When the All-Star Weekend voting was in full swing, Wang Xiao also received an invitation letter from the league. The NBA hoped that he could serve as the head coach of the Eastern Conference team in the All-Star Game.

According to NBA regulations, the head coach of the All-Star Game must be the head coach with the best record in the Eastern and Western divisions.

The head coach of the Cavaliers with the best record in the Eastern Conference is Mike Brown. He was the head coach of the Eastern Conference in last year's All-Star Game in 2009, so this time he automatically lost his qualifications, and the position of head coach of the Eastern All-Stars was natural.

It’s the turn of head coach Wang Xiao of the Wizards, who have the second-best record in the Eastern Conference.

In the same way, the Lakers are currently ranked first in the Western Conference. Their head coach Phil Jackson also served as the Western Conference All-Star coach last year. Therefore, the head coach of the Western Conference this year should be Portland, which currently ranks second in the Western Conference.

Trail Blazers head coach McMillan.

The All-Star Weekend is a stage for players and players. There is nothing to do without coaches. Even the two head coaches in the Eastern and Western All-Star Game are basically just showing off off the court. There is no need for tactical arrangements and no

If you need to do other things, it's just an exhibition match, not many people will care.

But after all, it was the All-Star Game, and Wang Xiao had no reason to refuse. Even if it was an exhibition game without the head coach, it would be nice to be familiar with it, so Wang Xiao readily accepted the invitation.

In fact, the records of the Eastern and Western teams are different. The second-ranked Wizards and the third-ranked Magic are only one game apart. There is still nearly a month until the official start of the All-Star Weekend. The Wizards can win at any time.

There is a possibility of being overtaken.

Logically speaking, the alliance should not have sent out the invitation so early.

However, after discussion at the meeting, league president Stern decided to invite Wang Xiao in advance.

As for the reason, it couldn't be simpler.

Huge Chinese market.

Yao Ming's success in the NBA has given the NBA a lot of benefits, and it has also made Stern more aware of the potential of China's vast market.

Because of this, in 2007, Yi Jianlian and Sun Yue both ran for the draft, and Yi Jianlian became the second high-ranking Chinese player after Yao Ming.

It is a pity that neither Yi Jianlian nor Sun Yue is the second Yao Ming. Their level is too far behind Yao Ming. As the only pillar of Chinese basketball, Yao Ming was the Rockets against the Lakers in the Western Conference semifinals of the 2009 playoffs.

He was injured during the game and was subsequently reimbursed for the season, and will be unable to play the entire 2009-10 season.

A year from now, Yao Ming will be 31 years old. After suffering serious injuries, no one is sure whether he can continue to perform at a high level.

Under this situation, the league urgently needs a representative figure of Chinese basketball to appear in the NBA League and continue to attract the attention of Chinese fans.

At this time Wang Xiao appeared, with an almost legendary resume.

In his early 30s, young, sunny and inspirational.

It was the first time in his career to coach a team, but he was able to lead a team from the bottom of the league to the third place in the second Eastern Conference.

Although the head coach cannot compare with the players in terms of attention, it can more or less alleviate the problem of the current scarcity of Chinese faces in the NBA league.

However, before the start of the All-Star Game, the Wizards' record was overtaken by the Magic, which did not happen.

As Wang Xiao allowed Curry to assume more responsibilities on the court, Curry's performance became better and better each game. His scoring average improved again, from 25 points per game to 27 points per game, although his shooting percentage dropped slightly.

, but compared with the various targeted defenses he encountered on the court, this drop in shooting rate is completely within the acceptable range.

Curry's outstanding performance also allowed the team's record to continue to improve. In the second half of January, the Wizards only lost 3 games in total, namely against the Lakers away from home, against the Celtics away from home, and against the Mavericks at home.

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The amazing winning rate allows the team to continue to maintain the second position in the Eastern Conference. Instead of narrowing the victory gap with the Magic, it has widened by one game. Now if the Magic wants to surpass the Wizards, they must at least win consecutive games.

Three games, and the Wizards still have to lose three games in a row.

However, as time enters February, there are only four games left before the start of the All-Star Weekend, and it is almost impossible to overtake the lead.

This is also true. The Wizards only lost one game in four games, while the Magic won all four games, still one game behind the Wizards.

In this way, as the head coach of the team with the second-best record in the Eastern Conference, Wang Xiao deserves to be the head coach during the All-Star Weekend.

In addition to Wang Xiao, the head coach of the Eastern Conference All-Star Team, who participated in the All-Star Game, the Wizards also had several players who also participated in the All-Star Weekend.

In early February, the league announced the list of All-Star substitutes. According to regulations, all All-Star substitutes were voted by the head coaches of the league's 30 teams. In the end, Wizards guard Stephen Curry relied on his presence on the court.

With an explosive performance of 27 points, he was successfully elected as an All-Star substitute player.

In addition to the All-Star Game, Curry will also participate in the Rookie Challenge and the Three-Point Contest as a first-year rookie.

Speaking of the Rookie Challenge, the Wizards are definitely the big players in this year’s Rookie Challenge.

Curry and Harden were undoubtedly selected as first-year rookies to participate in the Rookie Challenge. In addition, Danny Green, who has been the team's starting shooting guard and performed well in defense and three-point shooting, also

Selected into the first-year rookie camp.

On the one hand, another rookie, Beverley, has slightly lower statistics because he has less playing time with the Wizards. On the other hand, because the Wizards already have three first-year rookies on the roster, adding another one may make other rookies dissatisfied.

So it was not selected.

Instead, Jordan was selected to the second-year Rookie Challenge roster.

The first two years of Jordan's career were originally quite bleak. Due to poor skills and free throw shooting, Jordan's average data in the first two seasons of his career was only about 4 points and 5 rebounds, until he started with the Clippers in his third season.

Center Chris Kaman was injured, so he got an opportunity and successfully grasped it, gradually becoming the Clippers' main center.

Since being traded to the Wizards by Wang Xiao, DeAndre Jordan has always been the team's first choice as an inside substitute.

Among the three centers on the team, Jordan has the best potential and development prospects. Haywood's athletic ability has been greatly reduced after suffering a major injury, and he is in a contract year. If he wants a big contract after the end of this season, he is not suitable.

Long-term development.
Chapter completed!