The Strongest Bishop in the NBA

The first round of All-Star voting ends at 0:00 on December 25, 2015.

Lakers guard Kobe Bryant topped the list with 719,235 votes.

This is the first time Kobe has participated in the All-Star Weekend voting in a healthy manner since he was injured in 2013, and as Kobe's last season, fans all over the world are willing to support Kobe and give him a perfect curtain call.

After Kobe, Curry has 510,202 votes and James has 487,937 votes.

It is worth mentioning the players of the Bucks.

Last season, although the Bucks entered the second round of the playoffs with the fourth place in the Eastern Conference, they were completely wiped out in the selection of the All-Stars. Neither Antetokounmpo nor Oladipo were selected for the All-Stars race.

But this season is different.

Due to Antetokounmpo's explosive performance in the new season and the addition of the Bucks' excellent record, he got 182,107 votes in the first round of voting!

This number of votes ranks third among the forwards in the Eastern Conference, second only to James and Leonard, and slightly higher than Anthony.

Of course, the third place will not be selected as the All-Star starter, but considering the popularity and own strength, there is no problem in being selected as the All-Star substitute.

The same goes for Thompson.

In the East, the pressure of the guard campaign is much greater than that of the forwards, because there are many excellent guards in the East.

The Wizards have Curry and George, the Nets have Jeremy Lin, the Heat's Wade, the 76ers' Wall, and the Bucks' Thompson.

Thompson's playing style is doomed to his disadvantage in popularity. After all, he has too little time to attack with the ball. Although so far, Thompson can contribute 21.7 points per game in the Bucks, and his shooting rate is almost close to 50%. The hit rate is also 44%.

But in the voting process, he still ranked behind Curry, Jeremy Lin, George, Wade, Irving and others.

Being an All-Star starter basically has nothing to do with Thompson, but with his strength, it is more than enough to be selected as an All-Star substitute.

However, except for Antetokounmpo and Thompson, the chances of other Bucks players being selected as All-Stars are not particularly great. The only one who may have a chance is Jokic at the center position, but there are also Howard in this position. Mond and Horford and others compete with it.

As the team with the best record in the league, only two of them may be selected as All-Stars and they are still on the bench. It is a bit of a shame, but there is no way.

Whether it is Oladipo, Jokic or Middleton, they are still in the growth stage, and their potential has not been fully tapped. Wang Xiao's system has been suspended due to the task of upgrading and updating, and there is no bonus effect of training. , They can only rely on their own efforts to improve, and the speed is obviously not as good as Curry and others during the Wizards period.

Moreover, the strength and potential of these players are much worse than those of the Wizards era. These are indisputable facts.

For Wang Xiao, it is certainly a prestigious thing for all the players to be selected for the All-Stars, but it is nothing if they cannot be selected, and it even has some advantages for him.

After all, in the eyes of outsiders, the Bucks are just a team led by two All-Star substitutes. Such a mediocre team can actually rank first in the entire league record, which can only show the team's strength. The tactics and the head coach are really awesome!

...

After entering January, the Bucks' schedule is more friendly than in December.

The only tough opponents in the 15 games are the Trail Blazers and Spurs. The other opponents are relatively weak teams such as Timberwolves, Bulls, Mavericks, Knicks and Magic.

Facing these weak teams, the Bucks naturally hit hard and won every game.

Not only that, when facing the only two strong enemies, the Trail Blazers and the Spurs, the Bucks only lost to the Spurs on the road and won the home game against the Trail Blazers.

In this game, the Blazers lost very depressingly.

Antetokounmpo and Durant were completely at a disadvantage in the duel. Although Durant couldn't prevent Antetokounmpo's breakthrough, Antetokounmpo faced Durant's offense even more weakly. Durant made 12 of 22 shots and scored 36 in the game. Antetokounmpo made 8 of 18 shots and scored 24 points, 10 rebounds and 2 assists.

But apart from Durant, the entire Trail Blazers did not have a player who scored in double figures.

Aldridge played abnormally, only 3 of 14 shots, 9 points, 6 rebounds and 5 turnovers.

No other player scored in double figures.

In contrast, Thompson scored 26 points for the Bucks, Oladipo scored 17 points, Jokic and Middleton also scored 13 points.

...

When the whistle sounded for the whole game, Durant looked at the scoreboard with a huge gap, his eyes were a little confused.

In recent years, the Blazers can be said that Wang Xiaoer's new year is not as good as every year.

A few years ago, they were able to reach the Finals consecutively. Although they were swept by the Wizards every year, they were still the dominant team in the Western Conference.

But in recent years, the team has not made any reinforcements, and the lineup is getting worse every year. By last season, they even lost to the Clippers in the Western Conference Finals and missed the Finals.

Originally thought that the Blazers learned from the pain and would make a difference in the summer.

But I didn't expect the Blazers to get nothing in the free market.

Thompson, Leonard, Butler, Green... The Blazers failed to grab even one of these players who left the Wizards.

Durant was a little confused.

When leading the Blazers to the finals for the first time, he felt that the championship was only one step away from him. As long as he gritted his teeth and worked hard, he could win that trophy!

But what awaits him is only failure year after year.

Looking at the cheering Bucks at the side, and at the Blazers like a pool of stagnant water, Durant's heart suddenly moved, and a bold idea appeared in his mind.

...

That night, Wang Xiao suddenly received a call from an unfamiliar person who claimed to be Durant's agent.

"Hello, Mr. Wang Xiao, I'm sorry to call you late at night, but I'm entrusted by my employer, and I hope to get answers to some questions from you."

When he heard what Durant's agent said, Wang Xiao was taken aback for a moment, but immediately realized something, and couldn't help opening his mouth.

No way?

wrong! Why not?

Kevin Durant, currently recognized as the strongest scorer in the league, is also the first person Wang Xiao has affected after traveling here!

In another time and space, Durant, who had been in the Thunder for many years without any results, was fed up with constant failures, so he resolutely embarked on an "extremely difficult" road-joining the Golden State Warriors who won 73 wins last season. State Warriors.

So now the question is, since Durant can join a team that broke the Bulls' record with 73 wins in the previous two years, why can't he join Wang Xiao's Bucks?