NBA: This flower path is a bit strong

As the 1996 regular season continued, more and more people in the league gradually noticed the young Raptors.

They are young, so they are unstable!

But with the addition of veteran Charles Oakley, the team has not only gained experience and strength.

More importantly, it has brought the aggressiveness, competitiveness and desire for the playoffs.

The overly cautious Doug Christie has also gradually found his position in the Raptors.

That is to play as an outside defensive pioneer against special teams and freeze the feel and firepower of the opponent's outside players.

When he and Hanamichi led the substitute lineup to play, he contributed stable points as an outside scorer who replaced Das.

Under Hanamichi's deliberate indulgence, Doug Christie can already shoot boldly during the substitute time and contribute stable points.

Of course, what Hanamichi didn't know was that Doug Christie's bold shot was because Hanamichi's rebounds were unique during the substitute time!

In addition, there was Hanamichi's excellent performance.

As the core, Hanamichi is not only slightly better than Das in stability, but also gradually surpasses Das in the team's height!

This does not mean that Das' performance is not good, this is not true!

Damon Stoudemire, a left-handed player who averages 19 points, 9.3 assists, 4 rebounds, 1.4 steals and 0.3 blocks per game, is confident and flexible on the court, has a broad vision and is in control.

As Michael Jordan said, he is a tough character who is loved by teammates and a headache for opponents.

However, since the first month of the season, Das has been ranked second in the rookie rankings.

Above him is Hanamichi, the eternal boss of the same team.

Averaged 23.5 points, 14.8 rebounds, 4.5 assists, 1.5 steals and 1.2 blocks per game.

Such a data that is considered normal to see on the regular season MVP list actually appeared on the rookie list.

In the 1996 regular season MVP list, even Michael Jordan's average of 30.4 points, 6.6 rebounds, 4.3 assists, 2.2 steals, and 0.5 blocks, and [Shaq] O'Neal's average of 26.6 points, 11.0 rebounds, 2.9 assists, 0.6 steals, and 2.1 blocks, can't say that they absolutely crush Hanamichi's data.

In addition, Hanamichi basically punches in every game, which is comparable to the physical strength of the ancient beast Zhang Dashuai.

Although it can't reach the super honor of Zhang Dashuai winning the regular season MVP in his rookie season, it's like a gimmick, and Hanamichi took the opportunity to become popular!

And as the season is halfway through, a scheduled program that is a hot topic in the NBA every year is about to be staged.

That is to re-arrange the draft list for the 1995-1996 season!

"If time goes back to the Toronto draft in 1995, I think the Vancouver Grizzlies will never give up Flower!"

"Look at the Toronto Raptors who entered the league with him, they have basically booked a ticket to the playoffs!"

The host affirmed the value and significance of Flower Road, once again rubbing salt into the wounds of the Grizzlies.

"In fact, not only the Grizzlies, but also the five teams before him, especially the Golden State Warriors and Los Angeles Clippers with the No. 1 and No. 2 picks, all missed Flower."

"This is not to say that Joe Smith and McDyess, who they selected, are not good."

"It's really that Flower left them too far behind. When they were still competing for the rookie list, Flower's data was already comparable to the regular season MVP!"

"If it weren't for the team's record, Flower might really be like Chamberlain, the rookie is the regular season MVP!"

"Of course, considering the Raptors' history of having nothing before, it is already a great thing to be able to enter the playoffs in the first year!"

"In addition, the re-arranged draft, that is, the combat power is extremely strong, and Damon Stoudemire, who is second on the rookie list, should also be the second in the draft."

"Excluding physical factors and potential, Damon Stoudemire, who averages nearly 20+10 per game, should indeed be ranked second."

"After that, Joe · Smith, McDyess and others!"

"I can only say that the Raptors' general manager Masai Ujiri and head coach Landon Malone have a sharp eye."

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"The two reinforcement trades that followed also reflected their keen sense of smell and decisive judgment!"

"Charles Oakley is as stable as ever in the Raptors, and his scoring has even increased!""Water cooler player Doug Christie has been reborn in the Raptors. He can now steadily contribute more than 10 points per game, and has more and more potential and performance as a backcourt defensive leader."

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This interview once again made Hua Dao and others popular, and it can be said that it laid the groundwork for Hua Dao to be selected for the All-Star Game!

In 1996, the NBA All-Star Game was held in San Antonio.

The NBA All-Star Game, every year, consists of two teams composed of the best players from the East and West to decide the winner.

After more than 40 years of evolution since 1952, the contemporary All-Star Game has developed into the "All-Star Weekend", which lasts for 7 days.

In addition to participating in the Rookie Game with Das, Hua Dao also has to participate in the All-Star Game and the Slam Dunk Contest alone!

Participating in the All-Star Game was something Hua Dao had never thought of, even as a substitute in the East.

After all, in this year, the development momentum of the domestic Internet is not so rapid, and the possibility of lifting Hua Dao into the All-Star Game like Taikong Yi is almost zero.

(In 2003, Yao Ming performed worse than O'Neal, but he squeezed out O'Neal to enter the All-Star starting lineup; in 2009, Space Yi averaged 8.6 points per game and hit 38.2%, almost squeezing out KG's All-Star starting lineup.)

But for Hua Dao, participating in the All-Star Game is beneficial to him.

In the words of agent Simmons, "You are now one of the 26 most popular people in the minds of people all over the world!"

Hua Dao took the opportunity to take a look at the popularity value: 87,530,000!

Enough for Hua Dao to draw 8 cards similar to the All-Star [Gifen] to inherit the data.

But Hua Dao has a bigger ambition in his heart!

He wants to see what a superstar card with 100 million views looks like!

And it is inevitable to stand out in the All-Star Game!

Another thing is the dunk contest, because Hua Dao has delivered wonderful dunks in many games, including dunks in various postures.

Therefore, he was also invited by the league to participate in this year's dunk contest!

In order to get as many honors as possible and complete the tasks issued by the system this season, Hua Dao decided to win the Rookie Game MVP.

The Rookie First Team is a sure thing, and as for the MVP, it's his good friend Das who has the ball!

As for the All-Star MVP, not to mention that he is a substitute, just look at the Bulls' momentum this year and the whole league is supporting the returning [Old Rogue], the only candidate for the All-Star MVP is about to emerge, and Hua Dao's stirring up trouble at this time is equivalent to an ant trying to shake a tree!

But Hua Dao also has his own unique time to show off!