Rudy Fernandez will be in the slam dunk contest All-Star

Rudy Fernandez, escort team in the NBA, Portland Trail Blazers will be announced this afternoon as the fourth player to be part of the slam dunk contest at All-Star to be held on 14 February. She has been the first European player who participates in it.

The vote in which Rudy has served has been selected for the imposition of the remaining candidates, the base Westbroook Russell (Oklahoma City Thunder) and forward Joe Alexander (Milwaukee Bucks).

As reported in The Oregonian newspaper, the result the fans elected former player of 'Penya', after two weeks that have been voting online here via the Web from the NBA three first-year players in a fresh attempt to bring the American League to amateur competition.

Now, Rudy Fernandez will join the other three participants in the traditional contest Saturday night at the All-Star, hosted by the U.S. Airways Center in Phoenix, with Dwight Howard (Orlando Magic) defending his crown against Rudy Gay (Memphis Grizzlies), who already participated last year, and Nate Robinson (New York Knicks), winner of the contest in 2006.

Fernandez could happen in this way to Dwight Howard and join a track record of "mateadores" featuring names like Julius Erving, Michael Jordan, Dominique Wilkins and Vince Carter.

It should be said that Howard won last year and could do so this year, regain the title as they did in their day, Michael Jordan, who won the 1987 and 1988, and Jason Richardson, who won in 2002 and 2003 with the sheepskin of the Warriors.

In math we see Rudy Fernandez will be joined as a partner Brandon Roy, who also plays in Portland and was chosen as the first option was that the base canary Sergio Rodriguez precisely in February will be on vacation so you can not help his friend.

At the premiere of Rudy Fernandez in the contest of the NBA Slam Dunk, which is supported by its 'alley-oops' with Sergio Rodriguez this season and earlier in the selection, there is almost certainly add its presence in the meeting between rookies , first-year players, and 'sophomores', who are beginning their second season in the league, the day on Friday, where you can share equipment, in addition to another Spanish, center of the Memphis Grizzlies, Marc Gasol.

Via | Europa Press