"With the 30th pick in the first round of the NBA in 2018, the Brooklyn Nets selected Mitchell Robinson, a 2.16-meter center from Florida."

Because Robinson did not play in the NCAA or other leagues, Xiao Hua's broadcast seemed very fresh and refined.

Robinson arrived at the scene, his expression was not very excited, but a trace of unconvincing could be seen between his eyebrows.

A person who can leave school to practice for a year to participate in the draft has extremely strong self-confidence, but it is precisely because of his strong self-confidence that he was not selected until the end of the first round, and he must be holding his breath in his heart.

Tang Tian couldn't help but smile when he saw this.

Counting up, of the three rookies selected this year, two are not satisfied with their rankings, one is criticized because the rankings exceed expectations, and all three belong to the kind of people who want to prove themselves.

Let's not talk about the regular season, but this year's Summer League will definitely have something to watch.

With the first-round draft over, the Nets' draft mission for this year is basically complete.

For the remaining 60 picks, Tang Tian directly asked Jones to sell for money.

"Aren't we thinking about trading or buying a second-round pick?" Jones saw that Tang Tian was about to withdraw in advance, so he asked more.

Tang Tian shook his head.

Mitchell Robinson was a second-round pick in his previous life, and there was another named D'Anthony Melton, who also suffered a similar experience to Robinson, who didn't play in the draft for a year in college, and was also a talented pearl.

But the Nets have enough people, as the defending champions generally have few draft picks, and there are really not many people like the Nets who have selected three rookies and two of them for two consecutive years.

In other words, no matter how many people are selected, they will sit on the cold bench, which will also make the team lack game experience.

And with the experience of these two years, it is time to evaluate other teams when they trade with them.

After all, they're just as quick to become the league's enemies just as quickly as the Warriors.

The second round of the draft continued, and after Tang went downstairs to take a picture with Robinson, he then withdrew ahead of schedule with the draft team.

After getting the draft out of the picture, their next focus was to renew George's contract.

The league's rule is that you can't negotiate a contract with a free agent until the door opens on the free market, but this kind of thing can't be stopped, after all, the legs are on the players themselves, as long as they are not public, everything is within the rules.

Tang Tian and Jones have met with George one after another, and judging from George's feedback, he has a strong tendency to reach a contract extension with the team.

He's been through a lot in the past year, and the experience of winning the championship in the end is something he's never had before, and it's normal for people to want to stay and continue to build a dynasty.

Although not made public, George is completely open to a long-term contract with the Nets.

George is a must for the Nets to renew their contract, after all, how to renew the contract is a maximum salary, and other free agents can only wait until July 1 to see the market.

Everything is going in a positive direction, and the Nets are waiting for the free agency door to open.

Prior to that, as last year, the league held its second league awards ceremony in Los Angeles.

Tang Tian attended the award ceremony with Mitchell and Jimmy Butler.

Mitchell was named Rookie of the Year and Butler was named Defensive Player of the Year.

The Nets had the first regular season record last season, and it stands to reason that there should be an MVP nomination, and Irving's data is enough to be selected, but because Irving missed more than 20 games, and Anthony Davis, James and Harden who were among the candidates performed well, no one from the Nets was selected as an MVP candidate this time.

This is also the disadvantage of team basketball, which will not be advantageous because of the data in this kind of award selection.

However, Irving himself doesn't care, and for him, winning a championship this season is more important than any other honor.

The award ceremony was much more formal than last year, the stage was much bigger, and the atmosphere was much stronger.

Xiao Hua's move is not bad, effectively enhancing the influence and attention of the NBA.

The first to be drawn is the best rookie.

Simmons, Mitchell and Tatum were shortlisted.

The trio were also the best performers in the last rookie class.

Simmons and Mitchell, in particular, staged a rare feud in the playoffs, and they are also the two most likely to win.

Simmons has the absolute advantage in regular-season stats, but Mitchell is clearly the better one in terms of playoff performance, not to mention his performance on the Finals stage.

In previous years, the best rookies were examined in the regular season, but in fact, there is no explicit rule, and after the award ceremony is restructured, it is not ruled out that those who vote will include playoff performance.

Everything is possible until the results are in.

After the highlights of the three-person competition were broadcast, Xiao Hua also got the envelope containing the results in his hand.

Tang Tian saw Mitchell's slightly nervous expression, and reached out to pat him on the shoulder.

He knew that Mitchell had a high heart and was very concerned about the award.

"The winner of the 2017~2018 NBA Rookie of the Year is ...... Ben Simmons. ”

Xiao Hua paused when he read this, Simmons took a long breath and stood up, turned around and hugged his girlfriend Kendall Jenner next to him.

Mitchell stiffened and unconsciously clenched his fists.

It's still Simmons.

When Tang Tian heard this result, a wry smile appeared on his face.

After all, this is the second award ceremony, and the league awards are still according to the usual selection conventions, Simmons' performance in the regular season is historic, and in terms of the regular season alone, there is no suspense that he will win this award.

It's a shame that Mitchell really played like a super rookie in the playoffs.

"And Donovan Mitchell, they shared that honor."

What everyone didn't expect was that Xiao Hua paused for a moment before he said the rest of the story.

This turned out to be a shared rookie of the best!

Tang Tian was also surprised, but immediately smiled and patted Mitchell on the shoulder to signal him to get up.

When Hill and Kidd shared the Rookie of the Year award, and now Simmons and Mitchell share it, history is really repeating itself.

Mitchell's expression also changed, and after hugging Tang Tian, he got up with a smile, and after greeting his teammates, he trotted onto the stage.

There was a round of applause from the audience.

This award is a great joy for all.

Mitchell took the stage and hugged Simmons, then took the trophy from Xiao Hua's hand, and the two of them lifted it together.

Although there are many grievances between the two, and they have not reached the point of reconciliation, at this moment, they are both the owners of this honor.

Tang Tian also smiled.

This is a positive change for the league, and it is also an affirmation of Mitchell's performance, which is good for Mitchell's future development and for the Nets.