622: Awards Night
After the Finals, the NBA's most high-profile event, the draft, finally came to an end.
As in previous years, the most talked about rookies at the end of the draft were the rookies who were lucky enough to be selected in the top three.
Fultz + Simmons + Embiid? The 76ers are so beautiful. Lonzo. Ball reviving the Lakers? Los Angeles fans are fantasizing again. Jason. Can Tatum help the already strong Celtics take it a step further? This is a hot topic among experts.
Therefore, no one cares about the actions of the Lakers, Pacers and Spurs at the end of the first round, and no one cares why "Magic" Johnson chose Josh. Hart, no one cares what the Spurs-Pacers trade means.
In fact, the three picks of 27, 28 and 29 have vividly reflected the deception of the NBA league. It's just that most fans don't know. In fact, something like this happens every year, after all, for NBA teams, the draft is more than just a top-three pick.
Under the hype of "Ball Daddy", Lonzo. Ball became the most high-profile rising star in this year's draft. Kyle. Kuzma? This person that Henson chose after wasting his boss's efforts, everyone didn't know him at all, and he didn't want to know him.
A player who is only two picks away from falling to the second round is nothing to be aware of. Could it be that Henson can still select Antetokounmpo every year?
The Pacers spent the draft in such a low-key manner, but the heat of the draft has not dissipated, and the NBA has once again entered people's field of vision.
On June 26, the NBA's inaugural Awards Night will be held in Manhattan, New York. The ceremony looks a bit like the Oscars and the awards in football, and it's also an important step for Xiao Hua to push the NBA more commercially.
In the past, the NBA's award ceremonies were very rudimentary. Fortunately in recent years, the award ceremony was held before the start of the competition, which is considered to be a bit large-scale. But a long time ago, the award ceremony was held directly in the media reception room of each team.
As a result, it is not uncommon for fans to see a picture of a player lifting a trophy of honour at a press conference, but never see the medal ceremony. And now, Xiao Hua is undoubtedly going to change this embarrassing situation.
He wants to make all the results of the regular season awards highly involved by the fans.
And tonight, at the NBA's inaugural awards ceremony, the Pacers will never be able to keep a low profile like they did in the draft.
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"It's magnificent." When Brogdon, Oladipo and Antetokounmpo appeared at the awards ceremony, Brogdon, the youngest player in the NBA, couldn't help but open his mouth wide.
This time last year, he just wanted to survive with the Pacers. But I didn't expect that after only one year, I would be able to represent the Pacers at the awards ceremony.
"Steady, Malcolm, don't disgrace the boss and the team. Come on, let's find an empty seat and sit down. Although he was also young, Antetokounmpo was used to this kind of big fight.
The Greeks greeted the other stars warmly and looked like a real superstar.
After taking his seat, Brogdon turned his head to look around, and there were really many celebrities who came to attend the awards ceremony. The ancient ones had Bill. Russell, "Gutter" Abdul-Jabbar and others were all present. Modern ones like Alonzo. Mourning, Olajuwon and the Pacers flocked to Reggie. Miller and others were not absent either.
The celebrities are here, not to mention the current stars. Although they may not have come to participate voluntarily, they have at least sold the face of the alliance. As far as the eye can see, the lineup for the award ceremony is fantastic!
Thinking of this, Brogdon couldn't help but shake his head. But some people just don't give face to the alliance......
Moments later, NBA commissioner Adam . Xiao Hua took the stage to speak. Looking at the stars in suits and leather shoes in the audience, this awards ceremony is really like that. Xiao Hua smiled with satisfaction and gave a short speech.
Subsequently, the famous NBA commentator Marvin . Albert also took the stage to make two remarks. After he finished speaking, the real host talent of today's award ceremony finally appeared. Drake, a well-known Canadian singer and actor, walked to the front of the stage with an awkward dance.
Everyone is ready to find out!
The first award, the first to be announced, is the Best Rookie Award. Two guests took the stage to announce the final results.
The two guests are a man and a woman, and everyone knows each other. Hill. The female people may not be familiar with it, and her name is Jada. Pinkett. Smith. But if you talk about the name of this woman's husband, everyone must know it.
Will. Smith!
After the two celebrities toyed with the mystery, the big screen began to play the highlights of this year's three best rookie candidates.
The three are Joel who is on fire this year. Embiid, another blockbuster rookie of the 76ers, Dario. Saric and Brogdon from the Pacers!
"Hey, don't be nervous, man. With the bonus of a championship and a regular season league leader, this award is definitely yours. Antetokounmpo comforted Brogdon from the audience, and Brogdon's hands were almost tearing his pants.
After the highlights were played, Jada. Pinkett. Smith leaned closer to the microphone and said only one name, "Malcolm. Brogdon. ”
Immediately, the audience burst into applause, and Brogdon stood up happily and hugged Antetokounmpo and his family. When his name was pronounced, he was less nervous.
He looked as if he was as old as he was on the pitch again.
After coming to power, Brogdon graduated from Grant. Hill took the Rookie of the Year trophy in his hands. At this moment, he also became the first second-round pick in NBA history to win the Rookie of the Year award! To put it mildly, Brogdon made history.
Then, there was an acceptance speech.
"First of all, I have to thank my mom, she sacrificed so much for me."
After Brogdon finished speaking, the camera focused on a chubby blonde middle-aged lady at the scene. The lady looked at her son proudly, her eyes uncontrollably weeping.
Just when people thought Brogdon was going to share his story with his mother, the script changed dramatically.
"Secondly, I would like to thank Henson the most. Coach Joe. It was his encouragement and tuning that allowed me to establish myself in the NBA. He treated me like a father, and this award is the best reward I can give him. ”
After Brogdon finished speaking, the camera did not show Henson. Fans still wonder where Henson went?
Well..... But not everyone is willing to give Xiao Hua face.
After the Best Rookie, the award ceremony continued. Best Sixth Man Award, Victor. Oladipo defeated the Rockets' Eric. Gordon won the award. The guard, who was depressed last season, is now a force to be reckoned with with the Pacers. The problems he caused to other teams during the rotation time were a big part of why the Pacers were able to make it all the way.
And people also found out that this is the second individual award for the Pacers player today!
The next most improved player is still from the Indiana Pacers! Yang Nis. Antetokounmpo relied on his amazing transformation to defeat Gobert and Jokic, two big men, without suspense, and lifted his own personal honor trophy!
Antetokounmpo deserved his award, and the Greek was named an All-Star for the first time this season and took the starting spot in the East. Averaging 16.9 points, 7.7 rebounds and 4.3 assists per game last season, he has improved his stats to 24.9 points, 8.8 rebounds and 5.4 assists this season with almost the same playing time, and has also been named the Most Valuable Player of the Finals.
Compared with Antetokounmpo, Jokic and Gobert's progress doesn't seem to be so impressive.
So far, the Pacers have three players who have won individual honors in the regular season, breaking the NBA record!
It wasn't until the announcement of the fourth Defensive Player of the Year award that the Warriors' Draymond Brown. Green finally interrupted the Pacers' dominance.
But his award was as weak as the Warriors' resistance in the playoffs, and the competition for the fifth award, Coach of the Year, was fierce.
Candidate Mike. D'Antoni's ability is well known, and his coaching has instantly established the Rockets among the league's first-team teams. Harden has also transformed from a controversial superstar to an MVP-caliber player under his team.
And Popovich naturally needless to say, if it weren't for Leonard being stepped by Pachulia in the playoffs, Popovich might have been able to lead the Spurs further.
The last candidate, and the favorite for today's award, Henson. Joe, even more attention-grabbing. In the first year of returning, he made drastic changes to the lineup and completed one shocking transaction and signing after another. In the end, he led the Pacers to win the league first and league championship in the regular season.
When it comes to hard results, Popovich and D'Antoni can't beat Henson.
In the end, under the anticipation of the Pacers fans and the players in the field, Henson's name appeared on the big screen.
"Best Coach, Henson. Once again, Joe has won the Best Coach award! Oh my God, as long as he's here, the best coach award will be completely monopolized! ”
O'Neill, who was commentating the awards ceremony to the audience, screamed at the top of his throat.
People clapped incessantly, looking for Henson. But in the end, it was Larry who came to the stage to accept the award. Bird.
"Coach Henson was unable to attend for personal reasons, so I received the honor on behalf of Coach Henson. I'm sure Coach Henson is also very happy right now and would love to share his joy with everyone! ”
Bird said this to himself, because he knew very well that Henson didn't care! Coach Henson must be very happy now, and these words are all made up by Bird.
At this time, Coach Henson, who was sought out by the whole world, was on the beach in Brazil, enjoying the warm sun and vivid scenery with his wife and daughter.
Henson couldn't wait to start his vacation after the draft, best coach? Whoever loves to receive the award will go. Anyway, he only cares about the championship!
So far, the Pacers have completely dominated this year's awards ceremony with a terrifying result of four awards. Although Westbrook won the MVP with a triple-double per game, his popularity still couldn't overpower the Indiana Pacers, who won the four-man award.
The domination of the alliance by this corn-yellow legion is quite comprehensive.