Chapter 155 The All-Star Weekend is Coming(2/2)
Relying on his outstanding performance in January, Jennings overtook Curry and Evans and ranked second on the rookie list.
Some outside experts and celebrities have predicted that Jennings will overtake Sun Yi in the later stages and reach the top of the rookie list.
But this is just a flash in the pan. In the original history, Jennings would be targeted by various teams in the league in subsequent games, hit the rookie wall, lead to a sharp decline in data, and then disappear from the fans' sight.
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As for how Jennings will develop in the future, Sun Yizhen cannot predict it. Since his arrival has caused a series of butterfly effects, things have changed in the future.
There is no doubt about the Western Conference Rookie of the Month. Sun Yi won this honor again.
In the January game, Sun Yi averaged 18.8 points, 10.5 rebounds, 9.2 assists and 1.8 steals per game, winning the Western Conference Rookie of the Month award.
After the awards were awarded, each team began to prepare for the competition in February.
Since the free trade market will close around February 15, players who have hopes for the playoffs are seizing the time to strengthen their lineups.
Prior to this, the Cavaliers traded for Jamison with nothing, which made some teams competing for the championship start to feel insecure and find ways to strengthen.
The Dallas Mavericks took the lead and acquired Caron Butler through a trade.
Not to be outdone, other powerful teams have made a series of trade signings.
The Celtics traded for Rasheed Wallace to further improve their inside strength.
The Charlotte Bobcats are preparing for the playoffs by trading Stephen Jackson.
The Mosaic team packaged McGrady to the Knicks through a three-way trade and acquired Martin from the Kings.
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While other teams were making trades and reinforcements, the Warriors were as stable as a rock and did not make any reinforcement transactions.
Many Warriors fans are very anxious about this.
At this stage, the Warriors are only ranked seventh in the Western Conference and are not sure about entering the playoffs.
Without reinforcements, it will be difficult to compete with other teams in the Western Conference.
In fact, Warriors general manager Larry Riley was very active in making reinforcements in the free market, but all of them were rejected by Nelson.
These crooked ideas in the free market are not suitable for the Warriors' system, and forcing them into them will only be counterproductive.
In Nelson's view, his team only needs suitable players and does not need strong players.
The Warriors' current lineup is already very good. If they want to further improve the team's strength, they can only strengthen it through the summer free market.
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On February 2, the Warriors came to cold Minnesota to challenge the Timberwolves away from home.
Under Sun Yi's guidance, the Warriors didn't put in much effort and defeated the Timberwolves in three quarters.
In the end, the Warriors defeated the Timberwolves 118-97 and won two consecutive games.
In terms of statistics, Sun Yi was elected the best player of the game with 22 points, 8 rebounds, 9 assists and 2 steals.
The best player for the Timberwolves is undoubtedly Love.
This guy put up some good numbers, scoring a double-double of 18 points, 22 rebounds and 3 assists.
After defeating the Timberwolves, the Warriors successively defeated the Mosaics and Clippers before losing to the Nuggets.
February 9th is the last game day before the All-Star Game.
The Warriors defeated the Grizzlies 107-100 at home.
After the game against the Grizzlies, Sun Yi, Curry, Randolph and others planned to go to Dallas to participate in this All-Star Game.
At the same time, digital star Allen Iverson accepted an interview with media reporters and said that in order to take care of his family, he decided to withdraw from this year's Dallas All-Star Game.
Iverson's move made the fans who supported him feel extremely disappointed.
In order to see Iverson on the stage of the All-Star Game for the last time, they voted like crazy, but what they got in exchange was this result, which was a bit hard to accept.
After that, Kobe also held a press conference and stated that he would participate in the All-Star Game, but he would not be able to play for too long due to injury and would recuperate for a period of time after the All-Star Game.
The Amys were relieved when they heard the news. At least they could see their idols in the All-Star Game. They were much better than Amy next door.
The blow to the fans is not over yet. Hornets star Chris Paul suffered an injury in a previous game and will miss this All-Star Game.
At this point, the Eastern and Western rosters for the Dallas All-Star Game are released.
Eastern starting lineup: Wade, Joe Johnson, James, Garnett, Howard.
Eastern Conference bench: Bosh, Rose, Horford, Pierce, Rondo, David Lee, Gerald Wallace.
Western Conference starting lineup: Nash, Kobe, Anthony, Sun Yi, Stoudemire.
Western Conference substitute lineup: Billups, Kidd, Nowitzki, Duncan, Durant, Gasol, Zach Randolph.
Chapter completed!