The way of the center

Chapter 552 Most Valuable Player

"Can you not go, boss, I have to practice more later." An Jie looked in the mirror in the locker room. Everyone else was wearing jerseys or simply shirtless.Just him and Lillard, in suits and ties, standing among the crowd.

The two people's outfits were extremely inconsistent with the atmosphere of the dressing room, which made the scene very funny.

"Hahahaha, we will pay attention to your performance on TV later, come on!" Iguodala teased the two of them, and no one knew why Orsi suddenly called the press conference.So Anjie and Lillard's teammates also plan to find out.

"Okay, where is all this nonsense coming from? Go, the reporters must be getting impatient." Ricard urged his two lovers to rush to the media reception room. What a big day for Angie.

Pushing open the door of the media reception room, the twittering and clamoring inside instantly rushed to the face.Ricard walked in first, followed by Lillard and finally Ainger.

In an instant, the flashing lights flashed one after another, making An Jie feel like he couldn't even open his eyes.Nell Orsey, who had been waiting inside, stood up and applauded, and shook hands with the three of them one by one.

"Waiting for a long time friends, I called everyone here today, not to ask you questions about the Western Conference Finals. In fact, there will be an awards ceremony right here. That's right, the Portland Trail Blazers , won a regular season award again." As soon as Orsi said this, the reporters below were very excited, because they found that David Stern was sitting in a corner at the moment.There is only one reason why Stern is here, and that is the MVP awards!

Angie and Lillard, who were facing down, hadn't noticed an old man in the corner watching them, so these two young people still didn't know anything about what was going to happen next.

At this moment, a potbellied NBA official walked up to the two of them with a trophy in hand.But to the disappointment of the excited media, what the NBA official was holding was not the MVP trophy, but the transparent crystal-shaped Eddie Gottlieb Cup.

"Congratulations, Damian Lillard, the best rookie, you deserve it!"

"What!?" Lillard yelled, standing up abruptly.He took the beautiful trophy from the officials with that sunny smile.Before Lillard came, he had no psychological preparation at all. This sudden surprise surprised the older rookie.

Although the reporters were a little disappointed, the best rookie is still big news after all.And Lillard's performance this season is indeed not bad, and news about him should also sell well.

"Oh my god! I really didn't expect this!" Lillard was a little overwhelmed after receiving the trophy. Although he had imagined that he would win the best rookie trophy countless times, when he was really at this moment At the time, he didn't know what to do.

"Thank you very much for everyone's recognition of me. This is the highest honor for me. My God." Lillard was speechless for a while, and the ecstatic look of this rookie boy on the stage also angered the reporters below They burst into laughter.

"Ann, about Damien winning the Best Rookie Award, do you have anything to say to him?" At this time, the reporters naturally asked An Jie to "rescue".After all, the purpose of An Jie appearing here is to speak about this incident.

"I am really happy with Damien's achievements from the bottom of my heart. In the history of the Trail Blazers, only two people have won such awards. The last person who did it was Bran in the 06-07 season. Den Roy. I knew Damien was going to be a big guy from last summer when he came to the Rose Garden for a trial. I said to Mr. Orsi: God, he's the one we need! "Anjie said, applauding Lillard.

"Okay, actually, we plan to announce one more thing today." Just as the atmosphere at the scene was full of enthusiasm, Nell Orsey interrupted the reporters' questions.

"Due to the special circumstances, today, NBA officials and we will announce the winners of the two awards at the same time. Of course, this is also Mr. David Stern's idea. Let us welcome Mr. David Stern to the stage." Orr After Xi finished speaking, he made a gesture of please.

David Stern came out from the corner, smiled and waved to the reporters in the audience.Anjie and Lillard only discovered now that the NBA president had been there all along!
However, what was even more surprising was that David Stern seemed to have something in his hand.That thing, if you read correctly
"Congratulations, Ann. You are the 2012-2013 season, the winner of the most valuable player in the NBA regular season." David Stern walked up to An Jie kindly, and handed over the trophy representing the highest honor Arrived in front of An Jie.

An Jie was just laughing at Lillard's incoherent speech when he won the award, but now, An Jie himself was too shocked to speak.

An Jie stared in surprise at what Stern brought in front of him. He slowly stretched out his big hand and took the heavy trophy from David Stern.Angie has won the best defensive player, best rookie, and All-Star MVP.But no trophy can carry as much weight as the MVP trophy.

Below a figure dribbling a ball is the trophy base.And on the base, a few lines of writing are engraved.

"2012-2013 Season MVP"

"Anjie"

That's right, this trophy really has my name engraved on it.This trophy really belongs to me!

An Jie raised the trophy blankly, and the reporters below were also stunned.Isn't this a press conference for the best rookie award?Why did the MVP suddenly appear in front of everyone?

But before the silence lasted, it was broken by the crazy flickering lights on the reporters' cameras!
David Stern continued to applaud beside An Jie, while An Jie held up the trophy and smiled all over his face.Orsi is right, this is indeed a scene that is enough to be recorded in history!
After all, the last time a Trail Blazers player won the MVP trophy was in 1978!

If you don't know what the concept of distance was in 1978, let me just say two points: Angie was not even born at that time, and Kobe had just come out of his mother's womb.China's college entrance examination has just resumed!
Bill Walton was the only player in the history of the Trail Blazers to win the MVP.But just now, An Jie broke this record.And this move undoubtedly made Anjie one of the legends in Portland history!

This is why Nell Orsi is very excited. The Blazers have been taken over by many general managers.But there are only two general managers who can see their players win the MVP trophy.And Nell Orsi, who has only been the general manager of the Trail Blazers for a few years, is one of them!His transfer strategy of introducing Anjie was not favored by everyone at the beginning, but Orsi really brought an MVP to Portland!

Not just in Portland, but internationally.An Jie is the first Chinese to win the regular season MVP award in the NBA.Although Yao Ming was very good back then, he had to admit that he was still far from the MVP.

However, Anjie averaged 28.0 points, 12.8 rebounds, 3.2 blocks and 6.7 assists per game this year, allowing him to easily surpass Yao Ming and make history!

Among them, Anjie's scoring ranks second in the league, second only to Carmelo Anthony.Rebounds and blocked shots rank first in the league.As for the average of 6.7 assists per game, it is also No.1 in the center position.

LeBron James is indeed excellent, but Anjie deserves the MVP trophy!
"Tell me, Ann! You must have a lot to say now! After all, this trophy is hard-won!" Wu Hua was the first to stand up and asked An Jie a question.From the NCAA to being abandoned in the draft, from a potential rookie to being eliminated in the playoffs.From ambition to season reimbursement, from season reimbursement to Portland's restart.

An Jie's career has not been smooth sailing, and it can even be said to be full of disasters.But now, this MVP trophy, which represents the highest honor, has finally paid off for everything An Jie has done.

"What can I say? I'm really, really happy to be able to achieve this. MVP, this is the dream of many players, of course it is also my dream. Only now, the dream has come true. This may be God, this may be my life The most important moment in the movie." An Jie happily held his own trophy, his voice trembling with excitement.

"My parents, my teammates, my mentor, my girlfriend... I have so many people to thank, I think I am lucky, at least, I am not walking alone." See An Jieyue As he got more involved, David Stern stepped forward to hug An Jie.

When he was lying on the hospital bed and saw Rose, who entered the league in the same year as him, holding up the MVP trophy, An Jie felt mixed feelings.He thought he was no worse than Ross, but the circumstances of the two were very different.At that time, An Jie made up his mind that he must not give up!
His persistence made it impossible for the whole world to turn a blind eye to him.

"After winning the MVP, do you have any prospects for your career? You must know that what you have achieved now is already very remarkable. No Chinese player has ever been able to complete the path you have traveled."

"Looking forward? In my opinion, only the championship is worthy of the MVP!" An Jie raised the trophy and made a bold statement.He has won all the honors he can touch this season, only one O'Brien Cup, and the fifth year of Anjie's career is perfect.

Did you hear that?San Antonio Spurs.Your opponent is no longer the potential rookie of the year, no longer a stunned young man.What you need to face is a dangerous MVP, a genuine MVP!

The first person in China to win the NBA's Most Valuable Player is quite remarkable.But maybe, An Jie can do more.This guy just keeps knocking people down, and it never stops.

(End of this chapter)