The King of the NBA

Ning Yi looked at Martin and others, and asked, "The results of the first round of the All-Star voting have been announced?"

"Not yet, it should be noon or afternoon." Martin shook his head and smiled: "However, your current votes are not low."

"How much?" Ning Yi asked.

Without waiting for Martin to answer, Dion rushed to say: "You have now received 140,670 votes, ranking seventh in the frontcourt of the Western Conference."

"Seventh." Ning Yi was surprised. He was still in the top ten when he saw it. It has only been a few days, and his ranking has risen so much, and he has already reached seventh in the frontcourt of the Western Conference.

It was a surprise.

Ning Yi thought about it carefully, and felt a little stunned. This must have something to do with his outstanding performance in these two games, and it has something to do with his becoming the starter. Of course, another important point is that he is from Huaxia, and there are many Huaxia fans working hard.

There is great power in numbers, and it has now been manifested.

Seeing Ning Yi was surprised and happy, Martin and others laughed. Although Ning Yi benefited from having many Huaxia fans behind him, his strength is not bad at all. As a rookie, he can play such data and get so many votes. Not too much.

Dieng took out his mobile phone, opened the NBA All-Star voting website, and handed it to Ning Yi: "Oh, you have 141,896 votes now, and you have increased by more than a thousand, which is more than 10,000 votes less than Paul Gasol in front of you." .”

Ning Yi took the phone and glanced at it, and a series of data came into view.

Five NBA All-Stars from the East and the West will start each, including 3 frontcourt players and 2 backcourt players, and votes will be counted separately.

For example, in the West, frontcourt players and backcourt players are counted separately. Frontcourt players have a ranking, and backcourt players also have a ranking. Finally, after three rounds of voting, the top three frontcourt players and the top two backcourt players become The Western Conference All-Star starter.

Of course, players who fail to enter the top three in the frontcourt and the top two in the backcourt do not have the opportunity to participate in the All-Star Game. There is also a coach voting stage to select 7 substitute All-Stars.

It's just that this substitute All-Star doesn't matter if the fans vote.

In other words, even if you are ranked in the top ten of the All-Star votes, it does not mean that you will definitely be able to enter the All-Star twelve-man roster. Even if you rank fourth in the frontcourt or third in the backcourt, you may lose the selection and become a legacy of the All-Star Game. This kind of thing is not impossible.

So to enter the All-Star, the safest thing is to enter the starting lineup.

This year's All-Star competition is fierce. So far, Kevin Durant ranks first in the frontcourt in the West, followed by Dwight Howard, Blake Griffin, Tim Duncan, and Anthony Davis. , Pau Gasol, Ning Yi, LaMarcus Aldridge, Andre Iguodala

The backcourt players in the Western Conference are currently ranked first in votes by Kobe Bryant, followed by Chris Paul, Stephen Curry, Jeremy Lin, James Harden, Russell Westbrook, Tony Parker, Ricky Rubio, Steve Nash, Damian Lillard.

As for the East, the frontcourt ranks are LeBron James, Paul George, Carmelo Anthony, Roy Hibbert, Chris Bosh, Kevin Garnett, Joakim Noah, Jay Jeff Green, Luol Deng, Tyson Chandler.

The backcourt ranking in the East is Dwyane Wade, Kyle Irving, Derrick Rose, John Wall, Ray Allen, Rajon Rondo, Deron Williams, George Hope Hall, Evan Turner, Mario Chalmers.

It can be seen that the only Timberwolves player in this list is Ning Yi.

Originally, Love was bound to be included in this list, and he might even be ranked in the top three in the Western Conference and have a chance to enter the starting lineup. Because the Timberwolves' record has improved a lot this year, Love's performance is also very good, and he is fully qualified to enter the All-Star Team. Star starters.

It's a pity that Love is injured and is destined to miss the All-Star Game.

"Ning, you have a chance, come on." Martin patted Ning Yi on the shoulder.

"Ning, you are the only player in our Timberwolves who has a chance to be an All-Star." Brewer also said.

"Come on, I'll pass the ball to you more."

"When you're on the court, just shoot, and I'll grab the rebound for you."

"Dion aside, I'm the starting center."

Everyone spoke one after another, making Ning Yi feel warm in his heart.

It is true that nba is a business alliance, but it does not mean that nba is impersonal. At least the current Timberwolves make Ning Yi feel very warm and humane.

"Everyone, thank you." Ning Yi nodded heavily and assured everyone: "I will do my best."

Everyone laughed.

After a while, Adelman and others also arrived, and everyone boarded the plane and flew to San Antonio.

When the plane landed in San Antonio, Dion was more anxious than Ning Yi, and quickly turned on his phone to check the results of the first round of the NBA voting, which had almost been announced by this time.

Sure enough, the nba official website has announced the results of the first round of voting for the 2013-2014 NBA All-Star Game.

In the west, Kevin Durant is still ranked first in the frontcourt, and the 2-5 behind has not changed. Starting from the sixth place, the ranking has changed.

"Ning." Dion exclaimed excitedly: "Look, your ranking has risen again, and you are now sixth in the frontcourt of the Western Conference."

That is, a few hours ago, Paul Gasol was the sixth frontcourt in the Western Conference, and Ning Yi ranked seventh, more than 10,000 votes less than Gasol.

Only a few hours have passed, and Ning Yi's votes have increased by more than 10,000, surpassing Paul Gasol and rising to the sixth position in the frontcourt of the Western Conference.

Ning Yi was surprised.

Martin, Rubio, Brewer, Pekovic.

A group of Timberwolves players couldn't help but be surprised. Ning Yi's votes increased too fast, just like the brush. It took more than 10,000 votes in just a few hours, which is too fierce.

"This must have been done by Huaxia fans. I really envy Ning." Barea said a little sourly, with envy on his face.

Martin, Rubio and others nodded.

They don't doubt the strength of Huaxia fans at all. They showed it in the 2002-2003 season. They just sent Yao Ming, who was a rookie season, to the All-Star starter. Amare Stoudemire, the best rookie, was very dissatisfied and accused Yao Ming of "cheating".

"So, as a Chinese player, it is still very good." Ning Yi smiled and teased Barea, "Barea, do you want to consider joining our Chinese nationality? I can guarantee that as long as you join our Chinese nationality, the next In the All-Star Competition, you will definitely have a chance."

"Uh, forget it." Barea smiled wryly, speechless.

If he really joined the Huaxia nationality for this, he would become a laughing stock.

Later, Adelman, Terry Porter and others also congratulated Ning Yi and encouraged him to continue to work hard and strive to enter the All-Star starter in his rookie season.