So, as the saying goes, if you don't make a move, you don't; but if you do, you go big......

Looking at the Celtics' two recent flashy moves, after spitting blood, Su Feng deeply understood the principle that he still had to keep grinding.

After all, as long as the Celtics got Duncan in this life, and Auerbach came back, the Celtics' rise would only be a matter of time.

Even without Ray Allen and Marbury, there would still be gentlemen and lone wolves joining this Green Army.

However......

From the completion of Ray Allen and Marbury in their second year, and their compatibility with Duncan, East Kai West Lake......

Su Feng felt that his nickname "the.king" was indeed the problem.

How strikingly similar history was!

Although only he knew this future history, but......

Wasn't His Majesty plucked bald like this in the future?

In his previous life, Su Feng knew that Duncan had always liked to partner with players who were good at penetration.

With Auerbach around, and without the experience of being backstabbed by New York fans, if you said that Marbury's ability to break through was not as good as that of the future French sports car, then the 16,000+ points that Marbury had totaled in the NBA couldn't have all been padded, right?

And with Duncan's cornerstone attributes.......

Su Feng always felt that it wouldn't take two seasons for Marbury to be fooled by Duncan.

As for Ray Allen, there was no need to say more. This guy would play off-ball from early in his career.

One was responsible for penetration, one for spacing, and one for being the foundation......

Hey, you have to say, it was really a perfect match.

In Su Feng's opinion, the 76ers had to find a way to move up the standings in the second half of the season.

For Su Feng, who had everything under control, he wouldn't naively think that the Celtics couldn't go further with just a bunch of kids.

Because last year, didn't the 76ers rely on a group of young people to eliminate the Bulls?

With Duncan around, the lower limit of this Celtics team would not be low.

And if Ray Allen and Marbury had a critical hit......

Then, with the scoring ability of this 76ers team in the new season, and the current instability of "Ai Feng", it was hard to say that they would be upset this year.

Su Feng, in his second year, had a very clear understanding of his current abilities, but the NBA didn't stipulate......

That he couldn't level up while winning the championship.

Looking at the future landscape, if Su Feng didn't try for the championship every year, then after a few years, the memes of "Eastern Conference Finals Floor", "58 Background Board", and "The Future is Emperor Feng" would not be fun at all.

To put it bluntly, even Michael Jordan couldn't guarantee a championship every year.

Otherwise, excluding the Wizards period, in 13 seasons, His Airness wouldn't have only won 6 championships.

Reality was not a novel. How could Su Feng's opponents sit by and applaud and encourage Su Feng, watching him step by step to the peak?

Therefore, trying to fleece him once this season, while preparing for the sprint stage of the "wandering iron" plan, was, in Su Feng's opinion, the choice that an adult should make.

Under the premise of tense labor relations, unless Su Feng could replay Jordan, he would definitely not be able to beat Brown, who was currently "Jordan-like" in the coach's reputation.

So, knowing that the word "future" was the most unbelievable in the NBA, how could Su Feng entrust his future to Brown?

Even if Brown kept licking him, Su Feng was very clear that he could not convince him to change his tactics.

"Su... you are too strange.

Isn't being selected as an All-Star starter already a happy thing?"

In Toronto, at a restaurant that Maddy usually liked the most, looking at Su Feng, Tracy's younger brother asked suspiciously.

Cough......

"Tracy, isn't being selected as an All-Star starter a very normal thing?" Su Feng asked back with a straight face.

Maddy: "......"

This year, although the fans in the Rice family were boycotting voting for the All-Star Game to support the players because of the possible lockout in the next season......

But the problem was, the rabbits in the Rabbit family, voting for Su Feng, didn't care whether it was locked out or not?

You might not believe it, but the NBA was already planning to cancel the ancient voting method of sending letters in the next season.

Otherwise......

How many people would be exhausted from counting votes for Su Feng?

Oh, using the visual estimation method to count votes?

That didn't seem so tiring.

In this year's All-Star voting, Su Feng's final vote total was 980,000 votes, second only to the "Old Rogue".

Stern didn't fully disclose Su Feng's vote total because he didn't want Su Feng to become an enemy in the eyes of fans.

After all, the All-Star vote totals were generally not high this year, and His Airness only got a little over 1 million votes.

And the reason why the stars' vote totals were not high was that, in addition to the NBA official's stricter review of electronic voting this year, there was also the impact of labor negotiations.

Stern, who had read the book *Praising People* thoroughly, knew very well that letting Su Feng get the most votes would only make him the target of public criticism.

Because before, before Ewing's season was over, this gorilla had successfully offended fans in the first phase of All-Star voting.

Perhaps because he was worried that Duncan would steal his starting position, this gorilla actually said in an interview:

"I hope fans will vote for me, because my performance and strength deserve the position of starting center in the Eastern Conference All-Stars.

The All-Star Game is every player's lifelong dream, and I can't wait to participate in the All-Star Game."

Having said that, at this critical moment before the labor lockout, Ewing's remarks as chairman of the players' union were originally easy to be used by people with ulterior motives.

Look, under the deliberate instigation of the capital, Ewing's words quickly made him disliked by many fans.

Because in the eyes of the fans, they were clearly on the side of the players.

Therefore, if Stern were to release Su Feng's actual nearly 2 million votes fairly, openly, and justly, then in Stern's opinion, was this praising Su Feng?

This was clearly throwing him into the fire to burn.

And it was the kind that also sprinkled cumin on the side.

But then again, this year's All-Star lineup was also different from Su Feng's previous life.

Because if Su Feng remembered correctly, Pippen would have originally missed this All-Star Game.

But in this life, after Pippen didn't court death, this third small forward in the East was selected into the substitute lineup of this year's Eastern All-Star team.

Compared with last year, the starters of this year's Eastern and Western All-Star teams were:

East: Duncan, Hill, Su Feng, Jordan, Iverson.

West: O'Neal, Malone, Garnett, Kobe, Payton.

Kobe occupied the spot of guard in this vote, which was related to the fact that the Lakers signed him up as a shooting guard at the beginning of the season.

So, do you know why Duncan later signed up to play PF?

In fact, if you've watched the Spurs' game, you'll know that most of the time, this guy is the Spurs' real C.

However, what Su Feng was curious about was......

Would Kobe, who had gone astray, still say the classic "get rid of your damn pick-and-roll" in this All-Star Game?

……

On the 24th, in Toronto, the 76ers once again disappointed the young Maddy.

Facing the suffocating defense of the 76ers, Maddy's performance in the whole game could only be described as food.

In the new season, since entering January, Maddy's various data have risen a little again.

But at the age of 18, he wanted to come and go freely in the defense of the 76ers. That was too much of a disregard for the four defensive players, Ratliff, Big Ben, Su Feng, and Snow.

John Davis did try to let Maddy switch positions to single out Iverson, but in the eyes of the "experienced" Larry Brown, Davis's operation was really child's play.

Is this your change, John?

Looking at the score that the 76ers were gradually widening, Brown, with his hands in his arms, stood so straight on the sidelines?

On the court, Su Feng felt that Davis......

Was getting more and more interesting.

Because if the Raptors' players' pick-and-roll quality, or the threat, could be higher, then Davis might really realize his tactic of letting Maddy eat, sleep, and fight Ai.

And once Maddy was allowed to get a lot of opportunities to single out Iverson with mismatches, Hong Kong Zhen......

Even if Iverson's height was a real 183 cm, he couldn't defend Maddy.

It's really wonderful, John, even without my hint, are you already able to arrange such tactics?

In the end, the 76ers didn't give the Raptors any chance in this game.

98 to 71, they bloodbathed the Raptors in Toronto.

If the 76ers last season were the robbing-the-rich-and-helping-the-poor 76ers, then this season, their ability to abuse vegetables was simply too stable.

It was just after the game that the scene that made Brown heartache appeared again.

Looking at Davis, who was talking happily with Su Feng, Brown felt that his heart was being pricked by needles and cut by knives.

And most importantly, even if Brown was heartbroken, he couldn't get back at him.

Because Brown wasn't interested in the peaches in Toronto.

With Davis's attitude at the post-match press conference, both taking the blame and thinking that Brown was much stronger than himself, what should Brown do with him?

So, after casually commenting a few words, Brown could only pin his hopes on the fact that he could influence Su Feng......

……

At the end of January, after defeating the Raptors, the 76ers continued their steady momentum of abusing vegetables.

And at the beginning of February, after Stackhouse's data was injected with water, Su Feng was very curious, wouldn't Pat Krause's setting of not understanding the ball be fake?

The 76ers' trade was coming.

On February 1st, the No. 1 pick of 95, Joe Smith, and the No. 3 pick of 95, Stackhouse, exchanged owners.

There was no way....... In the new season, after failing to renew Joe Smith's contract in advance, the Warriors could only start to find a way to sell this versatile No. 1 pick.

And with "Madman" Sprewell almost killing Carlesimo in training, just like in Su Feng's memory, the current Warriors were very interested in Stackhouse.

Oakland in this period was different from the future. It wasn't that they wanted to be NT, but that they couldn't be NT if they didn't want to.

In Su Feng's previous life, the 76ers would also trade for Joe Smith this season, but because the 76ers' lineup in the previous life was different from this life, in Su Feng's opinion, Krause could definitely get 9 points for this deal.

Before signing that yin-yang contract with the Timberwolves' management and being sanctioned by the league, Joe Smith was definitely not a parallel import No. 1 pick.

After all, have you ever seen a parallel import who can average nearly 18 points per game?

This season, after "Ai Feng" took on a lot of offensive firepower, because of the exaggerated playing time of these two people, Stackhouse's living space couldn't be compared with last season.

And Joe Smith, who can use high-post jump shots to create space for "Ai Feng", was, in Su Feng's opinion, the best supplement to this 76ers team at the moment.

He could pick-and-roll for himself, and he could also pick-and-roll for Iverson, and unlike the pick-and-roll of Big Ben and Ratliff, you wouldn't dare to let him go after the pick-and-roll.

In addition, Joe Smith was currently athletic and the only drawback was......

That he wasn't focused enough on defense.

And this was also one of the reasons why the 76ers let him go in Su Feng's previous life.

Because playing under Brown, Joe Smith felt that he had no future.

It was just a pity that although Smith guessed that playing under Brown had no future, his agent, Fegan, was directly stoned, and actually played a yin-yang contract under Stern's nose......

But anyway, at least from the public opinion, whether it was fans or the media......

They all thought that the talent of this 76ers team had exploded.

No. 1 pick in 95, No. 1 pick in 96...... plus a Su Feng, with this talent, would they let other teams play?

The happy people of Philadelphia were just about to rush to Pat Krause's house to give him a plaque.

Look......

People are so forgetful.

Stackhouse, who blocked Cole in the last game of the Black Eight last season, was dumbfounded when he learned that he had been traded by the team.

This No. 3 pick in 95, who had originally failed to compete with Iverson for the right to forge iron, had already changed quietly because of Su Feng's appearance.

It was just that, having regarded Philadelphia as his home, even if he willingly endured for most of the season, he still couldn't match the ruthless reality of the commercial league.

One person, one city?

When the capitalists need you, they will promise you a bright future and tell you that you should learn to be loyal.

And when the capitalists don't need you, all of the above will no longer exist.

Only students who have experienced the beating of society can understand how ridiculous one person, one city is.

If it wasn't for the protection of Little Buss, who was considered NT in the eyes of the world, if it was Jenny Buss, then Howard would have been the one she left behind that year.

Stackhouse packed his bags and left alone.

And when he left, he only met with Su Feng once.

"I said Su... will you feel sad for me after I leave?" Stackhouse plucked up his courage and looked up at Su Feng and asked.

"Sad?"

Su Feng was happy.

You might not believe it, but he couldn't be happier for Stackhouse.

This season was this guy's contract year, and with the current situation of the Warriors, he could just go to Oakland and brush up on his data and then run away.

For Su Feng, who wouldn't be bound by the feelings of one person and one city, the matter of city heroes basically didn't need to be considered unless you were born in a team that you liked.

To put it bluntly, how many Lakers were there in this league?

How many Auerbachs, Jerry Wests, and Old Buss were there?

The arrival of Joe Smith made up for the lack of offensive ability in the 76ers' interior line, and Stackhouse, who had escaped Brown's clutches, had experienced the Black Eight Bulls in this life. In Su Feng's opinion, taking off was only a matter of time.

So......

This was a win-win trade.

Reality might be very cruel to Stackhouse, and he couldn't accept it for a while. After all, he still couldn't forget the scene in the summer of 96 when he ran to Lower Merion to challenge two high school students......

But while reality was cruel to him, it undoubtedly opened a new door for him.

In Su Feng's opinion, the Warriors were the ones who lost out in this trade.

Because Stackhouse definitely wouldn't stay in Oakland...... So the Warriors wasted a No. 1 pick in 95 for nothing.

However......

With the current Warriors' management and Oakland's reputation, if they didn't contribute to the entire league, who would?

"Come on, Jerry, maybe when I see you next time, you'll already be an All-Star player."

Su Feng didn't comfort Stackhouse too much, and in his final farewell to Su Feng, Stackhouse said seriously to Su Feng:

"Maybe I will never be friends with you in this life, but if someone asks me in the future, who was more outstanding in 1997, Michael Jordan or Su Feng, then I will definitely answer that my answer is Su Feng."

In this way, on this rainy night in February, Stackhouse took a plane to Oakland.

He handed over his newly bought mansion to his agent to handle.

And when he left Philadelphia, in an interview, this player who had made immortal contributions to the 76ers' Black Eight Bulls, and who had been Su Feng's tool man for more than a season, just calmly said:

"Larry Brown may be a great coach, but in my opinion, he will never be as good as John Davis.

Because John Davis never puts the responsibility on the players for his own reputation after losing the game.

Philadelphia fans better start praying from now on, believe me, Su's temper is definitely not as good as you think."

Regarding Stackhouse's remarks, in the eyes of most Philadelphia fans, this child was just complaining about being traded away by the team management.

After all, the current 76ers are ranked fourth in the East, and after Joe Smith's arrival, even ESPN believes that they are one of the title contenders this season.

In this world, is there anything more gratifying than having a group of talented young people?

Therefore, Stackhouse's "sour words" only made Larry Brown's heart prick again, and most people didn't take his final "warning" seriously.

On the 3rd, when Joe Smith, the No. 1 pick in 95, arrived in Philadelphia with great ambition, his mood was similar to that of most Philadelphia fans, that is......

He was going to make a big splash in Philadelphia next.

Unlike Su Feng's previous life, at the press conference to join the 76ers, Joe Smith even said with a smile that he couldn't wait to talk to the 76ers about a contract extension.

A team that had upset the Bulls in the Black Eight last season, and that still had a chance to win the championship this season, plus the Philadelphia market, for Smith, the only thing he was worried about now was, would "Ai Feng" be difficult to get along with?

Because as the No. 1 pick, he also had a small temper.

Therefore, in Joe Smith's opinion, after coming to the 76ers, his No. 1 pick should be a little more low-key.

It was just......

Similar to Su Feng's memory, in the first training session, before he had time to get to know his teammates, Joe Smith was labeled by Brown as not loving defense.

However, compared to Stackhouse, in Brown's eyes, at least Joe Smith was more obedient.

However, when he learned that this No. 1 pick of his was still ranked behind McKee in terms of playing time, Joe Smith......

Felt a little uncomfortable.

Of course, in Joe Smith's opinion, it didn't matter if he was arranged to be a substitute for one or two games, because who didn't have an adaptation period?

However, until before the All-Star Weekend, he had always been used by Brown as a substitute tool man......

Completely blew up Joe Smith's mentality.

"You must learn to defend, and I will give you more playing time."

Looking at Joe Smith, who ran over to ask him if he could increase his playing time, Brown replied "equally".

Defense!?

How else do you want me to defend?

Having said that, although Joe Smith was not good at defense, his defense was also above the league's average level.

However, compared with Big Ben and Ratliff, Smith's defense was not good enough?

In Su Feng's previous life, after being traded to the 76ers, Smith's average playing time was about 23 minutes, but in this life it was even less, only about 18 minutes.

Therefore, what was Milicic complaining about in the future? You must know that Joe Smith had already experienced everything he had experienced.

"But coach, when I play with Allen and Su, our offense is better." Joe Smith, who felt that he was a good match with "Ai Feng", retorted Brown.

"Joe, are you questioning my tactical arrangement?" Looking at Joe Smith, Brown pushed his glasses and said.

Smith: "......"

I'm the No. 1 pick in 95, so......

Even if you want me to be a substitute, at least arrange me to be a sixth man, right?

Perhaps, Joe Smith himself didn't realize that from the beginning of thinking that he would be a starter and a member of the Big Three of the 76ers, to the current mere sixth man, his pursuit had become lower and lower.

However, to be reasonable, after Joe Smith joined the team, the 76ers' ability to abuse vegetables was indeed more stable.

Because don't look at the fact that this guy only plays about 18 minutes per game, but when he plays, can Su Feng's efficiency be high?

Try to imagine it, Su Feng, who never rests, leading the No. 1 pick in 95 to hammer the opponent's substitutes.......

In this era when the gap between role players and superstars was huge, it was like you were using a dragon slaying knife to chop the opponent's broken copper and rotten iron.

Therefore, Su Feng planned to enlighten this No. 1 pick after returning from the All-Star Weekend with Iverson.

Even if this guy would most likely pack his bags and run away next season, he had to let him be a good tool man for the remaining half of the season.

And just as "Ai Feng" was heading to New York to prepare to participate in this year's All-Star Weekend......

In Los Angeles, because of playing a beautiful offensive basketball in the new season, O'Neal led the Lakers' F4 and marched majestically towards the Big Apple City.

O'Neal, Kobe, Jones, Van Exel, this year the Lakers contributed two starters and two substitutes to the Western All-Star team.

In Su Feng's previous life, it was so easy to get Stern's favor.

Of course, unlike that joke in this life who had been sent to Africa by Stern to develop the basketball market, in Stern's era of the NBA, even if he liked to fight against him, he would only use the rules to sanction you, instead of doing anything fancy about away and home whistles.

Speaking of which, Kobe hadn't slept well these past two days.

Because......

Having become a noble All-Star starting player, should he fight that golden His Airness in the All-Star Game, or should he fight that......

Damn Su?

Ah!

There was no way, Kobe's fun at this moment was so simple, unpretentious, and boring.

And New York......

Stern, who had been troubled by labor negotiations recently, never dreamed that a surprise......

Was waiting for him.

……

P.S.: Thank you to the Alliance Master Huan...Huan Yu for the reward! Thank you to the Alliance Master Huan Yu for crowning this book as the Alliance Master!