124【Award Ceremony】
The grand championship parade was over, and Jiang Hao could finally take a break.
That afternoon, he and Xu Xiaoyi left San Antonio together, not returning directly to China, but to Miami.
They planned to have a good rest on an island in Miami for a few days.
Girls may naturally like to go out and play. Xu Xiaoyi was very excited along the way, which undoubtedly made Jiang Hao feel more comfortable.
Besides basketball, what he wants to do most now is to live a two-person world with Xu Xiaoyi.
During this period, Jiang Hao did not hide his whereabouts. He recorded their vacation time every day on Twitter and Weibo.
To outsiders, this is undoubtedly an enviable scene.
The saying goes that when the sun sets, a talented man and a beautiful woman will appear. This is probably the truth.
During this period, Rich Paul did not disturb Jiang Hao. Although he had countless things to discuss with Jiang Hao, he also knew very well that he had to give Jiang Hao some time to relax.
After all, from a bystander's perspective, although Jiang Hao's performance in the season that just ended was shocking, his body was indeed on the verge of overdraft.
In this case, he must consider Jiang Hao.
Of course, for Rich Paul, although he has not communicated with Jiang Hao during this period, it does not mean that he is very idle.
Putting aside everything else, the draft that will start in just a few days will be enough for him to keep busy. On the one hand, he needs to represent some of his players to speak to their teams and comment on the team's use of draft picks.
On the other hand, he also needs to find a good pick for the players who already belong to him and participate in the draft.
In short, as one of the most powerful agents in the league at the moment, Rich Paul has been basically busy during this period.
And when he contacted Jiang Hao for the first time after falling behind in the finals, it was already the 625th, and tomorrow was the NBA Awards League.
I received an official notification from the league before. Although Jiang Hao only had a big breakout in the playoffs, it is difficult for him to receive any honors based on his performance in the regular season. However, the league specially invited him as a special guest, so this award is
Jiang Hao needs to attend the ceremony.
Of course, Rich Paul is also very clear about the league's purpose of doing this. As Jiang Hao reaches a new level in the playoffs, he seems to be the most powerful contender to be the number one player in the league in the future, and there are still people standing behind him
The vast Chinese market, under such circumstances, it is certainly impossible for the alliance to regard Jiang Hao as nothing.
When Rich Paul dialed Jiang Hao's phone number, Jiang Hao was in a pleasant town in Switzerland, Northern Europe.
That's right, after staying in Miami for a few days, Jiang Hao and Xu Xiaoyi switched to Northern Europe. They planned to experience two completely different styles of scenery.
"Do you have to attend?" Jiang Hao asked immediately after hearing the news from the phone.
Frankly speaking, he didn't want to attend this award ceremony because this award ceremony was mainly for the regular season.
Jiang Hao knows very well that with his record of playing half as a substitute and half as a starter in the regular season, he basically has no chance of winning any honors.
Under such circumstances, I still ran to the award ceremony with my face close to my face. Isn’t this making a fool of myself?
"Jiang, that's not the case. You are going to the award ceremony this time as a special guest. In other words, the alliance attaches great importance to you. You also know that sometimes we have to cooperate with the alliance. What's more, this is not a problem for us.
What’s the opportunity?”
Jiang Hao had to admit that Rich Paul was right. He ended his vacation randomly and flew to the United States that night.
The next day, when Jiang Hao, dressed in a casual suit, appeared at the awards ceremony at the Barker Hangar in Santa Monica, California, he instantly attracted the attention of the fans present.
Today's Jiang Hao is so dazzling that his brilliance can even be compared with superstars like James Harden. What people have no doubt is that if Jiang Hao is given some time, it will be a matter of course for him to become the next most popular king in the league.
Frankly speaking, when Jiang Hao saw Ben Simmons holding the Rookie of the Year trophy with his own eyes, he actually felt a little unwilling in his heart.
If his team wasn't San Antonio and his head coach wasn't Gregg Popovich, then he would definitely be the best winner of this award.
But there is no way, when he is in the San Antonio Spurs, he can only accept this situation.
That's the way life is, when you gain something you always lose something else.
Jiang Hao is sure that if he were on another team in the league, he would have a high probability of winning the Rookie of the Year award. However, that would mean that he would probably miss out on the championship and the VF trophy.
In addition to feeling a little unwilling to take away the Rookie of the Year trophy Ben Simmons, Jiang Hao is also a little envious of the regular season Most Valuable Player award.
Of course, he absolutely approves of James Harden being able to win this award.
Although James Harden did not perform well in the playoffs, to be honest, he played an incredible season in the regular season, and he definitely deserved to be elected as the regular season MVP.
Jiang Hao shook his fist. This season, he did not receive any honors in the regular season except for the third team of the All-Defensive Team. Perhaps due to some objective reasons, he did not receive it after all. If he did not receive it, he would not receive it.
It means that he is not good enough, so next season, he must prove himself in the regular season.
The awards at the award ceremony were announced one after another, and then, when the host at the scene read out that the winner of the Key Ball Award of the Year was Spurs No. 35.
Jiang Hao was a little confused.
In other words, do you also have a share?
The big screen at the scene showed the key ball, and many people recognized it at a glance. The key ball award that Jiang Hao won was the same ball that defeated the Golden State Warriors in the last game before the All-Star Weekend.
The scene erupted into violent cheers, because to be fair, Jiang Hao's winning goal was indeed wonderful.
However, for Kevin Durant who came to the scene, this was definitely not what he wanted to see, because when Jiang Hao made the winning shot, he happened to be facing him.
Durant felt that this feeling was terrible. He had become the background emperor invisibly. It was really a scene that he didn't want to look back on.
The entire award ceremony lasted for almost two hours. After the award ceremony officially ended, Jiang Hao also cooperated with some media interviews at the scene before leaving.
Chapter completed!