On the second Monday of February, the NBA's official website finally announced the list of substitutes for the 2013 NBA All-Star Game.

If the All-Star starters compete for popularity, then the bench list is completely controlled by the coach, and the 14 bench players are all selected by the head coaches of the 30 NBA teams, of which the coaches of the Eastern teams can only choose the 7 substitutes in the East, and the coaches of the Western teams can only choose the 7 substitutes in the West, and each coach submits a ballot with 7 positions, two backcourts, three frontcourts and two wild cards.

As a result, the benches in the West are James Harden, Tim Duncan, DeMarcus Aldridge, Tony Parker, Zach Randolph, David Lee, and Russell Westbrook.

The East benches are Paul George, Rajon Rondo, Chris Bosh, Tyson Chandler, Kelly Irving, Lore Deng and Joakim Noah.

Just when fans were complaining about the Western Warriors' sharpshooter Curry, the Brooklyn Nets, who are currently in fourth place in the East, both failed to make the selection, a result that also caused an uproar in the New York media.

Unlike Curry, injuries were a big part of Lopez and Delon's selection, but an even bigger reason is the growing imprint of the two of them on the Nets, who are now widely regarded as the "vote kings" of the All-Star team.

Therefore, it is an indisputable fact that Lopez and Delong have declined in the eyes of fans and coaches.

However, just when Nets fans regretted it, the Celtics' main point guard Rajon Rondo was accidentally injured in the Celtics' game against the Hawks. Although they won the game, they eventually received the news that Rondo had suffered a torn cruciate ligament in his right knee and was out for the season.

Rondo's sudden injury will leave a spot free in the East, and various experts predict that Jennings and Delon have a chance to replace him in the All-Star Weekend.

But in the end, NBA commissioner David Stern chose Nets center Brook Lopez, who also made Lopez an All-Star for the first time in five years of his career.

In addition to the Western host, Harden was selected as an All-Star for the first time in his career, and the newcomers who were also selected as this year's All-Star with him are the tall and strong in the East, George, Chandler, Irving, Noah, and Lopez.

This result is somewhat surprising, after all, there are so many new faces appearing in the All-Star field all of a sudden, and this year's Eastern Conference All-Star bench roster has witnessed an era of new talents in NBA history.

Days before and after All-Star Weekend. It's a rare "vacation" for most NBA players. It's okay to adjust your tired body, but for the other part of the players, it can be even harder, and unfortunately the tall and strong belong to the latter group.

After the All-Star Game roster is confirmed. The NBA officially released three pieces of information one after another.

The first piece of news is that the NBA officially announced the list of personnel for this year's slam dunk contest. They are Kenneth Faried of the Nuggets, Eric Bledsoe of the Clippers, Jeremy Evans of the Jazz, Gerald Green of the Pacers, Terrence Rose of the Raptors and Tall Stout of the Nets.

There are two former dunk kings on this list. Green and Evans won All-Star dunk titles in 2007 and 2012 respectively, but the most striking thing is undoubtedly the tall and strong.

Because this "super rookie" doesn't dunk in the game very often, so many fans are looking forward to Gao Dazhuang's performance in the dunk contest.

In addition, the official list of participants in the slam dunk contest this time does not have LeBron James' name. The latter immediately tweeted a two-word "Dunkcontest?", which immediately caused heated discussions from all walks of life.

James, as the first person in the league, has expressed his willingness to participate in the slam dunk contest several times before, but he chose to give up at the last moment.

But this year, James made it clear that he would not participate in the slam dunk contest very early, but despite this, the outside world still has a lot of calls for James to participate in the dunk contest.

As a top superstar and slam dunk master in the league, he has no experience in the slam dunk contest in his career, which many fans feel is a pity.

As a well-known name in the industry, Bayless has been critical of James's actions in recent years, saying that he "hugs his thighs" and that he has no key killer genes, and in his eyes, James never seems to be good enough, even if he just won his first career championship last season.

No, Bayless made another trick after the dunk list came out, kneeling down at the camera and asking James to play during ESPN's nationally streamed debate show FirstTake.

"LeBron, can you participate in a slam dunk contest for me? Just once, for my sake, please, and I think you have to teach Gao Da Zhuang a lesson, you can't let this Chinese rookie ride on top of his head," Belless said on his knees, dragging Gao Da Zhuang into the water.

However, it is clear that the "first man in the league" does not want to dwell on this issue with the famous Zhanhei, to which James did not respond.

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The second piece of news on the NBA's official website is the announcement of the roster of personnel for this year's All-Star three-point contest: Ryan Anderson of the Hornets, Matt Bonner of the Spurs, Stephen Curry of the Warriors, Steve Novak of the Knicks, Kyrie Irving of the Cavaliers, and the Nets are tall and strong.

Anderson from the Hornets, who was the league's most improved player from 2011 to 2012, Anderson is similar to Nowitzki, both are big forwards, but have the supple touch of a guard, and in terms of three-point shooting this season, Anderson temporarily topped the list with 147.

Similar to Anderson, Bonner has the same inside body and outside feel, the Spurs' Bonner shooting rate this season is 42.1%, and in the 2010-2011 season, Bonner also became the most accurate three-point guy in the regular season with a 45.7% three-point shooting rate.

Curry, the Warriors' starting point guard, is generally upset that he was not selected as an All-Star for a reason. Curry's 44.9 percent shooting percentage this season ranks second in the league on three-point shooting alone, and Curry's entire career three-point shooting percentage is 44.4 percent, ranking first among active players.

The Knicks' Novak was instrumental in the Rockets' 22-game winning streak with a three-point shooting percentage of 44.4 percent from three-point range with the Knicks this season. Ranked third in the league.

Irving of the Cavaliers. He is the leader of the Cavaliers in the post-LeBron James era, and has gradually grown into a first-class point guard in the league this season, with a three-point shooting rate of 42.9%, which is also the top 10 in the league.

The last player - the Nets' tall and strong. Although breakthrough is his strongest "killer". But he's still the Nets' best outside shooter. He has also been playing well from beyond the three-point line, and is currently averaging 2.4 three-pointers per game and shooting 42.7% from the field.

These six players. There are two brushes outside the three-point line, so this three-point contest matchup is bound to make fans addicted.

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The last official announcement from the NBA is the roster of participants for this year's All-Star Weekend Skills Challenge.

The Skills Challenge is led by defending champion Tony Parker of the San Antonio Spurs, and the other five players in the competition are Jeremy Lin of the Houston Rockets, Damian Lillard of the Portland Trail Blazers, Jrue Holliday of the Philadelphia 76ers, Jeff Teague of the Atlanta Hawks and Tall Stout of the Brooklyn Nets.

Although if Tony Parker successfully defends his title, then he will become only the third player after Steve Nash and Dwyane Wade to win the All-Star Skills Challenge twice.

But the most talked-about player on this list is still Tall, who is the only one of the six who isn't a point guard, but no one will question Tall's ability to dribble, pass and shoot, as he proved during the regular season.

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After the NBA officially announced the list of participants, the media, experts, and fans were surprised to find that Gao Dazhuang's name appeared in the list of the five main games of the All-Star Weekend, which means that Gao Dazhuang is about to make history, and he will participate in all the main games including the All-Star Game, All-Star Rookie Challenge, Slam Dunk Contest, Three-Point Contest and Skills Contest for the first time in history.

"Tall and strong will be the busiest man on All-Star weekend," the New York Times from New York immediately made the headline in the sports section and immediately interviewed Tall and Zhuang, who was about to leave Houston.

"Most people don't get that opportunity," Gao said of the history he was about to make, saying he just took the opportunity in front of him, "so I feel like it's just something that the players haven't done, and I have the ability to play in all the games, so I thought, 'Why not go and play and be the first person to play in all the All-Star events?'" ’”

"Gao, after the entry list was announced, a lot of people thought you should use the All-Star Weekend to rest instead of playing so many games" interviewed the tall and strong Howard Baker, a veteran reporter for The New York Times.

"The trick game only takes me two minutes on the court, the slam dunk contest maybe takes three or four minutes, and the three-point contest is two minutes," said Gao Dazhuang after thinking about it, "These games don't take as long as the rookie challenge and the main game, and I don't think that participating in the All-Star Weekend will cause problems for the regular season later, on the contrary, he will give me more confidence."

"Which of these competitions do you like the most?" Howard Baker asked.

"The All-Star Game represents honor, it represents the recognition of the fans, of course, the most important thing, and the three-point contest is a game that I have always wanted to participate in, and the slam dunk contest is going to be fun, I think there will be a lot of surprises, people really don't know that I can dunk, maybe I show too little in the game" replied with a smile.

"Also, before you go, I want to ask you what you think of the current Nets team?" Howard Baker suddenly changed gear.

"Well, the team is very competitive across the league at the moment, but we still haven't had the best chemistry yet, we still need time to really polish him, we need time," replied the tall and strong.

"What do you think of your teammate Brook Lopez, who was selected as an All-Star with you this time?" Howard Baker continued to ask.

"Lopez is a very good player, he helped the team a lot in the game, he is very versatile, but I feel like Lopez and I have a lot to learn, so this is an opportunity to learn from the best players in the league," Gao Dazhuang responded.

"Will you recruit other good players for the Nets at All-Star Weekend?" Howard Baker asked with a smile.

"Ha, maybe, but if I want to attract more good players to Brooklyn, the team has to become more competitive, and that's what we've been working on," Gao said with a smile.

"All the best" Howard Baker sent his New York wishes.

"Thank you" ...... (To be continued......)