Chapter 1139 2018 NBA Draft

Tang Tian came on stage to shake hands with Tatum and hugged Barkley Smith.

Three consecutive MVPs are already the greatest honor for a player.

Throughout the entire history of the NBA, only Chamberlain, Bird and Jordan have done it.

Tang Tian now became the fourth one.

Although he was at a loss for words in the previous speech, he still said a lot when it came to the most important MVP.

What's very interesting is that when the league president changed, the first person he thanked was the league.

Quite true.

He thanked the fans all the way from the league, and in the end he said the same thing as he said after winning the championship, focusing on thanking Walker and Butler.

"This is not an honor for me alone, but also for Kemba and Jimmy, and all the Pelicans players and all the fans, the Pelicans championship."

Tang Tian's last words caused a lot of whistles at the scene.

After the MVP was awarded, the final All-Defensive Team and All-NBA Team were announced on the spot.

From the defensive second team to the best first team, every time one is announced, a group of five people will take the stage to take a group photo.

This can be regarded as the last family fun project of the award ceremony.

Best Defensive Second Team: Dejounte Murray, Conley, Antetokounmpo, Green, Embiid

Best Defensive Team: Jrue Holiday, Tang Tian, ​​Butler, Davis, Gobert

All-NBA Third Team: Curry, Walker, George, Aldridge, Horford

All-Pro Second Team: Westbrook, Harden, Butler, Davis, Embiid

All-NBA First Team: Lillard, Tang Tian, ​​Durant, James, Antetokounmpo

When the best team awards are finished, the first NBA awards show will also come to an end.

The Pelicans are undoubtedly the biggest winners tonight.

Tang Tian alone has won the MVP, the best teammate, the best dunk of the year, the best assist of the year, the best key goal of the year, and the double team.

Butler also had the Defensive Player of the Year, Best Fighter Award, and All-Second Team and First-Team Defensive honors.

Davis was also named to the All-Second Team and the All-Defensive First Team.

Walker has three lineups.

Siakam won the Most Improved Award.

Stevens won the best head coach.

Demps won the best general manager.

There are a total of 20 awards, ranking the best team and the best defensive team. The Pelicans won a total of 10.

Half of the country.

In an 80-win season, the Pelicans were left with little to gain from the honor.

The awards night is over and the 2017~2018 season has officially come to an end, but the door to the 2018~2019 season has already opened.

The first to bear the brunt is the draft.

Dempsey came to Tang Tian as usual.

Tang Tian also gave suggestions as before.

After Dempsey left, he began to think about a question.

The time node he traveled through in his previous life was the end of 2019.

Time flies so fast, and in the blink of an eye, he has almost reached this point in time after traveling through time.

In other words, if it comes to the draft alone, the advice he can give Demps will be next year at most.

And because it takes time for rookies to grow, the low-ranking rookies they are given may not be as successful as before.

So maybe next season is over and he has to think about something else.

Two days later, on June 22, U.S. time, the 2018 NBA Draft kicked off at the Madison Square Garden Arena.

The league's draft site moved from Manhattan to Brooklyn during the Silver era.

Perhaps in order to erase the traces of Xiao Hua, or perhaps it is just a personal hobby, Tatum brought the draft back to the basketball mecca.

This retro style is very characteristic of Tatum, and it also won a burst of applause from fans on social media.

People are nostalgic.

Before this year's finals, the draft picks have been determined through a lottery.

The Suns were blessed by the goddess of luck and successfully won the No. 1 pick.

Their current lineup is full of talent, including Daniel Smith, Payton Jr., Jaylen Brown, and Porzingis.

This year's top pick is DeAndre Ayton.

Now with Ayton, it will really be complete.

But in hindsight, if they had kept Tatum, they would have been guaranteed to enter the playoffs next season.

The Hornets get the role model pick.

The third pick was won by the Clippers. Their probability of winning the third pick was only 7.8%, which is comparable to the Cavaliers winning the No. 1 pick in 2011.

Including the 11th pick they had previously traded, the Clippers really made a big difference in the draft this year.

The 4th to 8th spots belong to the Kings, 76ers, Grizzlies, Hawks and Bulls respectively.

The Pelicans only have a first-round pick at No. 30 and a second-round pick at No. 60 this year.

Demps just won his second best general manager trophy.

But this offseason is actually a big challenge for him.

The Tangtian terms were announced, and the contracts of Walker and Butler expired. How to choose is a problem.

And it's not just the two of them whose contracts have expired, Rose, Lamb, Diaw, and West's contracts have also expired.

This equates to half of the players' contracts expiring.

And he also has to consider Brogdon and Siakam, who only have 2 years left on their rookie contracts.

Although these are all matters in the free agent market, they will involve how to select people in the draft.

The list given by Tang Tian was just a reference, he needed to weigh the pros and cons by himself.

However, Jin Zhu Zhe Chi has stayed with Tang Tian for a long time, and he is now capable of handling these matters.

In other words, he is considered a master.

Madison Square was packed, and fans wearing all kinds of jerseys gathered together. This kind of spectacle can only be seen at the draft.

And because of the rules regarding draft picks, there were more fans of weaker teams present.

After being abused by the home team for a season, the draft is their hope for rebirth!

Tang Tian did not go to the draft, or even watch the draft live broadcast. Instead, he took Olsen to the Caribbean for vacation.

I have never been successful in preparing for pregnancy because of competitions, so I have to hurry up this time.

After everything was ready, Tatum walked from behind the scenes to the stage.

He was greeted by bursts of cheers.

This breaks the past tradition of booing the president!

However, this can also show the expectations of the fans of each team for Tatum. They have really had enough of the previous Xiao Hua!

After a familiar opening remarks, Tatum officially announced the start of the draft.

The first pick belongs to the Suns.

They also selected Deandre Ayton from the University of Arizona, as everyone expected.

Ayton is 2.16 meters tall and averages 20.1 points, 11.6 rebounds, 1.6 assists and 1.9 blocks per game in the NCAA, which is quite dominant.

There is not much suspense about this choice.

With the second pick, the Hornets selected Mohamed Bamba.

The choice is suffocating.

Bamba was ranked as high as sixth in previous selection predictions.

But Jordan once again showed his vision and chose Bagley instead of the previous No. 2 favorite.

Whether it is a surprise or a shock, I am afraid that only Hornets fans will be able to understand it when the season starts.

"The third pick belongs to the Los Angeles Clippers, and they have five minutes to think about it."

But in this way, the selection of the third overall pick becomes confusing.

If the Hornets don't draft Bagley, the Clippers will theoretically win.

But the Clippers are now in charge of Jerry West. What choice he will make is worth the curiosity of the fans at the scene.