Chapter 810: Xiao Hua's Trust Storm (2/4!) )
After the best rookie, other results were also drawn.
Louis Williams won the Sixth Man of the Year award for his magical 21.9 points per game with the Clippers.
The Most Improved Award went to Devin Booker of the Pacers, who averaged an amazing 25.1 points per game last season and made their win-win deal with the Nets a great story.
The Defensive Player of the Year was won by Jimmy Butler, who managed to beat two big men, Anthony Davis and Rudy Gobert.
Butler has the strength of an All-Star in his own right, but because of Irving and George, he is willing to be a role player, and his defense against Booker and Curry in the playoffs is impressive, not to mention his 2.3 steals per game in the regular season, and his selection is not disputed.
The two won the award, and compared to last year, the Nets have gained a lot this year.
But there's more to it than meets the eye.
In the subsequent selection of the best head coach, Tang Tian defeated D'Antoni and Kessie and was elected the best head coach of the season.
Jones, on the other hand, beat out the favourite Morey and was voted General Manager of the Season.
The Nets brought in Irving and George last season and won the championship, and the two awards were well deserved.
Tang Tian came to the stage to accept the award, and there were whistles from the audience.
Although the two awards were awarded to two people, everyone knew that Tang Tiancai was the one who did the greatest work.
And Tang Tian's election also created a new history, after all, his other identity is the team owner.
"I have to start by commending Mike and Dwayne for being the best managers in the league and I think they both deserve this award......
Tang Tian's previous award speech was very formal, but in the end, he couldn't help but skin it.
“…… In fact, I think Casey deserves this award even more, after all, the Nets will have a better record next year, and I may still get a unanimous vote then. ”
Tang Tian's humor immediately attracted a burst of laughter from the audience.
To be honest, aside from ability, Tang Tian himself is a very likable person.
The final MVP award was won by Harden, who has been a testament to his performance with the Rockets this season.
After Harden hugged his teammates on the Rockets, Morey and others, he finally came over to say hello to Tang Tian, for him, Tang Tian's meaning to him is irreplaceable.
The award ceremony ended, announcing the end of the 2017~2018 season, and the teams also adjusted their efforts to focus on the upcoming free agent market.
However, before that, the league held its first regular board meeting of the new season.
This is actually an ordinary regular meeting, where the bosses and Xiao Hua get together to discuss some of the details of the rules for the new season, as well as see what needs to be reformed, and go through the process.
But Tang Tian didn't think so.
Although the team successfully won the championship last season, and the Nets also gained a lot at the previous award ceremony, these could not erase the controversial decisions during the Finals, especially Game 6, which really him off.
Although it was over, he didn't intend to just leave it there.
"Obvious misjudgments and missed judgments can seriously affect the mood of fans when watching the game, and I asked to investigate the referees in Game 6 of the Finals, and I want to know what their original intention was in that decision, and whether there was a phenomenon of gambling." Tang Tian said very directly.
The bosses of the entire meeting site turned their heads to look at Xiao Hua one after another, and Cuban silently gave Tang Tian a thumbs up.
In fact, fairness is also what the owners of each team want, and a few penalties are likely to change the operation of a season, so in this regard, they stand with Tang Tian.
"We'll think about that later." Xiao Hua paused and said.
"No, I want to take advantage of this meeting to finalize this matter, I think other team owners are also very willing to see the results of this investigation, if there is really a gambling scene and has not been investigated, it will be a big harm to the league in the long run."
Tang Tian said a lot about the matter, and the other bosses nodded one after another, and it was painful to find out that there was a problem, but if it was not checked and connived, it would only make things worse, and it would be a pain that would eat the bones.
Xiao Hua didn't speak, he has been working hard to promote the legalization of gambling, if there is really a problem, the negative impact will be great.
But Tang Tian's attitude was so tough, and in front of so many bosses, he was really put under the furnace mountain.
"The Coalition will look into this." In the end, Xiao Hua still chose to compromise, Tang Tian now has a huge influence in the alliance, and it is no good to provoke him to do anything extreme.
After receiving Xiao Hua's affirmative answer, Tang Tian's mood finally improved.
Xiao Huaken agreed, indicating that this matter should have nothing to do with him, and the referees estimated that there was really a problem.
But no matter who it is, as long as it is found out, he can really breathe that breath.
After the regular meeting, the league quickly launched a full investigation into the referees in Game 6 of the Finals.
The coalition has experience in this area, and the results of the survey were released quickly.
Of the three referees in that game, two of them bought spinach through relatives and friends, both of whom bought the Warriors championship, and they bought a lot of it.
After the Warriors led 2-0, the odds were low but very stable, they originally wanted to invest big and make a little money, but the next game exceeded their expectations, and they saw that they were going to lose all the principal, plus Xiao Hua's remarks, so they did it easily.
Their idea was that with Xiao Hua on his back anyway, the league would not think of gambling at the level, but they didn't expect Tang Tian's reluctance to expose them.
When the results of this investigation came out, the alliance was in an uproar.
I didn't expect that it was 2018, and there were still referees involved in spinach, and they were still on duty, and the league's review in this regard still needs to be greatly improved.
The league imposed penalties soon after the investigation was concluded, banning the referees for life, issuing hefty fines, and criminal prosecution against them.
Such punishment is aimed at maintaining the image of the alliance, and there is nothing wrong with doing it.
But the collateral effects are unthinkable to many people.
Xiao Hua, the president of the alliance, has been subjected to unprecedented doubts.
Xiao Hua's words before the sixth game of the finals were picked up and hailed as an additive to the incident.
And after Xiao Hua was elected, various referee problems were also common, and fans couldn't do anything to those two referees, but they all chose to turn their anger to Xiao Hua.
Coupled with the fact that Xiao Hua has been working hard to legalize gambling since last season, this has added fuel to the fire.
Compared to the conference room being on the bosses' grills, this time he was really on everyone's grills.
The alliance encountered an unprecedented turmoil, and Xiao Hua became the target of public criticism.