From today on is the king

Chapter 655 654. One word said: roll
In the All-Star Game, it was first announced that Liu Mang won the All-Star vote with 392 million votes, which increased the historical record of the All-Star vote by more than 100 million votes. This incident made some Eagles players cheer and win a meal, and some laughed and scolded Jason Terry for being lucky.

As for the vote winner, Liu Mang had already confirmed the vote winner during the second stage of voting, and there was no way he could be shaken.

Ratliff defeated Ben Wallace with 218 million votes and 190 million votes to be selected as the All-Star starters. The Eagles players were the most excited. Someone invited them to play. Most of the Eagles’ players are on rookie contracts. Going to Los Angeles for a week is a luxury for them. It’s also during the All-Star Weekend and the large-scale events in Los Angeles in the winter.

But these can only be regarded as expected happy things. The most surprising thing is the final announcement of the candidates for the All-Star starting guard. In the Eastern Conference, apart from Liu Mang, who won the top votes and was selected as the All-Star starting guard, another point guard of the Eagles was selected as the All-Star starting guard. John Stockton was selected as the All-Star starting guard with 185 million votes, surpassing Allen Iverson with 178 million votes!

Stockton has been selected to the All-Star Game 11 times in his career!

On the day of the All-Star Game, Stockton's age reached 41 years and 10 months. Stockton broke Kareem Abdul-Jabbar's record for participating in the All-Star Game at the age of 41 years and 9 months!

The most important thing is that Stockton is still an All-Star starter!Refresh Jordan's record of the highest age for being voted into an All-Star starter by fans at the age of 39!
Originally, Stockton was just here to accompany the young players and wait for the All-Star starters to be announced. When the votes for the second stage were announced, he was nearly 40 votes behind Iverson.

Stockton pinched his thigh, it hurts!
it is true!
Rao has played No. 20 seasons in the league, and Stockton can't stop the ecstasy in his heart!
All the teammates went up to hug and congratulate Stockton. More players from his team were selected as All-Stars, which represented a higher level of attention. Even players who had nothing to do with the All-Stars would enjoy the benefits, because there were bound to be more interviews with reporters, and they might have gotten rich by the way. Stockton couldn't control his expression and kept laughing.

The Eagles have three players selected as All-Star starters!

In addition to these three, the first two forward positions of the Eastern Conference All-Stars were occupied by cousins. McGrady ranked first among the Eastern Conference forwards with 254 million votes without any suspense.

Raheem ranked third among Eastern Conference forwards with 171 million votes, just a little bit, and he was selected as an All-Star starter for the second time in his career.

In the West, Garnett won the Western Conference with 271 million votes, Duncan ranked second in the Western Conference with 231 million votes, Yao Ming 232 million votes overwhelmed O'Neal with 191 million votes, and Kobe Bryant ranked first with 257 million votes, and Francis ranked second with 165 million votes. , but the gap in the number of votes with Payton, Ginobili, Parker and others is getting smaller and smaller.

Unlike Liu, after Stockton was selected as an All-Star, he proposed on his own initiative that as long as he won the championship this year, he would give each of the rookies in the team a car.

Although Stockton's two-year contract is not guaranteed in the second year, due to his playing age, the minimum contract he got is $175 million. Atlanta has lower state taxes in recent years, plus deductions for federal taxes and players' association dues. There is also a full $100 million in hand.

In fact, for Stockton, the $100 million is an unexpected income. He planned to retire. He lives like an ordinary person, living a good life but not extravagant. With a career salary of up to $6000 million, he is not short of money, so he is proud to send the car directly.

This was more of a surprise than anything!

Raheem, Jason Terry, Ratliff Rasheed Wallace and other players with big contracts definitely don’t care about the cars worth hundreds of thousands of dollars. Stockton didn’t say to give them cars, and they don’t mind either. The players on the rookie contract, except Liu Mang, Boozer with a Mercedes-Benz, and Barnes with a car from Carter, all of them still drive second-hand cars.

This is obviously a happy event for the players in the Hawks' rookie contract!More eager to win!

Stockton also rarely enjoyed the feeling of being complimented by young players, but an inappropriate guy came to Stockton's side: "My dear teacher, I also have a basic salary. Does the car have my share?"

Stockton raised his eyebrows and said a word very gently: "Get lost!"

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Stockton was selected as the All-Star starter, which not only caused a sensation in the Eagles team, but also caused a sensation among fans in Atlanta, Georgia, and even the entire United States and the basketball world!
Even Liu Mang won the All-Star vote with a record of more than 100 million votes far surpassing all other players, but was overwhelmed by Stockton's selection as the All-Star starter.

The experts and the media analyzed and analyzed, and finally came to the conclusion that Stockton can be selected as the All-Star starter, mainly due to four points.

The first is that Stockton is already a very popular veteran. He has been selected as an All-Star starter three times, and he was selected over the popular shooting guard Glider Drexler.

The second is feelings. Stockton is basically sure that this is the last season. Unlike last season, Stockton may continue to play. This year, Stockton changed teams. No matter whether he can win the championship, there will be no next season. Therefore, fans will take extra care of such a veteran.

The third is Liu Mang’s popularity, because Liu Mang’s votes are surprisingly high, and to vote for Liu Mang, you have to vote for nine other people. Some fans voted for Liu Mang, and they may not like other stars, so they filled in Stockton’s name.

Fourth, this is the most critical point. Iverson has been reluctant to undergo surgery to treat his injuries in the past two years. He didn’t want to delay his game. He was very stubborn, but somehow he suddenly figured it out. He chose to undergo surgery last summer.

A player who didn't play a single game actually occupied an All-Star position for two rounds of voting. Iverson's popularity can be said to be against the sky.

But in the end, No. 22 Stockton scored 10 points and 12 assists, which made people see his old and strong strength, especially when he stood with Mark Jackson. Although there was no real matchup, the feeling couldn’t be stopped. In the 96-97 season, it was Mark Jackson who ended Stockton’s record of nine consecutive assists. After the 96-97 season, the matchup between these two people has attracted the attention of fans. When the two are about to retire, they stand together in the matchup. The old fans all ran to vote for Stockton.

In addition, as Liu Mang's teammate, Stockton's popularity has skyrocketed in the first half of the season with the Eagles. He was selected as an All-Star starter for the fourth time in his career, and he was selected as an All-Star No. 11 in his career, which became unexpected and reasonable.

Stockton was selected as an All-Star, and his former opponents and teammates sent congratulations one after another, including the Big Four of the Lakers. Malone even burst into tears during an interview.

But there is one person who is about to vomit blood, and he is Kidd of the Nets.

Kidd's number of votes obviously has nothing to do with the All-Star starter, but Iverson is basically unable to play in the All-Star this year, and his comeback is delayed by a month. The main reason is that he has too many minor injuries. Originally, he only completely healed the injury that has been plagued by a fractured toe. However, during the careful examination before the operation, all injuries such as knee problems, elbow problems, and shoulder dislocations were detected.

Since I haven't played for more than half a season, the 76ers also patiently let Iverson slowly recover from his injuries.

Iverson can't be an All-Star. If he is selected by the fans to start the All-Star, there must be a player to top him. This candidate is undoubtedly Kidd.

Kidd can't make the All-Star starter, but the substitute will definitely make it. Among the Eastern All-Star backup guards, there is no candidate who is more suitable to replace Iverson in the starting lineup than Kidd. Regardless of strength or league status, Kidd is the most suitable, unlike last season. The Eastern All-Star collectively gave way to Jordan.

But now that Stockton has been selected as the All-Star starter, he almost didn't piss Kidd to death!

The news that Kidd was furious because of this incident was quickly exposed by the gossip media. Coincidentally, the Hawks will play against the Nets for the fourth time in the regular season this season on January 1.

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