After the game between the Wizards and the Magic, the term Wu Di was the most talked about in basketball circles around the world, and it was not only because of the impact of free throw line dunks.

The main reason is that Wu Di was invited to participate in the slam dunk contest and the All-Star three-point contest this month, and he will most likely play the All-Star Game for the first time.

However, for Chinese fans, what they really care about is whether Wu Di can become an All-Star starter.

Therefore, the results of this year's All-Star voting are also extremely concerned by Chinese fans.

The day after the game against the Orlando Magic, the final round of voting was finalized.

And soon, the final voting results of this year's East and West appeared on the official website of the NBA.

The emergence of the voting results also means that the 10 starters of this year's All-Star Game will be born, and when the East and West starters appear, it still caused a lot of shock.

Western Conference All-Star Starters:

Center: Yao Ming (Team Rockets)

Forward: Duncan (Spurs)

Forward: Garnett (Timberwolves)

Guard: Kobe Bryant (Lakers)

Guard: Francis (Rockets)

Eastern Conference All-Star Starters:

Center: Ben Wallace (Pistons)

Forward: O'Neal Jr. (Pacers)

Forward: Carter (Raptors)

Guard: Wu Di (Wizards)

Guard: Maddie (Magic)

For fans in the United States, it was unbelievable that there was a Chinese player starting from the East and West.

Of course. After being surprised. Fans have been furious about the plausibility of the list.

But this time. Unlike last year's situation, it was Yao Ming who was questioned the most. Fans feel that Yao Ming only scored 2 points and 2 boards in last year's All-Star Game is really unacceptable. Although Yao Ming has made a lot of progress this season, it still doesn't seem to have the ability to beat O'Neal.

For this reason, after Yao Ming was selected as an All-Star starter again, the pressure of public opinion on the American side also increased sharply.

Especially after O'Neal said in an interview that he should be an All-Star starting center, Yao Ming seemed to have no way to fight back except to be silent.

Really. In terms of strength, Yao Ming and O'Neill at this stage are not half a star.

It can be said that Yao Ming's election as an All-Star starter for consecutive years is entirely due to the strong support of Chinese fans.

As for Wu Di's selection, even if some people have opinions, there seems to be no reason to kick a player who can average 34 points per game out of this team.

In addition, it is worth mentioning that Doug Collins was successfully elected head coach of the Eastern Conference All-Star this year. Last season, he coached the Wizards to win one of the few 50+ wins in team history, and this season, the Wizards have maintained the first record in the East. In this way, it seems to be in the east. He is the most qualified to sit in this position.

As for the head coach of the Western Conference All-Star team, it is Sanders, the head coach of the Timberwolves.

When it was learned that Wu Di and Yao Ming became All-Star starters at the same time, the whole of China was jubilant.

Indeed, for a country with low basketball development, it is of historical significance to be able to have two NBA All-Star level players at the same time.

And to the relief of Chinese fans, Wu Di beat Maddie and Carter to become the king of votes in the east with the final vote of 211w votes. And this vote is second only to Yao Ming's 212w. In other words, in this vote, Yao Ming and Wu Di became the two players with the most votes.

For this reason, it is not difficult to find that in today's China, Wu Di's popularity and influence have slowly caught up with Yao Ming. And it can be seen that the outside line is really bigger than the inner line today.

In fact, to the surprise of the NBA, Wu Di and Yao Ming were able to obtain a total of more than 4 million votes, which is far more than the number of votes from Chinese fans in any previous year.

Speaking of which, I have to say that this season's Chinese media's nationwide promotion of Wu Di is really too strong, coupled with Wu Di's performance that is simply beyond the cognition of Chinese fans, over time, it can also make more fans watch the NBA and support Wu Di, so that the base of voting fans is of course a lot more.

And more importantly, during the all-star voting, even CCTV Channel 5 began to promote Wu Di and Yao Ming, and under this kind of "cheating", more than 4 million votes may only be said to be a very poor result.

When Wu Di learned that he had become an All-Star starter, he was of course very excited. As for the fact that he was only a few thousand votes behind Yao Ming to become the 2004 All-Star vote king, Wu Di didn't care too much.

After all, he has fulfilled his wish to be an All-Star, and as for whether he is the king of votes, it is not too worth caring.

Wu Di felt that being selected as an All-Star had already made him extremely excited, and this honor had brought him a lot of motivation.

In the next few games, Wu Di's watch Xiàn was extremely efficient, and seemed to prove to everyone that he had the absolute strength to be selected as an All-Star starter.

Almost a week after the All-Star voting ended, the remaining All-Star bench roster was finally born, and the impact of the list when it appeared can only be said to be a few happy and a few worried.

In the West, if you choose a substitute, O'Neal is definitely the first, in addition to him, there are Kassel of the Timberwolves, Kirilenko of the Jazz, Nowitzki of the Mavericks, Ray Allen of the SuperSonics, and the two big generals of the Kings, Brad Miller and Stojakovic.

The competition for the outside of the East is relatively fierce, and the final bench list consists of 7 people: Iverson of the 76ers, Kidd of the Nets, Pierce of the Celtics, Artest of the Pacers, Marlo Royle of the Hornets, Kenyon Martin of the Nets, and Davis of the Hornets.

And so it goes. The 24 players who will participate in the All-Star Game will be determined.

Such a lineup is not as bright as last year's star. But it's enough to attract attention. And a lot of people can't help but look forward to it. At that time, what kind of power can the Eastern backcourt, composed of Wu Di, Carter and Maddy, composed of three super scorers, play? And will the west be able to hold back the huge offensive firepower led by three people?

However, the team in the West also has an advantage, that is, the frontcourt lineup composed of O'Neal, Yao Ming, Nowitzki, Garnett, Duncan and Brad Miller, such a lineup is really terrifying, for this, some people can't help but worry. Will the front court in the west easily destroy the front court in the east?

Thinking about it this way, it seems that this year's All-Star Game is unique and focused.

Of course, in this upcoming All-Star Weekend, Wu Di, who may win the first scoring title of his career, is the biggest focus. He has to participate in four events: the main game, the rookie game, the three-point contest and the dunk contest, which means that during the three days of the All-Star Weekend, Wu Di will not be idle.

Many people began to build yì Wu Di to give up the rookie game, but Wu Di still refused this kind of promotion after thinking about it.

He wanted to touch the players of the '03 generation, after all. Judging from the half season, this year's rookie is really amazing. In particular, the top five picks of James, Anthony, Bosh, Mirisic and Wade all seem to have the potential to become All-Stars or even higher...... Under the temptation of genius, Wu Di naturally did not want to give up this good opportunity to fight with them at the same time.

As for the final roster of the rookie game, it has already been announced on the NBA's official website.

Sophomores: Yao Ming (Rockets), Stoudemire (Suns), Boozer (Cavaliers), Nene (Nuggets), Wu Di (Wizards), Dunleavy (Wizards), Prince (Pistons), Ginobili (Spurs), Jaric (Clippers).

First Graders: James (Cavaliers), Anthony (Grizzlies), Mirisic (Raptors), Wade (Nuggets), Bosh (Miami), Carman (Clippers), Josh Howard (Wizards), Haslem (Heat), Hinrich (Bulls).

Although the rookie in 03 did not enter the All-Star Game, they can't ignore the strength of their team, you know, James and Anthony have shown an average of 20+ ability per game.

Many experts predicted before the game that if Wu Di did not participate, the second-grade team would not have a great chance of winning, but if Wu Di participated, perhaps the first-grade team would have big trouble.

As a result, many people began to wait for news about whether Wu Di would participate in the Rookie Challenge.

When the time came to February 11, that is, after the game between the Wizards and the 76ers, Wu Di said at a press conference that he would play this rookie game.

When the news came out, the star flavor of the 04 rookie game seemed to be slowly becoming stronger, and the attention it received also soared.

In addition to the rookie game and the main game, Wu Di will also participate in the All-Star Slam Dunk Game and the Three-Point Contest, these two matchups on the 15th are also the highlight of the All-Star Game, so Wu Di will naturally receive no less attention.

In this year's slam dunk contest, the four players participating are Wu Di, Fred Jones (Pacers), Rich Davis (Celtics) and Jason Richardson (Warriors).

Richardson has won the slam dunk contest last year and the year before, so his savings have made this dunk contest very focused. Considering Wu Di's talent in dunking, it seems that this dunk contest is definitely worth watching.

So, this year, Wu Di's challenge to Richardson has become a gimmick for the slam dunk contest.

I have to say that this gimmick is not small, especially after Wu Di completed the free throw line dunk in the game, the attention and expectations of the dunk contest are unprecedentedly strong.

It is worth mentioning that in this year's slam dunk contest, if Richardson successfully defends his title, he will become the first player in NBA history to win the slam dunk contest for three consecutive years, and can finally be crowned the honor of "the first person to slam dunk king".

But when Wu Di appeared on this stage, it seemed that it was difficult for Richardson to achieve this honor.

As for the three-point contest that Wu Di is good at, the six sharpshooters participating are, the Kings' Stojakovic, the SuperSonics' Lewis, the Rockets' Mobley, the Pistons' Chauncy Billups, the Nuggets' Leonard, and the Wizards' Wu Di. (To be continued......)