Chapter 149 The wind is blowing and the clouds are flying!
Except for the best defensive player.
Tim Duncan, Paul George, Marc Gasol, Avery Bradley, and Mike Conley were selected to the defensive second team.
The defensive first team has a rare selection of 6 players this year, namely Chris Paul, Tony Parker, LeBron James, Joakim Noah, Serge Ibaka, and Tyson Chandler.
The reason is that Tyson Chandler and Joakim Noah scored the same when selecting the first defense at the center position, so an unprecedented situation has occurred.
Since all the awards have been awarded today, the remaining awards are heavyweight awards, and NBA officials will continue to award them in the following days.
At noon, Wang Zelin saw the latest post on the NBA's official Twitter: "Congratulations to Wang Zelin for winning the NBA's 12-13 regular season Rookie of the Year award and becoming the fourth player in history twice!"
"Eh? What record was broken again?"
Before, Wang Zelin just glanced at it, without studying it in detail, and stopped to look at the content under the tweet.
Although he was able to play in all 82 regular season games at the end of this season, he still won all the Rookie of the Month awards in the Western Conference, and was ultimately unanimously elected as the Rookie of the Year for the 2012~2013 season.
Became the fourth player in the history of the Trail Blazers to be elected Rookie of the Year. The previous three predecessors were Jerry Petrie in 1971, Sidney Wicks in 1972 and most recently Brandon Roy in 2007.
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At the same time, he also became the fourth player in NBA history to be unanimously elected Rookie of the Year after Ralph Sampson in 1984, David Robinson in 1990 and Blake Griffin in 2011.
Sogasnet!
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Winning an award is undoubtedly a joyful thing.
Especially for awards like Rookie of the Year, every player has only one chance to compete in his career. If he fails to win it in the first year, he will never have another chance in the future.
Not to mention the difficulty of being unanimously elected, I don’t know how many superstars regret not receiving this award in their rookie year.
At this moment, I have to give special mention to an old West Coast blacksmith. He is an example of this type of player.
After the official website tweeted, the team was very enthusiastic and held a press conference at 3:30 pm to celebrate Wang Zelin.
As for the award ceremony, generally speaking, it will be arranged on-site at the next game.
Firstly, the atmosphere on the scene will be more intense; secondly, it will help encourage morale.
It’s exciting to think about the awards being presented at the Denver Plateau!
At the press conference, Wang Zelin joined hands with coach Terry Stotts and general manager Nel Orsi to talk passionately all afternoon: "Thank you to my parents, thank you to the fans, thank you to the team, thank you to CCTV, thank you to all TV...
The moment I found out that I was the Rookie of the Year winner, I felt extremely honored, especially when I thought that Kobe had never won it before. It felt so cool!"
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Wang Zelin's acceptance speech in the afternoon was predictably popular, and the speed of the popularity was ridiculous. After all, it was a sudden attack on Kobe...
em, in fact, it can't be said that it was touched, because the guy really didn't get it.
Back to the arena.
"The king congratulates you!"
Lillard took a deep breath and stepped forward to congratulate him.
"Thanks!"
In this situation, other than the two words above, Wang Zelin didn't know what to say.
You can't say nonsense like "It doesn't matter, keep up the good work, I can do it and you can do it too".
"We are good brothers, no matter who wins the award."
"right…"
"When you get the trophy, remember to let me keep it for a while. When the team reaches the finals, I will definitely return it to you!"
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Before Wang Zelin could complain, Lillard had already turned around and left.
Are you afraid you are thinking about perch?
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After receiving the award, Wang Zelin was extremely full in terms of training, feeling and personal condition in the next two days, and he was always looking forward to the third game at the Denver Plateau.
On the calm surface, there are often rough waves behind the scenes.
With a team record of 2:0 and an individual score of 20 and 10 points in two consecutive games, as well as double figures in rebounds, the Trail Blazers management was no longer satisfied with a Rookie of the Year award and began to build momentum for Wang Zelin.
What momentum is created?
Of course competing for the best lineup!
According to past practice, the regular season best team selection list will be announced one after another after the second round of the playoffs for all teams, which is around mid-May.
From the current point of view, the Trail Blazers have the highest probability of making it out of the first round and advancing to the second round. As long as Wang Zelin performs stably and cooperates with his outstanding performance in the regular season, he is very likely to be selected for the best team of the year.
Even a third formation is fine!
It should be noted that he is as strong as Shaquille O'Neal, who averaged 23.4 points, 13.9 rebounds and 3.5 blocks per game in his rookie season but still missed the All-NBA Team.
Although this is related to the factors of the times. At that time, there were three big men at the same level as O'Neal in the league, but it is still inseparable from one word.
Qualifications!
Yes, no matter where you are, qualifications always exist.
Stars who have been in the NBA for a while in the same position often receive more votes than rookies. For example, Michael Jordan's rookie statistics of 28,6,5 were only selected for the second team, while O'Neal was not even selected for the third team.
Referring to Griffin, who also won the Rookie of the Year unanimously last year and averaged 22 points and 12 rebounds per game, we can see how difficult it is for a rookie to be selected for the All-NBA Team.
Of course, there are differences between the two.
Griffin, who scored 22-12, did not lead the Clippers into the playoffs. Wang Zelin's Trail Blazers, whose statistics were not much different from him, were about to enter the second round.
This is his biggest advantage!
Looking at the history of the NBA, there are no more than ten players selected for the All-NBA Team in their rookie seasons. If we remove the great players from the 1950s and 1960s, when there were fewer teams and the rules were not yet perfect, from the 1970s onwards, there will only be four players in the team.
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Kareem Abdul-Jabbar was selected to the second team in 1970, Bird was selected to the first team in 1978, Air Jordan was selected to the second team in 1985, and Duncan, the 21st overall pick in 1998, was selected to the first team.
It is undeniable that today is different from the past. There are very few high-quality big men in the league. In the competition for the No. 5 position in the best lineup, only a handful can bring pressure to Wang Zelin.
If he can maintain his average of 20.10 per game through the playoffs, he may become the first player since the 21st century to be selected to the All-NBA Team in his rookie year.
The reason why the Trail Blazers dare to start building momentum from now on must naturally consider all aspects.
Although the Clippers failed to enter the playoffs in 2011, Griffin relied on his regular season report data to remain highly popular before the All-NBA lineup was announced, making him unique.
It is inseparable from the Clippers' vigorous momentum building.
Today, Wang Zelin's experience is very similar to that of Griffin back then, but at the same time, the two are fundamentally different...the same data in the playoffs is much more valuable than in the regular season.
At least that's how it seems to the outside world.
Therefore, if he wants to win the championship, he must go further in the playoffs and let the wind blow bigger and farther until it is unstoppable.