"Wow!"
The moment George saw the news, he practically shouted as he rushed onto the court, darting left and right to gather all the players who were training.
"George, what's going on? Why are you so excited?"
Nash asked, amused.
"Yeah, what happened?"
Curry tucked the basketball against his waist, equally curious. Blake Su had a towel draped over his shoulder and was sitting in the rest area, wiping off sweat as he waited for George to explain.
"Huff, huff, huff..."
George was out of breath but clearly excited. He stood with his hands on his hips, took a moment to recover, then widened his eyes and shouted, "Blake Su... Blake Su received 3.2 million votes and became this year's leading vote-getter.
"And he broke the 3.15 million vote record set by 'Superman' Howard in 2009, becoming the all-time leading vote-getter in NBA history!"
"Seriously?!"
Curry's eyes widened in shock. Nash, Carter, and the rest of the players all opened their mouths, stunned by the unbelievable news.
"It's true!"
George quickly showed everyone the official NBA news notification on his phone.
"Wow!"
"Blake Su really is the leading vote-getter, and the greatest one in history too. That's incredible!"
Curry jumped up in excitement.
"That's amazing."
"This rookie Blake Su really is something else."
Nash and Carter could not help shaking their heads. They were shocked that Blake Su had become the leading vote-getter, but at the same time, they were genuinely happy for him.
"Blake Su is the leading vote-getter!"
"This is awesome!"
The entire Suns team erupted into excited cheers the moment they confirmed the news. They were happy for Blake Su, for their leader.
"Heh."
Nash smiled and said, "As far as I know, the only player to become the leading vote-getter as a rookie was Grant Hill back in 1994.
"That's right.
"Even Jordan never did it. Grant Hill, the player once called the 'successor to Jordan' and also our former teammate, was the one who achieved it.
"And now, Blake Su has also become the leading vote-getter as a rookie, making him the second player in NBA history to do it in his rookie season.
"At the same time, Blake Su is also the youngest leading vote-getter in NBA history and the new record holder for total votes.
"Well done, Blake Su. Let's give Blake Su a round of applause. Let's hope our strongest core keeps playing this well, and let's hope our Suns can go as far as possible in this year's playoffs."
"Oh!"
Everyone responded at once.
All the Suns players gave Blake Su heartfelt cheers and applause.
Blake Su accepted the celebration modestly.
As they applauded, Carter asked, "George, aside from Blake Su being the leading vote-getter, what about the rest of the All-Star voting? Tell us."
"Got it!"
George nodded repeatedly, opened the news for the details, then said, "In the West, center Blake Su took first place with 3.2 million votes.
"Kobe ranked second with 2.38 million votes. Durant was third with 1.63 million votes. 'Melo' Anthony was fourth with 1.334 million votes.
"'CP3' Paul followed closely behind with 1.331 million votes, ranking fifth.
"Sixth through tenth are Yao Ming, Pau Gasol, Bynum, Duncan, and Nowitzki.
"Barring any surprises, the Western Conference All-Star starters will be Blake Su, Kobe, Durant, Anthony, and Paul. As for the All-Star reserves, we still don't know yet.
"In the East, 'Superman' Howard ranked first in Eastern Conference voting with 2.099 million votes. Even though 'King James' LeBron left for Miami this summer and his popularity dropped a lot, he still has plenty of supporters and took second place with 2.053 million votes.
"Third place went to his teammate, 'Flash' Wade. The Bulls' 'D-Rose' Derrick took fourth with 1.914 million votes.
"He's the youngest All-Star after Blake Su.
"Fifth place went to 'STAT' Amar'e Stoudemire, who had 1.675 million votes.
"Sixth through tenth are Rondo, Garnett, O'Neal, Ray Allen, and Pierce. In other words, the Celtics' five All-Stars.
"Barring any surprises, the Eastern Conference All-Star starters will be Howard, LeBron, Dwyane, Derrick, and Amar'e!"
At this point, Paul George rubbed his hands together and said excitedly, "Just thinking about Blake Su playing in the All-Star Game as a rookie, alongside a bunch of superstars, makes me so jealous!"
"I'm jealous too!"
Curry nodded again and again, bluntly saying exactly what was on his mind.
"Hahaha!"
Nash, Carter, and the others laughed at Curry's honest longing and envy, which sounded like a little kid dragging out his words.
Blake Su laughed along as well. But aside from being amused by Curry, he also heard the System's notification.
[Ding! Congratulations, Host, for becoming the leading vote-getter and completing a random mission. Reward received: two [Injury Reduction Candies].]
"Nice!"
Blake Su secretly cheered to himself, temporarily suppressing his excitement over the mission reward.
"Alright, alright, let's get back to training. Before All-Star Weekend arrives, we still have to play the next few games well.
"Especially the game against the Magic. Whether it's for the team or for Blake Su, we have to win that one."
Nash spoke seriously.
"For me?"
Blake Su was a little confused. Nash smiled and said, "Of course. Right now, the whole league is debating whether you or Howard is the strongest center.
"And only the winner deserves to be called the best.
"Of course we want you to win and claim the title of the league's best center."
"That does sound pretty good."
Blake Su smiled faintly.
Although he did not care that much about the title of "number one center," becoming the "number one center" before becoming the "number one player in the league" did sound pretty nice.
...
After the voting results were announced that day, people from every corner of the basketball world spent the entire day discussing the upcoming All-Star Weekend.
And Blake Su, who had become the leading All-Star vote-getter as a rookie, successfully broken the all-time voting record, and become the greatest vote-getter in history, once again became the center of attention.
As for Blake Su himself, after hearing the news that morning, he was happy, but he did not slack off in training. It was not until 6 p.m. that Blake Su left the practice facility and went home.
As soon as he got home, Blake Su immediately wanted to check the exact effects of the [Injury Reduction Candy]. But just then, the System's notification sounded again.
[Ding! All-Star random mission triggered!]