The Basketball Court Swordsman

Chapter 622: : Awards Ceremony Night

After the finals, the NBA's most highly anticipated draft event finally came to an end.

As in previous years, at the end of the draft, the most discussed people were the rookies who were lucky enough to be picked in the top three picks.

Fultz + Simmons + Embiid? The picture of the 76ers is so beautiful. Lonzo Ball revives the Lakers? Los Angeles fans began to fantasize again. Can Jason Tatum help the already strong Celtics go 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, no one cares why "Magic" Johnson chose Josh Hart, and no one cares about the Spurs and Pacers trade. What it means.

In fact, the 27th, 28th, and 29th draft picks have fully demonstrated the intrigue of the NBA. However, most fans do not know it. In fact, similar things happen every year. After all, for NBA teams, the draft is more than just the top three picks.

Under the hype of "ball daddy", Lonzo Ball became the most high-profile star in this year's draft. Kyle Kuzma? The man Henson chose after he had abandoned his boss, everyone didn't even know or didn't want to know him.

A player who is about to fall to the second round with only two picks is nothing worth noting. Is it possible that Henson can still choose Antetokounmpo every year?

In the draft, the Pacers have been dispatched so low, but the heat of the draft has not dissipated yet, the NBA has once again entered people's field of vision.

On June 26, the night of the first NBA awards ceremony will be held in Manhattan, New York. This awards ceremony seems to mimic the Oscars and football awards, and it is also an important step for Xiao Hua to promote the NBA to more commercialization.

In the past, NBA awards ceremonies were very simple. Fortunately in recent years, the award ceremony was held before the start of the competition, which is somewhat of a scale. But long ago, the award ceremony was directly held in the media reception room of each team.

Therefore, fans can often see a photo of a player holding up a personal honor trophy at a press conference, but they have never seen the award ceremony. Now, Xiao Hua undoubtedly wants to change this embarrassing situation.

He wants all the results of the regular season awards to get the high participation of fans.

And tonight, in the NBA's first awards ceremony, the Pacers can no longer keep a low profile like they did during the draft.

"It's **** magnificent." When Brogdon, Oladipo and Antetokounmpo appeared at the award ceremony, Brogdon, the youngest player in the NBA, couldn't help but open his mouth.

At this time last year, he only hoped he could survive in the Pacers. But I didn't expect that after only one year, I would be able to represent the Pacers to participate in the award ceremony.

"Stay steady, Malcolm, you can't humiliate the boss and the team. Come on, let's find a seat to sit down." Although he is also young, Antetokounmpo is accustomed to such big battles.

The Greeks greeted other stars enthusiastically, and they looked like superstars.

After taking his seat, Brogdon turned his head and looked around. There were quite a few celebrities who came to the award ceremony. In ancient times, Bill Russell, "The Gutter" Kareem and others were all present. Modern people like Alenzo Mourning, Olajuwon, and Pacers Husband Reggie Miller were also not absent.

The celebrities are here, not to mention the stars in active service. Although they may not have come to participate voluntarily, at least they still sold the league a lot of face. Looking around, the lineup participating in the award ceremony is a dream!

Thinking of this, Brogdon couldn't help shook his head. But some people just don’t give the Alliance face...

Soon after, NBA Commissioner Adam Xiao Hua took the stage to speak. Looking at the stars in suits and shoes off the stage, this awards ceremony really looked like that. Xiao Hua smiled with satisfaction and gave a short speech.

Subsequently, the famous NBA narrator Marvin Albert also took the stage and said a few words. After he finished speaking, the real host of today's award ceremony finally appeared. The famous Canadian singer and actor Drake danced to the front of the stage.

Everyone is waiting, and the time to reveal the answer is coming!

The first award, the first to be announced is the Best Rookie Award. Two guests took the stage to announce the final result.

The two guests are a man and a woman, and everyone knows the man, Grant Hill, once the most popular "Jordan successor" in the NBA. Women may be unfamiliar, called Jada Pinkett Smith. But if you say the name of this woman's husband, everyone must know it.

Will Smith!

After the two celebrities played with Xuanxu, the big screen began to show highlights of the three best rookie candidates this year.

The three are Joel Embiid, who was in the fire this year, Dario Saric, another heavy rookie of the 76ers, and Brogdon from the Pacers!

"Hey, take it easy, buddy. With the bonus of the championship and the league's first place in the regular season, this prize is definitely yours." Antetokounmpo comforted Brogdon in the audience, and Brogdon's hand was already I almost scratched my own pants.

After the episode was played, Jada Pinkett Smith approached the microphone and only said one name, "Malcolm Brogdon."

Suddenly, there was applause everywhere, and Brogdon stood up happily and embraced Antetokounmpo and his family. When his name was pronounced, he was not so nervous anymore.

It seemed that he had become as old as he was on the court again.

After taking the stage, Brogdon took over the best rookie trophy from Grant Hill. At this moment, he also became the first second-round pick in NBA history to win the Best Rookie Award! To put it a bit exaggerated, this kid Brogdon made history.

Afterwards, there was a speech about the award.

"First of all, I must thank my mother, she sacrificed so much for me."

After Brogdon finished speaking, the camera focused on a plump blonde middle-aged lady on the scene. The lady looked at her son proudly, tears in her eyes.

Just when people thought Brogdon was going to share the story of him and his mother, the script suddenly changed.

"Secondly, I want to thank Coach Henson Joe the most. It is his encouragement and training that made me gain a firm foothold in the NBA. He treats me like a father, and this award is also my best feedback to him."

After Brogdon finished speaking, Henson was not shot. The fans still find it strange, where did Henson go?

Hmm... Not everyone is willing to give Xiao Hua face.

After the best rookie, the award ceremony continued. For the best sixth man award, Victor Oladipo defeated Eric Gordon of the Rockets. The guard, who was still depressed last season, is now a force that the Pacers can't ignore. The trouble he caused to other teams during the rotation time is a very important reason for the Pacers to get through all the way.

And people also found that this is already the second personal award for the Pacers player today!

The subsequent best improved player is still from the Indiana Pacers! Relying on his amazing transformation, Yannis Antetokounmpo defeated the two big men Gobert and Jokic without any suspense, and won his own personal honor trophy!

Antetokounmpo's award is well-deserved. The Greek was selected as an All-Star for the first time this season, and got the starting position in the Eastern Conference. Last season, he averaged 16.9 points, 7.7 rebounds and 4.3 assists. This season, with almost the same playing time, his statistics have been upgraded, scoring 24.9 points, 8.8 rebounds and 5.4 assists, and also won The honor of the most valuable player in the finals.

Compared with Antetokounmpo, the progress of Jokic and Gobert seems to be less amazing.

So far, three Pacers players have won the personal honor of the regular season, breaking the NBA record!

It wasn't until the announcement of the fourth best defensive player award that the Warriors' Draymond Green finally interrupted the Pacers' dominance.

But his award is as weak as the Warriors' resistance in the playoffs. For the fifth award, the coach of the year, the competition is extremely fierce.

Candidate Mike D'Antoni’s ability is obvious to all, and his coaching made the Rockets instantly rank among the league’s first-tier teams. Under his hands, Harden has also transformed from a controversial superstar into an MVP-level player.

And Popovich naturally needless to say, if Leonard was not stepped by Pachulia in the playoffs, Popovich might be able to take the Spurs further.

The last candidate, and today's popular candidate for the award, Henson Joe, has attracted much attention. In the first year of his return, he changed the lineup drastically and completed one after another shocking deals and signings. In the end, led the Pacers to win the league first and league championship in the regular season.

To beat harder results, Popovich and D'Antoni can't beat Henson.

In the end, under the much-anticipated expectations of the Pacers fans and players on the scene, Henson's name still appeared on the big screen.

"Best coach, Henson Joe won the best coach award again! God, as long as he is there, the best coach award will be completely monopolized!"

O'Neill, who was explaining the award ceremony to the audience, yelled with his throat.

People kept applauding, looking for Henson's figure. But it was Larry Bird who came to the stage to receive the award.

"Coach Henson could not be there for personal reasons, so I will receive this honor on behalf of Coach Henson. I believe that Coach Henson must be very happy now, and I really want to share his joy with everyone!"

Byrd said this with a guilty conscience, because he knew very well that Henson didn't care at all! What Coach Henson must be very happy now is that Bird made up.

At this time, Coach Henson, who was sought by the world, was on the beach in Brazil, taking his wife and daughter to enjoy the warm sunshine and bright scenery.

Henson could not wait to start his vacation after the draft, the best coach? Whoever loves to receive the award will go. Anyway, he only cares about the championship!

So far, the Pacers completely dominated this year's awards ceremony with the terrible results of four awards. Although Westbrook won the MVP with a triple-double per game, his popularity still cannot surpass the four-man winning Indiana Pacers.

This corn-yellow army's rule over the alliance is quite comprehensive.

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