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Chapter 624 Chapter 622: Awards Ceremony Night

After the finals, the draft, the most high-profile event in the NBA, finally came to an end.

As in previous years, at the end of the draft, most of the discussion was about the rookies who were lucky enough to be selected in the top three.

Fultz + Simmons + Embiid? The picture of the 76ers is really beautiful.Lonzo Ball reviving the Lakers?Los Angeles fans are fantasizing again.Can Jayson Tatum help the already strong Celtics go further?It's a hotly debated topic among experts.

Therefore, no one cares about the various operations of the Lakers, Pacers and Spurs at the end of the first round, no one cares about why "Magic" Johnson chose Josh Hart, and no one cares about what the trade between the Spurs and the Pacers means.

In fact, the three draft picks of 27, 28 and 29 have fully reflected the intrigues of the NBA.It's just that most fans don't know it.In fact, similar things happen every year. After all, for NBA teams, the draft is not 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?Everyone didn't know this person, whom Henson chose so hard, and didn't want to know him at all.

A player who is only two picks away from falling to the second round is nothing to behold.Is it possible that Henson can still select Antetokounmpo every year?
In the draft, the Pacers have passed such a low-level plan. However, the heat of the draft has not dissipated, and the NBA has once again entered people's field of vision.

On June 6, the NBA's first awards night will be held in Manhattan, New York.This awards ceremony seems to follow the Oscars and football awards, and it is also an important step for Xiao Hua to push the NBA to be more commercialized.

In the past, NBA award ceremonies were carried out very crudely.Fortunately, in recent years, the award ceremony has been held before the start of the competition, which is considered a certain scale.But a long time ago, the award ceremony was held directly in the media reception room of each team.

Therefore, fans can often see a photo of a player raising a personal honor trophy at a press conference, but never see the award ceremony.But now, Xiao Hua will undoubtedly change this embarrassing situation.

He wants all the results of the regular season awards to be highly participated by fans.

And tonight, in the NBA's inaugural awards ceremony, the Pacers will no longer be able to keep a low profile like they did during the draft.

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"It's so fucking awesome." When Brogdon, Oladipo and Antetokounmpo appeared at the awards ceremony, Brogdon, the youngest player in the NBA, couldn't help opening his mouth.

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

"Steady, Malcolm, you can't embarrass the boss and the team. Come on, let's find an open seat." Although he is also young, Antetokounmpo is used to this kind of big battle.

The Greek greeted the other stars enthusiastically, and he really looked like a superstar.

After taking his seat, Brogdon turned his head and looked around. There were quite a few celebrities who came to the awards ceremony.The ancient ones included Bill Russell, "Gutter" Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and others all present.Modern players like Alonzo Mourning, Olajuwon and the Pacers huddled with Reggie Miller were not absent.

All the celebrities are here, not to mention the active stars.Although they may not have come to participate voluntarily, at least they have sold the alliance's face.Looking around, the lineup for the awards ceremony is fantastic!
Thinking of this, Brogdon couldn't help shaking his head.But some people just don't give the alliance face.
After a while, NBA Commissioner Adam Silver took the stage to speak.Looking at the stars in suits and ties under the stage, this awards ceremony really looks like that.Xiao Hua smiled with satisfaction and delivered a short speech.

Subsequently, the famous NBA commentator Marvin Albert also came to the stage to speak a few words.After he finished speaking, the real host of today's awards ceremony finally appeared.The well-known Canadian singer and actor Drake came to the stage with a dance.

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

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

The two guests were a man and a woman. Everyone knew the man. He was once the most popular "Jordan successor" Grant Hill in the NBA.The woman may not be familiar to people, her name is 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 the mystery for a while, the big screen at the scene began to play the highlights of the three best rookie candidates this year.

The three are Joel Embiid, who is on fire this year, Dario Saric, another heavyweight rookie of the 76ers, and Brogdon from the Pacers!
"Hey, don't be nervous, buddy. With the addition of the championship and the league's first place in the regular season, this award must be yours." Antetokounmpo comforted Brogdon in the audience, and Brogdon's hands were already scratching his pants.

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

Suddenly, there was applause at the scene, and Brogdon stood up happily, hugging Antetokounmpo and his family.When his name was pronounced, he became less nervous.

It seems that he has become as old as he is on the court.

After taking the stage, Brogdon took over the Rookie of the Year 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, Brogdon made history.

Then, there was an acceptance speech.

"First of all, I have to thank my mother, she has sacrificed too much for me."

After Brogdon finished speaking, the camera focused on a middle-aged lady with fat blonde hair at the scene.The lady looked at her son with pride, tears streaming down her eyes.

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

"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 the best reward I can give him."

After Brogdon finished speaking, the camera did not show Henson.The fans are still wondering, where did Henson go?
Hmm. Not everyone is willing to give Xiao Hua face.

After Best Rookie, the awards ceremony continued.The best sixth man award, Victor Oladipo defeated Eric Gordon of the Rockets to win.This guard, who was still depressed last season, is now a force that cannot be ignored by the Pacers.The trouble he caused other teams in the rotation time is a very important reason why the Pacers can get through all the way.

And people also found that this is already the second individual award for the Pacers players today!
The subsequent most improved player still comes from the Indiana Pacers!Relying on his amazing transformation, Giannis 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 per game. This season, with almost unchanged playing time, his data has been fully upgraded, scoring 24.9 points, 8.8 rebounds and 5.4 assists. He also won the honor of the Most Valuable Player of the Finals.

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

So far, three players of the Pacers have won individual honors in 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. The fifth award, the best coach of the year, is extremely competitive.

Candidate Mike D'Antoni's ability is obvious to all. 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 to an MVP-level player.

Naturally, Popovich needless to say, if it weren't for Leonard being stepped up by Pachulia in the playoffs, Popovich might be able to take the Spurs further.

The last candidate, Henson Joe, who is also today's favorite for the award, has attracted even more attention.In the first year of returning, he drastically changed the lineup and completed one shocking deal and signing after another.In the end, he led the Pacers to win the regular season league first and the league championship.

Compared with hard results, neither Popovich nor D'Antoni can beat Henson.

In the end, under the eager anticipation of 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 around, the best coach award will be completely monopolized!"

O'Neill, who explained the awards ceremony to the audience, yelled loudly.

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

"Coach Henson was unable to attend due to personal reasons, so I will accept 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!The words that Coach Henson must be very happy now 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 sunshine and beautiful scenery with his wife and daughter.

Henson couldn't wait to start his vacation after the draft, the best coach?Whoever likes to receive an award can go.Anyway, he only cares about the championship!
So far, the Pacers have completely dominated this year's award ceremony with the terrifying results of four people winning awards.Although Westbrook won the MVP with an average triple-double in the end, his popularity still couldn't overwhelm the Indiana Pacers who won four awards.

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

(End of this chapter)