I feel hot in the NBA

Chapter 302 Season's Best Sixth Man
The Mavericks flew directly to Los Angeles on the second day to prepare for the third game of the series. Although they led 2-0 and won both games very easily, none of the Mavericks players let down their vigilance because of this. They still conducted high-intensity training to prepare for tomorrow's third game. If they lose again, they will fall behind 0-2. Everyone knows what this means. In the history of the NBA, no team can complete a comeback when they fall behind 0-3. In other words, tomorrow's battle is equal to the Lakers' battle of Tianwangshan. If they can't win, then their journey this season will basically come to an end!I have to say that the last stand is also a kind of fierceness.

And the Lakers with double buffs will inevitably be more difficult to deal with than before, so the Mavericks did not relax because of the team's big lead, and the team won the game very smoothly in the first two games. In a sense, the real battle has just begun!
But while the Mavericks were preparing for the game, Lin Yang won another award.

The NBA officially announced this afternoon that Lin Yang has become the "Best Sixth Man" of the season!
This makes him another player who won the title of the best sixth man in his rookie season after Ben Gordon, and he is also another "best sixth man" for the Mavericks since Jason Terry!
Of course, he is also the first player in NBA history to win both the "Best Rookie" and "Best Sixth Man Awards".

Although Ben Gordon made history by winning the "Best Sixth Man Award" in his rookie season, he failed to win the best rookie of that year, and the best rookie of that year was Okafor.

And Lin Yang became another player who won the "Best Sixth Man Award" in his rookie season after him, and also won the "Best Rookie", making him the first player in the NBA to win such an honor at the same time in his rookie season.

This can be regarded as making the history of the NBA more complete. After all, before this rookie season, all kinds of fierce people appeared, such as Wes Unseld who won the regular season MVP as soon as he debuted, and "Magic" Johnson who won the finals MVP as soon as he debuted, not to mention the All-Star MVP.

However, there are very few players who have won the "Best Sixth Man" right after their debut, and Lin Yang is only two of them.

Speaking of which, this is also the particularity of this award. Originally, the sixth man of the team refers to a player who has the starting strength, but because of the team's needs or tactical arrangements, he needs to play in the substitute rotation stage. Among them, a good performance can play a key role in determining the victory of the team.

And the general data of such a player will not be worse than that of the starter.

It is also in recognition of these players that the league established such awards.

But this award generally has nothing to do with rookies. After all, under normal circumstances, strong rookies are selected at the top of the list, and those with high picks, except for a few players with the old coin general manager, are all teams that are rebuilding. These teams select super rookies. Naturally, they will be used as the core of the starting core. Generally speaking, an experienced substitute veteran is needed to complete such a thing, and it is never the turn of a rookie to take this position.

Ben Gordon was also purely an accident. As the No. 04 pick in the 05-3 season, Ben Gordon was selected by the Bulls. He was supposed to be trained as a core player. However, the Bulls, who were all rookies that year, unexpectedly developed a very good chemical reaction. They won consecutive victories and became a powerhouse in the Eastern Conference. It was a little embarrassing that Ben Gordon failed to integrate into the starting lineup and was temporarily put on hold. The position of the team's sixth man, so that it will not affect the chemical reaction of the starting lineup, and can give him enough playing time to grow.

Then another amazing thing happened!
Ben Gordon played a very brilliant performance in the sixth man position of the Bulls, especially in the crucial fourth quarter. He can always bring miracles to the team, so the team's record has become better. Ben Gordon has become more and more stable in the position of the sixth man.

From this, we can actually see how difficult it is for a rookie to become the "best sixth man"!
This is really not something that can be done without strength.

There must be a lot of chance!
Another example is Lin Yang this year. He was not originally the sixth man of the Mavericks. Carlisle even wanted to replace him in the preseason. More able to make up for his weakness, Lin Yang is more aggressive, and compared to Jason Kidd, he can indeed last more time on the court, which can better connect the Mavericks' starting and substitute rotation process.

It is for these reasons that Lin Yang sat on the team's sixth man position and was not immediately switched to the starting lineup like other rookies who played well.

In short, it will probably take decades for Lin Yang to have another rookie season to win the best sixth man and best rookie award, or it is very likely that he will never appear!

After all, it is very difficult for a situation like Ben Gordon to reappear, and it is even more difficult for a situation like Lin Yang to reappear!

And after Lin Yang won the best sixth man and was officially announced by the NBA headquarters, many media also reported this matter, and many Lin Yang fans naturally left messages on this matter:

"Great, Lin, got two awards today!"

"This is an excellent start, let's continue to aim for higher awards!"

"I hope to get even greater honors next year, come on, Miracle Boy!"

The fans are not surprised that Lin Yang won the best sixth man award. There have been such rumors when Lin Yang won the best rookie, but now the rumors have come true!
Of course, happy is still happy, no matter how you say it is an award, but the fans hope to see Lin Yang get a bigger award, starting from the best rookie and the best sixth man towards a higher goal.

(End of this chapter)