The fierce battle in the playoffs is in full swing, and it is at this time that the first batch of awards from the league come out.
The first to be announced are the best head coach, best general manager and best defensive player.
As for the best head coach, there are two main candidates this year, and both are in the Western Conference.
One is Portland Trail Blazers head coach Terry Stotts, and the other is Golden State Warriors head coach Steve Kerr.
The reason is simple, because both the Trail Blazers and Warriors have broken the Bulls' 72-win record this season, which means that the best head coach can only be selected from the two teams, and everyone else is basically a spectator.
The final vote was announced, and Coach Terry was elected the best head coach with a total score of 393 points, narrowly beating Cole with 358 points.
This is also the third time in four years that he has been elected as the best head coach, and he has gone further and further on the road to becoming a famous coach.
Cole's loss was a bit disappointing, but also a bit regretful. If the 73-win Golden State Warriors had not met the 75-win Portland Trail Blazers, Cole would definitely be qualified to win it. It's a pity that the year has been unfavorable.
In the competition for the best general manager, Nel Orsi also defeated Warriors general manager Bob Myers and successfully won the honor of best general manager.
The reason is the same as above, the Trail Blazers have a better record!
After all, the general manager who is responsible for strategizing behind the scenes has been busy all summer in order to improve the team's record in the new season.
In this regard, no one can match the Trail Blazers' historic improvement this season.
After seeing these two pieces of news, Wang Zelin quickly sent congratulations to Coach Terry and Orsi.
"Coach, when we win the O'Brien Cup again this year, I will decide for you in the offseason!"
"Fat Bai, prepare the red envelope. We will definitely come to you to receive it after we win the championship!"
Not long after he sent the text message, the league announced the winner of the best defensive player.
Several strong contenders for this year's Defensive Player of the Year award are Wang Zelin of the Trail Blazers, Kawhi Leonard of the Spurs, Draymond Green of the Warriors and Hassan Whiteside of the Heat. .
Due to the gap in record, Whiteside was eliminated early, and the final competition came from Wang Zelin, Leonard, and Green.
After several rounds of voting, Wang Zelin received 61.65% of the first votes and a total vote rate of 35.72%, defeating Leonard (28%) and Green (17%), winning this honor for the third consecutive year.
At this point, he became the second player in history to win the Defensive Player of the Year for three consecutive seasons, following Dwight Howard in the 2008-09, 2009-10, and 10-11 seasons.
And that's not all, the greater significance is that he won the best defensive player while winning the scoring title... What's even more amazing is that he did this for two consecutive seasons.
This thing is so awesome!
In the long history of the NBA, there was only one person who could win both the scoring title and the best defensive player in a single season.
That's right, it's another hot damn man - Michael Jordan!
In the 1987-88 season of the last century, in the era when the black and white duo dominated the league, Michael Jordan, who was at the peak of his debut, quickly became the strongest player in the league, and in the last year of his rookie contract, which was 1987~ In the 1988 season, while continuing to win the scoring title, he won the Defensive Player of the Year for the first time in his career, as well as the regular season MVP, which symbolizes the highest personal honor!
It’s not over yet, he also won the All-Star MVP + Steals King + Double First Team in one breath...
It was also from that time that Jordan, whose rookie contract was about to expire, gradually established himself as the number one player in the league, instead of being the pure scoring machine described by the media in the past three seasons.
Nowadays, Wang Zelin has not only achieved the feat of MVP + scoring champion + best defensive player last season, he has successfully matched Jordan.
This season, he already has the two honors of scoring champion and best defensive player. He only needs an MVP trophy to surpass Jordan in the accumulation of Grand Slam honors in a single season and become a single-season honorary Grand Slam. The first person in history!
Can the third MVP trophy be far behind?
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"Oh my God! I won DPOY for three consecutive years during my rookie contract. I have caught the spark. Damn it...are you sure it's not this 2K?"
"Upstairs, I'm not this Dior even when I play 2K!"
"Don't talk about 2K. Even online articles wouldn't dare to write like this. Isn't this too... awesome?!"
"What's even more outrageous is that the king still has a chance to compete for MVP! As long as he wins another MVP, he will not only become the only player after Larry Bird to win three consecutive MVPs, but also win a Grand Slam of honors in a single season. Surpass Mr. Qiao!"
"Eh, that's not right. Wang Zelin seems to be one steal leader less than Jordan. How can it be called a Grand Slam?"
"You guys upstairs, stop surfing the Internet. We need you on the construction site... Why does a big center want to win the steals title? Why don't you let Jordan win the rebounding title and the shot-blocking title?"
"That's right, don't pay attention to this bully. It's obvious that his life is not what he wants and that's why he's barking here."
"Don't you notice something terrible? When you compare the king with Jordan, doesn't it mean that he is already on the road to chasing Jordan?"
"Ah, that makes sense..."
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The news that Wang Zelin won the best defensive player for three consecutive years has spread, and the outside world immediately caused some turmoil.
Correspondingly, Wang Zelin's momentum for MVP competition has once again increased, suppressing Curry, who had just led his team to promotion and had a good response.
During the first round of the series, Curry averaged 33 points, eight assists, 4 rebounds, 2 steals, and 0.5 blocks per game. His shooting percentage was as high as 51%, and his three-point shooting percentage reached a terrifying 46%. It was a solid performance. Shooting machine.
Relying on his wonderful performance in the first round of the series, the outside world's support for Curry to compete for MVP has become louder and louder.
Unexpectedly, after the award for the best defensive player of the season was announced, countless fans once again felt Wang Zelin's greatness due to media reports.
Curry's rise has only begun in the past two seasons. Looking at Wang Zelin, he has already embarked on a great road to compete for the first man in history.
This is a living legend!
Seeing this situation, the Trail Blazers officials, together with Portland Weekly, Bleachers and other media, began to brag about Wang Zelin's first-round series data.
Aren't you all talking about how strong Curry's performance is now? In that case, let me show you what it means to be truly incredible!
In the first round series, after 4 games, Wang Zelin averaged 38 points, 15.8 rebounds, 5.3 assists, 5.3 blocks and 2 steals per game!
In the competition at the data level, whether it is basic data or so-called high-level data, Wang Zelin has left the active players by more than one level.
If you really want to brag about data, then I'm sorry, none of you here can do it.
(End of chapter)
