Reborn NBA's Strongest Talent

Chapter 107 107. Consecutive Awards (for Subscription)

Yesterday, the Lakers sent the 2015 No. 27 pick D'Angelo Russell, and Russian center Timofey Mozgov, from the Nets to get Brook Lopez and the No. [-] pick in the first round of this year, and selected Kyle Kuzma in today's draft.

Today the Timberwolves sent Zach LaVine, Kris Dunn and this year's No. 16 pick Presti, and traded for the Bulls' Jimmy Butler and the No.[-] pick in this year's draft.

The Bulls used the No. 7 pick from the trade to select Lauri Markkanen from Finland, and the Timberwolves used the No. 16 pick from the trade to select center Justin Button from Creighton University.

Various trades have been started, and the competition between teams has also kicked off. Another year of arms race, those who want to sell the leading stars who want to be bad, and those who want to hit the pot and sell iron to introduce stars.

The current deal is just a small test, and there are more players and teams waiting for suitable opportunities and offers.

On the morning of the 26th, a large number of Thunder team members gathered at the airport to take a special plane to New York, including head coach Donovan, Westbrook, Oladipo, Kanter, Robertson, Gibson and Richard.

What Richard didn't expect was that Nina was also in the entourage. In the eyes of Chinese people, Nina was a woman who had just given birth and hadn't finished her confinement.

In addition to Nina, Westbrook also brought his parents.Westbrook's dad has a five-point resemblance to him, mainly on the lips, and more like his mom.

Richard obediently greeted the two elders.

Instead, it made the atmosphere awkward.

Alas, the damned cultural differences!

When they arrived in New York, they didn't have time to appreciate the prosperity of the city. The team took the bus directly to the destination, playing the same game as usual.

After a short break, I had a light meal delivered to the room, and then I was notified to enter the venue.

I haven't met my teammates yet, but I met Harden first.

The bearded man wore a blue suit today, making his face even darker.

"Richard!" Harden waved enthusiastically, and Richard embraced Harden happily.

"Hey, I shouldn't be hugging you today. Today we are still opponents, and we are still very big opponents." Harden suddenly pushed Richard away.

It is you who wants to hug, and it is you who think there is a problem!
"What opponent?" Isn't today an awards ceremony?

"Eric and you are competing for the best sixth man. I am also competing for MVP with Russell. Do you think we are rivals!" Harden blew his beard and stared, looking like he was facing a big enemy.

It's a pity that the beard was not blown, it was too thick.

"James, you're out of action this year! Don't bully our Richard here." Westbrook came to him.

"Oh, Nina! You are so beautiful, I can't imagine that you are already a mother." Harden saw Nina beside Westbrook and flattered him.

"Thank you, James." Nina nodded gently to Harden.

"You ignored me!" Westbrook made a gesture to fight, and Harden rushed into the venue with his head in his arms.

Richard also followed Westbrook into the venue.

The rows of tables and chairs are full, and many players are already sitting at the table chatting, waiting for the start of the awards ceremony.

All are familiar faces, Green, Thompson, Curry, Durant, James, Irving, Nowitzki, Carter, McCollum, Lillard...

There are also many team coaches, Popovich, D'Antoni, Cole...

The huge venue was packed to the brim, showing how many people attended the party.

There are two huge screens erected on the semi-circular stage, and there is an explanation platform on the side. Do we still have to let the commentators comment on the spot?

This year the NBA has become more entertaining, and many activities have made new ideas.It is said that this evening is not only a variety of regular awards, but also many small projects.

Soon, the venue was full of people, and everyone sat down one after another, waiting for the party to start.

Before the awards ceremony began, the conference affairs group revealed in advance the ownership of an award - the Best Dressed Award.According to fan voting, the Best Dressed award goes to Westbrook.He beat Shumpert of the Cleveland Cavaliers and Wade of the Chicago Bulls to win the award.Reminiscent of Westbrook's usual attire, this award is well deserved.

Today Westbrook is dressed in a simple, pure white shirt and dark trousers. At such an important moment, Westbrook is still dressed more formally, but the heart of the hipster is beating. He also put on a pair of gold-rimmed glasses, which looks more refined and fashionable.

No wonder the last time I laughed at Richard for not knowing how to wear clothes, fashionistas really can't be compared casually.

The party officially begins.

The host started with a talk show, which made the atmosphere a lot easier. When the TNT commentators were introduced, the quartet of strong-mouthed commentators appeared—Shaquille O'Neal, Kenny Smith, Charles Barkley, and Ernie Johnson, causing an uproar at the scene.

With these four brothers around, the atmosphere must be very good.

The first award is the best rookie. The highlights of the three nominated rookies on the screen are very explosive. Embiid dominates inside, Richard has a fallback jumper, and the most eye-catching is Brogdon dunking James with the bar.

Seeing this ball, Richard felt a little chilled in his heart. This kind of offensive method is obviously more popular with fans, and he is facing the current No.1 league. This is too much.

In the second grade, Embiid can also average 20.2 points, 7.8 rebounds and 2.5 blocks per game. However, this season he only participated in 31 games due to injuries, which will inevitably become a shackle.

Although Brogdon averaged only 10.6 points per game, he had 4.3 rebounds and 4.2 assists at the same time. He contributed a lot to the team, and his offense was also very strong.

The competition for the best rookie is too fierce.

Former NBA star Grant Hill stepped onto the stage and came to the middle of the stage. After standing still, he opened the envelope and announced the final result directly: "The winner of the best rookie of the 2016-17 season is..."

Richard suddenly became nervous.

"Richard from the Thunder."

Before he had time to build his mind, Hill had already quickly read the result.

The audience burst into applause, and the spotlight quickly found Richard and aimed at him.

Under the watchful eyes of everyone, Richard stood up slowly, straightened the buttons of his suit, and walked onto the stage.

His feet trembled slightly, and he was still a little weak when he stepped on the ground.This is an award, right?Why so suddenly?

Coming to the center of the stage, Hill took a trophy with the league logo on it.Richard took it with both hands, and raised the trophy to the audience.

The tension in his heart made Richard unable to speak immediately. He glanced at the trophy again. Richard took a deep breath before speaking slowly, "Thank you everyone."

Shaking his head, Richard can't remember the manuscript he prepared in advance at all, so he can only act on the spot.

"I am very excited to be able to stand on this podium. Thank you very much for voting for me. You should have voted for many of them." Richard pointed to his teammates, "Although you are not eligible to vote."

"Hahaha..." Everyone burst into laughter, and teammates gave Richard a thumbs up.

"First of all, I would like to thank my coach, Billy, who has inspired me many times, guided me when I was confused, helped me when I was struggling, and led me forward when I was at a loss."

A gratified smile appeared on Donovan's face.

"Then I would like to thank my teammates, thank you for helping me on and off the court and helping me grow, thank you Russell, thank you Steven, thank you Nick, thank you all."

The teammates applauded again.

"Finally, I would also like to thank the league and the media for giving me this opportunity. The NBA is a very great stage. I must make more preparations and work harder here. Thank you again."

Richard raised the trophy in his hand and waved it lightly.

There was another applause from the audience.

The second award is the best sixth man.

It was Richard who was nominated again.

Before the teammates sitting at the same table asked Richard for their impressions, they made fun of him, and the second episode began to be shown again.

"Li Cha, you're here again, it seems you can't sit down yet." Kanter joked.

Nominated for the best sixth man are Richard, Eric Gordon and Iguodala.

This season, Gordon made a total of 246 three-pointers, ranking fourth in the league in three-pointers. At the same time, he made 206 three-pointers as a substitute player, creating a single-season three-pointer record for a bench player in NBA history. This season, he scored 16.3 points as a substitute.

Iguodala is an important defensive pillar and substitute player for the Warriors. The FMVP of the 15 Finals is the only player who won the FMVP as a substitute.Although he only scored 8.0 points, 4.0 rebounds and 3.6 assists this season, he is the pillar player of the Warriors' five-small system, and more functions are not reflected in the basic data.

Richard is just the opposite. Most of the reports are based on scoring statistics. The average score per game of the league's bench is the highest, and he is a rookie, which is a plus.

Having already received the best rookie speech on stage, Richard's mentality is much better at this time, at least he is not so nervous anymore.

He also looked at the highlights on the big screen with admiration, and the shot of himself killing the Warriors in 0.1 seconds was also included.

McCollum, last season's Sixth Man of the Year came to the stage, opened the envelope, and took out a small card, "The 2016-17 Sixth Man of the Year award is Richard from the Oklahoma City Thunder!"

In one go, McCollum did not pause, and it seemed that he was also very nervous as an award presenter.

The searchlight hit Richard again.Having won two awards in a row, Richard is the new favorite of the league!

The yellow-skinned international players are finally about to stand up.

Richard went on stage again holding the trophy and gave a speech, "If I knew I could win two awards, I would definitely leave half of my speech and say it now."

The hall roared with laughter.

"Thank you all, I love you guys! Thanks again to my coaches my teammates and the league! Thank you!"

This may be the shortest acceptance speech among the best sixth men.

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