After a short break, the dunk contest is about to begin.

The players participating in this dunk contest are Wang Zelin, LaVine, Gordon, Wiggins, Nance Jr. and Robinson III.

The participating lineup is already very luxurious, and the judging lineup is even more terrifying.

The appearance of Jordan, Dr. J, Wilkins, Kobe, and Howard completely ignited the atmosphere at the scene.

It can be said that the judges of this dunk contest are definitely the NBA, the most popular one in the history of All-Star Weekend. Whether they are active or retired, they have successfully won the dunk contest at least once.

Immediately, the players also appeared.

coming!

When the six people entered the stadium one after another, the enthusiasm of the fans finally reached the climax of the night.

Especially when Wang Zelin appears on the stage, the atmosphere and popularity can be described as roaring with gongs and drums! Firecrackers are blasting!

"Now let us invite...Wang Ze Lin!!!"

This is no longer a question of envy or jealousy. The entire Rose Garden Arena was like a volcano erupting in an instant. Wave after wave of cheers and shouts deeply shocked every player, reporter and media present.

Is Dute Meow crazy? Isn't it just a scene? Is there so much movement here?

Wang Zelin was not surprised by this. After all, this is Portland and his home court. He has long been mentally prepared for any situation.

After enjoying the cheers of the audience, Wang Zelin also high-fived the big guys sitting next to him one by one.

James patted his back and said, "Come on! My brother, I didn't sleep well all night just waiting for your dunk contest."

General George Qiao stood up and fist-bumped with Wang Zelin: "Have a big fight, Wang!"

Suddenly, a big hand suddenly appeared behind him and touched Wang Zelin's head vigorously. When he looked back, he saw the unsmiling stone Buddha.

"I told you before, the future is yours!"

Damn it!

Don't mess with me, the race hasn't even started yet, you guys are sending out poisonous milk one by one, in case the car overturns...

Impossible! Absolutely impossible!

Wang Zelin is still confident enough to win the championship.

Immediately afterwards, he came to the judges' seat and greeted the five judges at once.

Gang Leader Qiao glanced at Wang Zelin and said calmly: "Come on!"

In contrast, Black Mamba actually seemed extremely heartwarming at this moment: "GO! I'm looking forward to your performance!"

"Just wait and see, I won't let you down."

Wang Zelin replied with a smile and looked at the three judges on the left.

Wilkins and Dr. J both showed friendly smiles, and finally Howard. The two just looked at each other, and neither one spoke first.

In the end, it was Wang Zelin who took the lead to break the deadlock: "Long time no see, Howard."

"The same to you."

Howard also replied coldly.

After watching Wang Zelin leave, Howard was thinking about the content of the phone call he had with league president Bald Hua before the game.

That's right, the reason why Bald Hua chose to put Howard, whose reputation in the league is getting lower and lower, into the judges' seat is that on the one hand, he has accumulated solid honors in his Magic career, and on the other hand, he also took into account the conflict between him and Wang Zelin.

Therefore, Bald Hua hopes that after Howard joins the jury, he can give Wang Zelin a fatal blow at the appropriate moment.

In his opinion, Wang Zelin stepped on Howard to get the position in the early stages of his career. The conflict between the two can be said to be so intense that it is almost irreconcilable. No matter from which dimension you think about it, Howard must be one of the five judges.

The one who least expected Wang Zelin to win the championship.

But will the reality be what he expected?

Howard's incident stayed in Wang Zelin's background for a long time. It was not until Kobe's voice came from behind that he came back to his senses.

"Hey, Dwight, who do you favor to win tonight?"

At some point, Kobe had come down from the judges' table, came up behind Howard, and took the initiative to send a friendly signal.

Looking at this familiar face in front of him, Howard's thoughts were suddenly brought back to four years ago. At that time, he had just left the Magic and was at the peak of his career, while Kobe was mainly at the tail end of his peak.

Today, Kobe, who is about to turn 40, is still selected as an All-Star, still averaging 24 3 4 All-Star-level statistics per game, but he has bid farewell to the All-Star stage early.

Facts have proven that skilled players do retain their value and often become better as they get older.

However, Kobe happened to be in an era of data explosion that encouraged offense, which allowed him to still average close to 25 points per game.

Howard, who was opposite him, thought of all the conflicts he had with Kobe during his time as a Laker. It all seemed like yesterday.

But actually, that was already 5 years ago.

Time goes back to 5 years ago.

In the summer of 2012, the Lakers recruited players, first recruiting veteran Nash from the Suns.

At that time, Suns fans carried the slogan "It's okay Nash, you can leave" and supported Nash in joining a strong team to realize his dream of winning a championship.

It's a bit similar to when Timberwolves fans collectively expressed their support for Garnett to leave Minnesota and fulfill his championship dream in the last days of his career.

Obviously the same goes for Nash, and he deserves such treatment from Phoenix fans.

No matter how you look at it, the Lakers, who had just reached the Finals three times and won two championships, were the team that helped Nash realize his dream.

That year, I was 38 years old.

But just last season, he was still the absolute core of the Suns: he was the PG who ranked first in the league in true shooting percentage in the 2011-12 season; his long two-point field goal percentage ranked first in the league, and the second to fifth in this ranking were all

A big shooter who can catch and shoot, while Nash's shots are almost all off the dribble.

In addition, he averaged 10.7 assists per game, ranked second in assists last season, and is one of the league's top pick-and-roll performers. He can be called one of the NBA's representatives who get better with age.

In fact, speaking of it, there have indeed been many old monsters at the NBA No. 1 position in history who became more and more demonic as they got older.

Let’s not mention the players of the last century. As far as the new century is concerned, Kidd and Billups, who were contemporaries of Nash, and St. Paul in the future, all fall into this category.

This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! So, at that time, no one must have thought that he came to the Lakers to get a pension.

The Lakers got Nash in exchange for multiple draft picks, a trade exception and some cash.

Historically known as: Air for Nash!

It’s not over yet…

With the loud sound of "BOOM!", another major earthquake occurred in the alliance.

The Lakers made a four-way trade and acquired Howard, who just turned 26 years old. He is the league's number one center averaging 20.6 points, 14.5 rebounds and 2.1 blocks per game!

During the Magic period before this, Howard was among the top three defensive players in the WinShare league for five consecutive seasons... to be precise, he was ranked first for four consecutive years. In 2012, he dropped to third place due to a back injury and disagreement with coach Van Gundy.

In the 2011-12 season, he ranked first in defensive rebounding rate and second in total rebounding rate.

His pick-and-roll finishers ranked first in the league in the 2010-11 season and second in the league in the 2011-12 season. He is the most dangerous pick-and-roll player in the league.

On paper, this is an extremely defensive version of Stoudemire, almost shipped as a package with Nash.

What about the chips to exchange for World of Warcraft?

Basically equal to Bynum + draft picks.

Yes, you haven't heard. Gasol is still in the lineup and has not moved.

As a result, the Lakers' lineup became like this - Nash, Kobe, Artay and Sister-in-law Warcraft!!!

This lineup is awesome. What kind of super team are the Big Three?

The five giants are called super!

Regardless of hindsight, just looking at the entire public opinion environment at the time and the authoritative media's preview of the 2012-13 Super Lakers, we can see just how crazy this Lakers were back then.

TNT formed a team of Barkley, Webber, O'Neal, and Smith overnight to comment on Howard joining the Lakers.

The TNT team knows everything.

On weekdays, all kinds of arguments are sharp, and the mainstream public opinion in Love River is contrary. But back then, even Barkley and Webb believed that the Lakers could dominate the Western Conference with guaranteed minimums, and Webb even believed that the Thunder "cannot even come close" to the strength of the Lakers.

Ben Leibowitz and other reporters began to look forward to whether the Lakers can break the Bulls' 72 wins...

In fact, before the start of the 2012-13 season, 95% of fans generally felt that the Lakers were invincible.

The protagonist who pushed the whole public opinion to the extreme and to an unprecedented climax was naturally the one who led the team to the finals in his prime and was shaved 4-0 by his old opponent. Then he had to be forced to do it because of conflicts with the management.

Shaquille left for the big city...

Well, the script for Howard joining the Lakers was too similar to the script for Shark joining the Lakers in the mid-to-late 1990s.

I can't say they are exactly the same, I can only say they are completely consistent.

If we use the favorite theory of Sakura people who are living a good life to comment on this transaction, that is - fate!

Or maybe it’s bloodline theory!

An overly strong sense of fate came over me, and I opened the history book of the last and most powerful center of the Purple and Gold Army. In addition to the ancient great George McCann, he was a self-produced and self-produced super center, and he was also the first superstar in NBA history.

, the first super center, the founder of the proper center.
To be continued...