As the Lakers won the championship in the 2009-2010 season, this NBA season came to an end.
Various awards were won by various companies. Kobe won the championship and finals MVP, becoming the biggest winner of the season together with the Lakers.
As expected, LeBron James won the heavyweight individual award of regular season MVP, and he won it again.
However, the critical defeat in the playoff semifinals put James at a major crossroads in his life.
After the finals, "Where is James going" in the offseason will become a big drama.
The Rookie of the Year went to Evans of the Kings, and the Defensive Player of the Year went to Dwight Howard.
There are also various honors such as the best team and the best defensive team, which have become the talking points and arguments for the offseason and future fans and media to debate the historical status.
The NBA has experienced a revenue crisis this season, and many teams are unable to make ends meet.
The attendance rate of the game has hit new lows repeatedly, and the ratings have also been declining. Fortunately, the yellow and green battle in the finals has restored some popularity to the league.
Kobe Bryant avenged the Celtics and won two consecutive championships, which also made Lakers fans celebrate the New Year.
The Lakers' reputation, expected revenue, and market value have further risen to reach another peak in the new century.
The end of this season also means the end of the first decade of the 21st century.
These 10 years and 11 seasons in the NBA started with the Lakers winning the championship in 2000 and ended with the Lakers winning the championship in 2010.
The Purple and Gold Army has reached the finals seven times and won five championships. It is undoubtedly the biggest winner in the past 10 years and has achieved the honor of being the most powerful team in the NBA.
Kobe holds five championships and two Finals MVPs. He is in the limelight and is crowned the number one player in the NBA today.
This summer is undoubtedly the best summer for the Lakers and Lakers fans.
It’s just that time never stops for any good things, it just rushes forward to the next destination.
On June 24, at Madison Square Garden, the annual draft kicked off again.
Representing the sign of new blood entering the league, the draft is always so full of hope.
In fact, 10 years ago, in 2000, the draft that year had the lowest success rate in history.
This year's draft is also called a small year for the draft. There is no top star who can change the situation after entering the league.
The overall quality feels a bit ordinary. Not to mention the once-in-50-year and once-in-20-year models, the once-in-ten-year model is relatively rare.
Of course, it is still unknown whether these young people can play well in the future.
Of course, young people are not convinced by the outside world's evaluation of young draft picks.
Each of them is eager to enter the league and make a career, win a championship in a city, become a city hero, and have their statues erected in front of the arena.
Most of these young people were born around 1990, and their teenage years were when Bulls Jordan, Lakers O'Neal, and Kobe Bryant were competing for supremacy.
Therefore, their desire to make contributions is also very strong, and the power of example is infinite.
If you look at the players in the 1950s and 1960s, many of them had much simpler ideas, just to survive.
Many players in the 1970s and 1980s were troubled by violence and drugs, which was influenced by the social environment and atmosphere at that time.
The new generation of players is obviously much luckier. The NBA has given them the most outstanding idols to chase their dreams.
With the first pick in the first round, the Washington Wizards selected University of Kentucky point guard John Wall.
This is the player with the highest reputation for being the top pick in this year's draft.
The No. 1 pick in the NBA for three consecutive years has been a point guard, and the era of point guards has arrived.
The Philadelphia 76ers took Evan Turner, a small forward, with the second pick.
The Nets used their third pick to select a power forward, Favors.
Overall, the top three picks are somewhat mediocre.
Then the Kings took Cousins, the Warriors took Yudu... until the ninth pick, the Clippers' pick.
This time, Vice President Adam Silva came to the Clippers' work area in advance and said: "Sachs, please tell me your candidates as early as possible this year, otherwise I will never be done with you."
Sachs spread his hands and said: "A minute ago, Mr. Smart called and gave instructions. We have already made a choice."
With that said, Sacks handed the team selection envelope to Silva. After taking it, Silva repeatedly confirmed that it was OK, then handed it to Stern.
Seeing that nothing happened to Min Congda, Stern was relieved, went on stage, opened the envelope, and read:
"In the 2010 draft, the Los Angeles Clippers selected Paul George from Fresno University with the ninth overall pick!"
When Paul George heard the results of the draft, he hugged his father excitedly, then walked onto the stage to shake hands with Stern and put on a Clippers cap.
It's great that he can finally stay in Los Angeles and it's convenient for his father and sister to come watch the game.
After Min Congda saw George being taken down in the Clippers' draft office, he breathed a sigh of relief, clapped, and said: "Very good, the draft work has ended perfectly, get off work."
Piombetti hurriedly said: "Hey, Mr. Smart, there are two more lots left, are you going to get off work?"
Min Congda said: "Aren't there candidates for the next two draws?"
"But what if I get picked away? What if someone else wants to trade."
"If you are selected, use the backup option. All transactions will be rejected. Now that you are busy, I want to go home and rest."
Min Congda made an appointment to attend a party with Daddario tonight, so how could he have the heart to stay here.
Even if the task is completed if Paul George is taken down, with the 19th and 51st picks behind, can we expect to pick anything good in this young year of the draft?
He leaves it all to Piombetti to complete. He can be selected and signed for two years. If he plays well, he will be sent away. If he plays well, he will be kept.
Seeing Min Congda leave, Piombetti called Sachs and said: "I'm Piombetti, Mr. Smart is off work, I'll be the one to make the next pick... With the 19th overall pick, Bledsoe from the University of Kentucky is tentatively selected. "
Meanwhile, in the Indiana Pacers draft office, Larry Bird was on the verge of going crazy.
They were the tenth pick. They originally wanted to select Paul George, but they didn't know that they were intercepted by the Clippers.
Bird had not received any news before, and no news came out from within the Clippers. When did they become so monolithic?
With only two minutes to think, Bird could only take Aminu at No. 10, and then immediately called the Clippers draft office.
"Hey, Smart? I'm Larry Bird... No? Are you Piombetti? Where is your general manager? Off duty? Why is he off duty? I want to propose a trade... No trade? I Not talking about the chips yet... Where is that Olshey guy? What? He went to China? You sons of bitches!"
Bird hung up the phone angrily. He knew that Piombetti was the scouting director and had no say in the transaction.
He thought for a while, then called Clippers head coach Mike Dunleavy and said: "Mike, this is Larry Bird, and I want to propose a trade. I know you are no longer the team manager, but you still have You have the right to speak, don’t you? I want to package Aminu and your son and send them to the Clippers for Paul George... What? You don’t have the right to make suggestions? You didn’t last season... Do you know that your son is in my hands? !”
Dunleavy Sr.'s son, Mike Dunleavy Jr., plays for the Pacers.
Old Deng never expected that his son would become a blackmail bargaining chip. Bird must be crazy.
The threat was of course ineffective because Dunleavy Sr. was at home with his son on vacation.
After hanging up the phone, Lao Deng thought to himself: "Xie Te, why are you all angry at me for the people Smart selected! I provoked whomever!"
Last season, he picked Curry and was scolded by Nelson. This season, he picked George and was threatened by Bird.
Lao Deng really felt that he was innocent.
(End of chapter)
