for the skills contest. Like the three-point contest, Jonny is a record three-point king, and naturally he will not participate in it again this season.

As for the skills competition. Jonny knows what his current level of ball control and passing is, although he has a lot of assists, and his average assists per game are almost breaking ten. But the real level is much worse than that of point guards like Jason Kidd and John Stockton, and Jonny naturally won't choose to lose face in this game.

Jonny went to look at the votes for the main game again, Jonny played the starter in the All-Star Game last year, but the difference between his votes and Michael Jordan was very large, Michael Jordan's votes were as high as 245w, while Jonny, who was the second guard in the East, only had 120w votes. But this season, at least for the time being, All-Star votes. Michael Jordan reached 56w, while Jonny had a whopping 47w vote. It is the second largest vote in the East, and it is 5w votes ahead of Grant Hill, which is third, and the difference is not large.

However, Grant Hill will not compete with Jonny, and the third place in the defensive position is Jonny's old teammate Anfernee Hardaway. His total number of votes only reached 26w, and the gap between him and Jonny was almost half.

On the western side, there is no one with more votes than Jonny, and the highest vote they have there is Carl Malone with 34w votes, followed by Shaquille O'Neal with 31w votes. And this season's All-Star vote has been very balanced so far, which has also led to Michael Jordan's votes doubling compared to the same period last year! But it also gave Jonny a chance. Gave Jonny a chance to catch up.

On January 1, the Celtics had a day off, and Jonny appeared on local Boston television. was interviewed by the media, canvassed votes for his all-star ballot, and the battle for votes officially began.

And Jonny's performance in December almost made him the best of the month, he averaged a quasi-triple-double per game in December, but everyone knows how high the gold content of the best of the month is. How rare it is, so it's no surprise that Jonny would lose to Michael Jordan, who is not as good as him across the board.

However, Jonny's performance this season has been recognized by many experts. Matches in the first two months of the season, Jonny averaged 36.5 points, 6.3 rebounds, 9.2 assists, 2.9 steals and 1.7 blocks per game, and the Celtics also won a 20-8 record under the leadership of Jonny in the first two months of the game, ranking second in the East, and the first Pacers only half a win gap, but the chasers behind are also very fierce, the third Heat and the Celtics are only half a win, the fourth Bulls and the Celtics are only 1 win, and the fifth Hornets have the same record as the Bulls.

However, the Celtics were considered to be the bottom of the league before the start of the season! Under the leadership of Jonny, the Celtics were able to play all the way to the second or top four in the East, which shows Jonny's ability to lead the team, you must know that in these two months of games, Jonny does not even have a decent helper by his side, Derrick Coleman came in handy in the last two games at the end of December, and Chauncey Billups has been learning, and he is not a qualified starting point guard until now.

Maybe only Big Ben and Bruce Bowen are not bad, but the functions of both of them are too single, Big Ben grabs the board, Bowen defends, and the functions are very single.

Therefore, Jonny is equivalent to single-handedly leading the team to the second place in the East.

Jonny attends an event hosted by a local Boston TV station on the number one and earns an appearance fee, which is pocket money, of course. On January 2, the NBA game was rekindled, and the Celtics will face the Minnesota Timberwolves at home, with a 15-14 record in the first two months of this season, and they are in eighth place in the West, which is slightly weaker overall.

And what you need to pay attention to when playing the Timberwolves is naturally their twin stars, Stephen Marbury and Kevin Garnett, who are considered to be one of the future rulers of the league, Stephen Marbury is second only to Jason Kidd in the new generation of point guards, and Kevin Garnett was the first in the previous power forward position, but now he is squeezed out by Tim Duncan.

However, the Timberwolves' record in recent years has not been good, on the one hand, their role players are a little too poor, and on the other hand, it is naturally because Stephen Marbury and Kevin Garnett still need to hone and develop more.

This home game is a must-win for Celtic as they want to hold on to their current standings and chase fiercely from behind, and a defeat could drop Celtic to fourth. On January 2, the Celtics' major rivals, the Bulls, will play the Bucks, but the Bucks' attributes are the same as the Timberwolves, they are the kind of potential teams that need time to hone and develop, and there is no threat to the Bulls, who are already on fire and want to regain the first place.

On top of that, the Heat will play the Hornets, an internal war for a top-five finish in the East, and whoever loses will benefit the Celtics. The Pacers will face the Wizards, a team that has so far held ninth in the East and the playoffs are just around the corner, but they can't break in. It is worth mentioning that the Celtics originally had the Wizards' first-round pick next year, but it has been swapped with the draft pick held by the 76ers.

Now, the 76ers are in 13th place in the East, and the Pistons are currently in 10th place in the East with another draft pick from the Celtics, both of which are very far from the playoffs. For the Celtics, that deal with the 76ers was another big profit!

Of course, the matter of draft picks is a matter for the future, and for the Celtics, it is still the game in front of them, and the TD North Shore Garden Arena is already overcrowded, and with the Celtics' good record, Boston's ball market has become very hot again. (To be continued)