The Godfather of Basketball

Karmanen, Mitchell, Kuzma, after the first round, Tang Tian almost took away the most underrated rookies in this draft.

It's so refreshing to open my eyes this day.

Of course, it's not over yet.

When the draft went to the second round, Tang Tian used the 45th pick to select the University of Oregon, Dillon Brooks from Canada.

The 1.98 meter forward swingman, the focus is to be able to defend and score. He is a good engineer, which is what the Nets need.

Picking up 4 high-quality rookies in the draft in one breath, the Nets can be said to have gained a lot in this draft.

But Tang Tian is not in a hurry to sign a contract with a rookie.

According to the rules, signed rookies need to be traded after 30 days, but if they are not signed, they can be traded directly.

In the next free agent market, he naturally hopes to do a lot.

But at this moment, Woj broke a piece of news.

Stevens resigned as the head coach of the Thunder, and he will serve as the head coach of the Celtics in the new season.

Last season, Stevens and Westbrook had many conflicts, and it was surprising that they left after the draft.

Stevens made his debut as Tang Tian's first assistant coach, and has been leading the team in the Western Conference Finals since then.

After the draft, there is still about a week before the start of the free market.

In previous years, this period of time was spent in various rumors, but this year is different from the past. For the first time in NBA history, the league will hold a season awards ceremony.

The time is June 27th, and the venue is at the Basketball City Park at Port 36 in Manhattan, New York. Professional talk show hosts will be invited, and commentators from major sports media will also join in, and TNT will broadcast the whole process live.

In addition to the traditional awards, the league has added six new awards, namely the Best Fashion Award of the Year, the Best Slam Dunk of the Year, the Best Block of the Year, the Best Assist of the Year, the Best Kill of the Year and the Best Slam of the Year Best Performance Award.

Before the awards are finalized, the alliance will also announce the finalists for each award, and they are also the main personnel at the awards ceremony.

What Xiao Hua wants to build is the Hollywood of the NBA.

In the past season, although the Nets failed to win the championship, their record ranked first in the Eastern Conference. Booker and Jokic have made great progress. Tang Tian was shortlisted for the best coach, and Jokic was shortlisted for the most improved player. Booker was shortlisted for the best sixth man.

In addition to these three, Butler, as a member of the Nets, will also join this awards ceremony.

When the time came to June 27th, Tang Tian also got out of his busy work and went to Manhattan, which was across the bridge, with his three disciples.

On a circular stage, the seats facing the stage are surrounded by round tables. Fruits and snacks are placed on the round tables in a very Hollywood form.

Tang Tian sat at the same table with his disciples, but before the start, many people came to say hello to him.

Harden, Westbrook, the former Thunder Four, although they have separated now, Tang Tian is their eternal teacher.

In fact, the two seem to have a good relationship, and the past grievances have disappeared over time.

Popovich, the old man also came over to chat and laugh with him. Although the two were contenders for the best head coach, neither of them took this award too seriously.

Durant also came to the scene, but he didn't come to say hello to Tang Tian, ​​and he didn't know if it was because Westbrook was there, or he felt guilty.

The host of the awards ceremony was Canadian artist Drake, with a humorous hosting style, compared to the awkward chats of the TNT group, the atmosphere was obviously created better.

Rookie of the Year is the first award to start.

Brogdon won this award in his previous life, but Brogdon didn't get many playing opportunities with the Nets last season.

In the end, Saric of the 76ers (12.8 points, 6.3 rebounds and 2.2 assists per game) defeated his teammate Embiid (20.2 points, 7.8 points and 2.1 assists per game, only played 31 games) and Jamal Murray of the Nuggets ( Averaged 10.2 points, 2.7 rebounds and 2.2 assists) won the best rookie.

This is also a general among short people, and Saric is actually not a rookie of this year, which shows how weak the 2016 rookie is.

The Best Rookie Award is followed by the Most Improved Award.

Jokic, Gobert and "Antetokounmpo" Antetokounmpo were shortlisted.

Jokic averaged 12.1 points, 9.2 rebounds and 4.7 assists in the previous season, and averaged 19.2 points, 10.7 rebounds and 6.2 assists last season.

Gobert averaged 9.1 points, 11.1 rebounds and 2.2 blocks per game the previous season, and 14 points, 12.8 rebounds and 2.6 blocks per game last season.

Antetokounmpo averaged 16.9 points, 7.7 rebounds and 4.3 assists in the previous season. Last season, he averaged 22.9 points, 8.8 rebounds and 5.4 assists.

Jokic looks a little nervous and looking forward to it. He has made great progress this season. If he can win this award, it will be a great encouragement to him.

"The one who won the most improved award in the 2016~2017 season is Giannis Antetokounmpo."

Xiao Hua announced the winner of the Most Improved Award, and Antetokounmpo finally won.

Jokic froze for a moment, then shook his head, looking a little frustrated.

Tang Tian patted him on the shoulder and said, "You have proven yourself."

Jokic nodded reluctantly.

Tang Tian then looked at Brother Antetokounmpo. In fact, Brother Antetokounmpo and Jokic have made similar progress. One of the two has a better team record, and the other has a more obvious core role. It is not surprising who wins the award.

After the most improved award is the best sixth man.

Iguodala of the Warriors, Lou Williams of the Rockets and Booker of the Nets were selected.

Iguodala averaged 7.6 points, 4 rebounds and 3.4 assists per game. The role of the "first brother" cannot be reflected by the data, but in the past, the awards were awarded to the one with the best data. His nomination has a lot to do with the Warriors' record .

Louis Williams averaged 17.5 points, 2.3 rebounds and 3 assists per game. Lu Wei has the best statistics among the three, but the Rockets' record is also the worst among the three.

Booker averaged 16.4 points, 3.7 rebounds and 2.8 assists per game. Booker is just a compromise, with the second best record and the second best statistics, but one advantage is that his three-point shooting percentage reached 44%. Ranked second in the league, the number of hits is also the third most, second only to Curry and Harden.

"Won the best sixth man in the NBA in the 2016~2017 season...Louis Williams."

As a result, a bit like Jokic, Booker also regretted losing the election.

Booker didn't seem to have that much emotional change.

He has squeezed out Gordon to become the team's starter in the middle of the season. He has played the least number of games as a substitute among the three, and he is more likely to lose than Jokic.

After reading this, Tang Tian also let out a wry smile.

The possibility of him being elected as the best head coach is not great. After all, D'Antoni led the Rockets to play a super face-slapping season. Now that Jokic and Booker are both defeated, the Nets seem to be empty-handed this time. And returned.

After the best sixth man, other awards were awarded one after another.

It's a bit of a coincidence to say that the Warriors, like the Nets, didn't receive half of the award.

Halfway through the awards ceremony, Xiao Hua picked up the envelope containing the results of the best head coach.