The Legend of the Hungry Wolf in Basketball

Chapter 343 [Consecutive MVP, Invited to China Tour]

The NBA officially announced several important awards for the rest of the regular season.

Clippers veteran Jason Kidd was officially awarded the "Sportsmanship Award" by the NBA.Ye Feng hadn't paid attention to this award before. After his teammates won the award, he realized that this award is not easy.

The NBA Sportsmanship Award is an award given annually to the most sportsmanlike player in the NBA since the 1995-1996 season.Sportsmanship mainly includes ethical behavior on the field, fair play, and integrity.The trophy was named the Joe Dumars Trophy in honor of one recipient, former Pistons superstar and current Naismith Hall of Famer Joe Dumars.

At the end of the season, each of the league's 30 teams provided a candidate player, and finally the former NBA stars, Antonio Davis, Greg Anthony, John Crotty, Eddie Johnson and Kenny Smith These six celebrities were selected from 30 players to represent each division as the final candidates.The final selection of the Sportsmanship Award is jointly selected by media professionals and commentators.

Some people may ask, how did Kidd, who is notorious for "beating his wife", win a moral award?Because it's sportsmanship, Kidd is a gentleman in basketball, it's recognized.

Rookie of the Year winner, Grizzlies "White Warcraft" Blake Griffin defeated Nets point guard John Wall to win the trophy.Wall's data of 16.4 points, 4.4 rebounds, 8.3 assists and 1.8 steals is very eye-catching. Griffin's data has also improved after Randolph left, averaging 20.3 points, 10.4 rebounds and 3.2 assists per game.Both teams had good records. Griffin was more efficient and won the slam dunk title. His popularity gained points in the selection and he was elected smoothly.

The most valuable player in the regular season, Ye Feng undisputedly won the trophy over all the famous players.In history, there has never been a player as young as him who can defend the MVP, and this season he has created another miracle.

NBA officials also announced the list of the first, second and third teams of the regular season best lineup.

Ye Feng was selected with full marks, Heat general LeBron James, Thunder leader Kevin Durant, Magic center Dwight Howard, and Lakers Kobe Bryant occupied the other four spots.

Kobe has been selected to the All-NBA first team for 6 consecutive seasons, and has been selected 9 times in his career. The Lakers have a poor record and are out of the playoffs. But who is better than him when he chooses a guard?Wade is very strong, but the data has dropped this season, and the league doesn't want two Heat players in the first team of the best team, so Kobe was selected, which made many Wade fans feel aggrieved.

The second team of the best team has Dwyane Wade of the Heat, Derrick Rose of the Thunder, Pau Gasol of the Grizzlies, Dirk Nowitzki of the Mavericks and Star of the Knicks. demire.

The three best teams are Manu Ginobili of the Spurs, Deron Williams of the Mavericks, Aldridge of the Trail Blazers, Blake Griffin of the Grizzlies and Brook Lopez of the Nets .

Griffin was selected to the best team in his rookie season. Even though it is only three teams, he is already very satisfied.Both Grizzlies insiders were selected, which also shows their strength.The role of Deron Williams in the Mavericks is obvious to all. He only entered the third team, which is somewhat underestimated.And Chris Paul failed to lead the Hornets into the playoffs. Despite his high popularity, he still lost the best team.

And the best defensive team.In addition to Ye Feng, the best defensive player, the other four players selected for the best defensive team are Rajon Rondo of the Celtics, Dwight Howard of the Magic, LeBron James of the Heat, Dwayne Wayne Germany.

Players selected to the All-Defensive Second Team include Kobe Bryant of the Lakers, Paul of the Hornets, Joakim Noah of the Chicago Bulls, Andre Iguodala of the Philadelphia 76ers, and Kevin Garnett of the Celtics .

The Lakers' defense also regressed in the second half of the season, and Kobe was once again selected to the second team.

This season, Ye Feng has achieved a bumper harvest in the regular season, and the biggest awards are all on the list. He only needs one championship to complete the true single-season grand slam.

Ye Feng likes personal honors, but he is more concerned about defending the championship this year. If he can't win consecutive championships, he feels that it is not perfect.

Before he was about to fly to Memphis for an away game, Ye Feng received a call from his agent Leon Ross at home and reported on his work.

Ross has not called Ye Feng for a long time.Ye Feng has endorsed more than ten products this year, and he doesn't want to accept other endorsements, so Rose is mainly responsible for other stars under his banner.

"Leon, what's the matter?"

Ross smiled and said, "Boss, Adidas has invited you to participate in the "China Tour" promotional event at the end of August and early September this year. As long as you are willing to go with full travel expenses and earn money, do you want to go?"

Then Rose gave a detailed introduction to the activities, which lasted a short period of one week.Adidas is going to invite two NBA stars to visit China. In a series of interactive activities with fans, they will also show Chinese fans the results of their summer training and "make friends with martial arts" in China.

On August 8, Ye Feng will appear in the Guangzhou Stadium to compete with Guangzhou fans.

The other one who went to China was Dwight Howard. He didn't join Ye Feng, and the ring was in Changchun, Northeast China. On September 9, Howard will appear at the training ground of the CBA Jilin Siberian Tigers to conduct strength training and competitions with local fans and players of the Jilin team.

This is an important event for Adidas, of course I hope Ye Feng will participate.

After hearing this, Ye Feng laughed and said: "Can you let me think about it, I want to ask Madam if she is willing to go."

Rose explained: "It is good for you to go to China to do activities. Then you can ask Yi Jianlian together. He will definitely go back to China during the holidays. As long as you show your brotherhood, Chinese fans will recognize you as your own. , this will boost your global popularity, I think Yi Jianlian will also be willing to do this promotion with you, what do you think?"

If it is activities with Yi Jianlian, it will increase Yi Jianlian's popularity, right?I'm already an MVP.Ye Feng thought for a while, then smiled and said, "How about I give you an answer in a day?"

After hanging up the phone, Ye Feng told Ai Lier about the situation, Ai Lier showed yearning for China, and said with a smile: "Let's go together. I also want to visit Asia, especially China, don't you? Don't you want to go there? That's your parents' hometown."

"Of course I want to go, as long as there are not many people asking me to recognize my relatives." Ye Feng was afraid that Ariel would not want to go, he began to look forward to the day when he went to China, there are many black-haired and yellow-skinned people there , and perhaps some intimacy can be found there.

Ariel said seriously: "There is one more thing, maybe we can promote it together. Thibodeau previously proposed to send scouts to China to discover new stars, and he hopes to find promising Chinese players like you to cultivate. Go to China Maybe we can do a training camp there when we go.”

Ye Feng was stunned and said: "When did you discuss it? Why didn't I know?"

"Seeing that you are focusing on the game, you didn't tell you that this is for the long-term perspective of the team. I am preparing to set up a new department, stationed in China, and open training camps to find talents. On the one hand, this can improve the Clippers. China’s popularity, your popularity, on the other hand, you can find some young players. I asked Yi Jianlian, and he said that China has some promising players with excellent physical fitness and talent for playing, but they cannot get professional guidance and systematic training. It’s buried, and even professional teams can’t get in. If we hold a training camp there, maybe we will get unexpected results.”

At the player gathering, Yi Jianlian talked about Chinese players. Some of them were born in rural areas, run fast, jump high, have plenty of energy and hardly know what it means to be tired, but because their families are poor and have no money, they have no chance to become players.In the United States, as long as you play basketball well, you may become famous, and there are often millionaires in the slums, but in China, opportunities are more important than abilities, and opportunities are difficult to create, and you can’t wait...

If the Clippers can provide a platform to give impoverished young people a chance, maybe they can really dig for gold.

Yi Jianlian was talking about it for fun, but Thibodeau found it a bit interesting when he heard it. He went to the top management. After discussion, he decided to open a training camp in China.Right now Ye Feng is going to China to hold an event, the Clippers can also send someone to China to understand the situation, as long as it is feasible, it can start this year.

Yi Jianlian is also willing to help. He has some contacts in China. As for the procedures and the location of the training camp, he can help and consult.Doing this kind of thing is more meaningful than donating money to China.

Hearing Ariel's general description of the situation, Ye Feng said with a smile: "It sounds good to run a training camp. What if we find promising young people? Could it be that they are recruited directly to the NBA for trial training? They haven't gone through formal basketball training, and they are very It’s hard to get used to the rhythm of the game.”

Ariel chuckled. "It was like this, but you played football before you joined the NBA. Because of you, many teams set their sights on China, thinking that young people with good physical fitness can try it. It doesn't cost much to open a training camp. , Even if they come to the United States for trial training, travel expenses, board and lodging are included, there is no problem, and doing so can win the favor of Chinese fans, earn enough popularity, and help China reserve future basketball talents.”

China does have many players with excellent physical fitness, such as Chen Jianghua, whose speed and bounce can be compared with American players.Thinking that once Yao Ming retired, Chinese basketball would not be as good as every year. To help Chinese basketball develop, the Clippers would also be able to do a little bit of work. Everyone asked for what they needed, Ye Feng readily agreed.

"After the season is over, show me the specific plan. If it is good, we will go to China to hold a training camp."

Ariel smiled and said, "Okay, you can concentrate on playing, and you will successfully defend your title this year!"

Perhaps because of the Chinese blood flowing in his body, Ye Feng began to look forward to it.I look forward to meeting promising young players in China.

(End of this chapter)