Chapter 1 Tang Tian Agreed

Tang Tian agreed.

Very straightforwardly.

Actually, he already had this plan.

Although he won the last dunk contest, it wasn't very entertaining; it relied purely on jumping ability.

But that's not the true charm of dunking, so he still wanted to do it again.

He was worried about insufficient krypton gold value before, so he didn't accept the league's invitation.

But the co-branded sneakers' popularity solved his worries.

Tang Tian's agreement immediately excited the fans.

Although they usually said they'd turn from fans to haters, or from passersby to haters.

But one of the three essential human natures is "zhen xiang" (true fragrance, meaning to be won over despite initial resistance), and their bodies were still very honest!

Being able to see Tang Tian fight in the dunk contest again, who needs a bicycle? It's definitely exciting!

The Pelicans easily won their last game in January against the Celtics, and after their 40-game winning streak was ended, they ushered in another 5-game winning streak.

The hope of 82 wins was gone, but there was still a good chance of getting 80 wins.

It was also at this time that the league announced the final voting results for each individual competition and the All-Star Game.

Among the individual competitions, the most attention was naturally on the dunk contest.

In addition to Tang Tian, LaVine, and Gordon, there was also Donovan Mitchell, the hottest rookie this season.

Although Mitchell isn't a standard dunker, his style of play is explosive, and he has many dunks in real games. It remains to be seen if he can become a dark horse.

In the three-point contest, Curry didn't participate this year and was led by Thompson and Gordon.

It's worth mentioning that Brogdon of the Pelicans will also participate.

Moreover, in addition to participating in the three-point contest, Brogdon will also participate in the skills challenge and the rookie game.

Interestingly, his opponents in the skills challenge include a group of former Pelicans players: Dinwiddie and Louis Williams.

Such a duel is also quite interesting.

Also, in the rookie game, in addition to Brogdon, Siakam of the Pelicans was also selected by virtue of his outstanding performance.

It's just that because the rookie game is now divided into international and American teams, the two will have to go from teammates to opponents in the rookie game.

Of course, compared to the individual competitions, this year's All-Star Game is particularly noteworthy.

Adam Silver has always been a reformer, both before and after his return this time.

Including the plans he mentioned in his comeback speech, as well as the two-way contracts that have already begun to be implemented this season.

And then there's the reform of this year's All-Star Game.

This time, the vote is no longer entirely up to the fans, and the final result will be divided into three parts.

The fan vote accounts for 50% of the weight, and the players and media each account for the remaining 25%.

Finally, the combined results of the three parties' votes will be used to select the final starting lineup.

This is already a reform, but it's not all.

After all the substitute lists are released, the East and West will be divided into James and Tang Tian teams, using a rotating selection method to divide the teams!

This means that for the first time in the history of the All-Star Game, the East and West have the opportunity to fight side by side!

Many of Adam Silver's reforms are more harmful than beneficial, but some reforms are still very useful.

For example, this selection is very novel and interesting.

To a certain extent, it also alleviates the current difference in star power between the East and West, making the game more suspenseful!

Of course, the selection will have to wait until a few days before the All-Star Game. What's announced at this time is just the final starting lineup of the vote and the substitute players selected.

The starting five tigers in the East are Irving, DeRozan (backcourt), Antetokounmpo, George, and James (frontcourt).

The Cavaliers and Bucks each occupy two starting spots.

The starting five tigers in the West are Curry, Tang Tian (backcourt), Durant, Butler, and Davis (frontcourt).

The Pelicans alone occupy three seats!

The remaining two seats were all taken by the Warriors.

This voting result is more realistic than the previous simple fan voting.

This is also very similar to the current pattern of the league.

The Cavaliers, Bucks, Pelicans, and Warriors are all the top two teams in the East and West.

But what's more tragic is Paul and Harden.

Because there are two bugs, Tang Tian and Curry, no matter how well they play, it's difficult for them to enter the starting lineup.

In addition to the starting lineup, the substitute lineups for the East and West were also announced together.

West: Westbrook, Paul, Lillard, Harden, Klay Thompson, Aldridge, Embiid.

Five guards and two inside players, the guards in the West have to fight a big battle for popularity every year.

It's a pity that Walker of the Pelicans, Holiday of the Mavericks, and Conley all performed well, but they all failed to be selected in the end due to the fierce competition among point guards.

East: Wall, Lowry, Wade, Hayward, Horford, Drummond, Whiteside.

Compared with the West, the East is completely the opposite, completely picking generals from among the short ones.

Time unknowingly came to February, and there were only two and a half weeks left before the All-Star Game.

It was also at this time that there were some unexpected changes in the previous substitute lists in the East and West due to injuries.

Wall will miss the All-Star Game due to an injury in the game (Achilles tendon rupture), and his position will be replaced by teammate Carmelo Anthony.

The same thing also happened in the West, Paul will also miss the All-Star Game due to a recurrence of a leg injury.

After the final selection by the head coaches of each team in the West, Walker narrowly won in the PK with Conley and Holiday with a 1-vote advantage, and was successfully selected as an alternate.

Although the process was a bit tortuous, Walker will eventually play in this year's All-Star Game with Tang Tian and the others!

They also became the only team this season with four players playing in the All-Star Game.

For Tang Tian, Walker's ability to play is a double happiness plus one more, it's triple happiness.

It is said that bad things never happen more than three times, but there is no limit to good things coming one after another.

The fourth piece of good news followed.

Nike's dividends, arrived.

Because of the co-branded sneakers, Tang Tian thought his dividends would be very explosive, but he never expected them to be so explosive.

In the past few years, his dividends have been rising, and last year was a peak, with 30 million before tax.

But this year, this number went up again, directly to 42 million!

The Godfather's brand effect has been marketed to the extreme by Nike!

You need to know that this is not an endorsement fee, but just shoe dividends!

Just this number can predict that it's only a matter of time before the Godfather, like Jordan, breaks away to become a separate brand.

The commercial value of this brand is too high.

Tang Tian was also soaring happily.

With this wave of 42 million krypton gold, he can get almost 25 million krypton gold after tax!

Including the 21 million krypton gold left over from the previous exchange, and the krypton gold he got from his monthly salary this season.

He already has more than 50 million krypton gold!

This is enough for him to exchange for a red skill!

Moreover, this is different from the November one, because he is close to the system opening time, he has a very clear goal this time!