The 2015 All-Star Weekend was more exciting than any before it.
With this year's All-Star festivities taking place in New York, one of the largest basketball markets in the world, the number of attendees at All-Star Weekend was easy to imagine.
And this year's All-Star Weekend had more than lived up to the fans' enthusiasm. From the Rookie Game on the first day onward, the event had been one highlight after another.
After previously splitting the Rookie Game into Team O'Neal and Team Barkley, the All-Star rookie showcase underwent another reform this year.
With international players reaching ever-higher levels, the Rookie Game had been changed into a showdown between an international team and a United States team.
As the name implied, all first- and second-year players in the league were now divided into two teams by nationality to compete against each other.
This new gimmick had undoubtedly been a huge success, especially with Wiggins, the highly anticipated "heir to James," headlining the Rookie Game.
The game had been a thrilling one. Unlike the older generation, today's young international players were just as skilled at putting on a show as their American counterparts.
French center Rudy Gobert brought the ball coast to coast before throwing down a one-handed slam.
German guard Dennis Schroder beat his defender and finished with an acrobatic double-clutch layup.
Of course, the international team's show would not have been complete without Wiggins. His several spectacular alley-oop dunks had the fans in the arena roaring with delight.
The United States team, meanwhile, had played somewhat dully. Other than Victor Oladipo and Zach LaVine, there had not been a third real highlight.
Once the game entered the final five minutes, when they started playing for real, the international team showed its greater wealth of game experience.
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