Chapter 261 Investment, regular season honors have been released one after another!
After the dinner, Chen Yan and Swift rushed to Los Angeles without stopping.
As his popularity grew, Chen Yan also made friends with many wealthy Chinese people. This time he went to attend a charity dinner.
Rich people are happy to make friends like Chen Yan. His fame can bring many benefits to the rich.
Chen Yan is not a fool, let alone a tool person. He usually has strict screening for attendance at such occasions.
He basically doesn't go to business activities. He shows up for charity and public welfare activities when he has time.
Attending such events can not only enhance your reputation, but also help some groups in need.
In addition, attending such events will also facilitate Chen Yan’s future investments.
Chen Yan does not want to become a capitalist and make money like crazy. He just uses the funds on hand and the time-traveler's eyes to invest in some potential companies to ensure that he can have financial freedom after retirement.
Of course, Chen Yan's financial freedom is a little different from the financial freedom in the eyes of ordinary people. For Chen Yan, financial freedom means having at least ten digits of disposable property, in US dollars.
In addition, sea, land and air transportation are also indispensable. Chen Yan would also like to play with an NBA team or a European football team if he has the opportunity. After all, he was a player in his career. After retiring, he naturally wants to try to be a boss.
What does it feel like.
Generally speaking, Chen Yan's thoughts are still very pure. He wants to devote most of his energy to the court. This is where he makes his achievements.
But money is also necessary. Chen Yan has heard of too many examples of players going bankrupt after retiring. He does not want his future life to be too tight.
As a game enthusiast, games are also an area of investment for Chen Yan. Recently, he invested in a game company called Riot.
Half a month ago, he had a meal with Riot Games founders Brandon Baker and Mark Merrill.
During this period, fist companies were still in the stage of raising funds from everywhere, and they were surprised and excited about Chen Yan's investment.
Chen Yan didn’t ask too much about the company’s details because he knew that Riot’s upcoming first game, “League of Legends,” would soon be acquired by Penguin and become popular around the world.
After the short social interaction, Chen Yan returned to intense preparations for the battle one day later.
The Suns are all too familiar with their second-round opponent, the San Antonio Spurs.
In last year's playoffs, the Suns fell to the Spurs 2-4.
That playoff round was also the most explosive series in the NBA in recent years.
The match was full of gunpowder from the beginning, with fierce physical collisions between the two sides, and frequent minor collisions and trash talk.
Stoudemire even defiantly called the Spurs a "dirty team."
In the first game, Nash and Parker collided. Parker was in great pain and fell to the ground. Nash got up and had a nosebleed. He changed layers of tape and still insisted on being present. The blood soaked into the tape. Parker was also criticized for "pretending."
"Phase", after which Nash received 6 stitches.
One wave after another, Ginobili's left eye was bleeding in the next game, Nash was kneed by his opponent, and then he was flagrantly fouled by Horry and pushed to the scorer's table. Stoudemire and Diaw stood up for Nash.
Both were suspended for one game, but the Spurs successfully won the game.
The players were tense on the court, and the fans were not to be outdone off the court. When Nash's nose required 6 stitches, Suns fans also put tape on their noses during subsequent home games to show their dissatisfaction.
After Ginobili's left eye was injured, Spurs fans also smeared black under his left eye.
The topicality between the two teams last year has smoothly continued into this year. Many Phoenix media have turned this round of playoffs into a revenge battle for the Suns!
For Chen Yan, recovery is secondary, but in order to win the O'Brien Cup and cross the Spurs, it is something that must be done.
Although the Spurs also quickly defeated their opponents, they still had two days less rest than the Suns, who swept the Nuggets out. More rest means more physical reserves, which is very important in the playoffs when bayonets are red.
Other games in the playoffs continued. The Lakers defeated the Jazz with a total score of 4-1 without any blood and advanced to the Western Conference semifinals.
The Jazz played very tenaciously. It's no wonder that they met the Lakers led by Kobe Bryant and LG. If they met the Rockets like in the previous life, it would not be difficult to advance to the second round.
The only playoff games in the West that still have suspense are the Hornets and the Mavericks. Their total score is 3-2, and the Mavericks hold the match point.
The situation in the Eastern Conference is also very clear. The Pistons currently lead the Pacers with a total score of 3-1. As expected, they will win this series when they return to their home court.
The Magic also played the 76ers 3-1, and it was only a matter of time for them to advance to the second round.
The Raptors defeated the Wizards 4-1. Pierce performed brilliantly in this series, averaging 23.7 points and 6.8 rebounds per game, dominating the perimeter.
On the Wizards' side, Arenas, who forced his way back from injury, performed poorly. He only scored 20 in the first game and failed to score in double figures in the other three games. In G3, he only scored a measly two points on 1-of-5 shooting.
Seeing Arenas' performance, Chen Yan secretly lamented that injuries are always the biggest enemy of athletes on their way forward, and Arenas, who was once infinitely arrogant, could not escape the torture of injuries.
At the same time, Chen Yan is also very lucky that he has a system. As a man with a system throughout his career, as long as he is willing to get injured, he can stay away from his career.
As the first round of the playoffs comes to an end, the NBA regular season awards for the 2007-08 season are also coming out!
Regular Season Rookie of the Year: Chen Yan (Phoenix Suns)
Regular Season Most Improved Player: Turkoglu (Orlando Magic)
Regular Season Sixth Man of the Year: Manu Ginobili (San Antonio Spurs)
Regular Season Coach of the Year: Phil Jackson (Los Angeles Lakers)
Regular Season Manager of the Year: Mike D'Antoni (Phoenix Suns)
Chen Yan's election as the Rookie of the Year cannot be said to be well-deserved, it can only be said that there is no suspense.
Chen Yan was not only elected as the Rookie of the Year, but he was also unanimously elected!
No reporter responsible for the poll wanted to challenge the intelligence of some fans.
Although another rookie Durant's statistics are also very good, he averaged 20.1 points, 4.5 rebounds and 2.1 assists per game, but Chen Yan's performance is completely beyond the scope of the best rookie. In the eyes of all voters, Chen Yan
Yan's data and performance can directly compete for the regular season MVP.
Allowing one of the regular season MVP contenders to judge the best rookie can be said to be a dimensionality reduction blow.
The Rookie of the Year first team is also led by Chen Yan, and the other four players are Durant, Scola, Al Thornton, and Horford.
The Rookie of the Year second team is: Alian, Moon, Navarro, Stucky, Thaddeus Young.
Different from the previous life, the Arab League played harder under the influence of Chen Yan's 'catalyst', and finally squeezed into the second team of the best rookie by averaging 10.1 points and 5.9 rebounds per game.
There is also no controversy about the Most Improved Player and the Best Sixth Man. Turkoglu averaged 19.5 points, 5.7 rebounds and 5.0 assists per game this season, which is a qualitative leap compared to last season's 1,343 data.
Ginobili's averages of 19.8 points, 4.8 rebounds and 4.1 assists per game also lead the league's bench.
There’s nothing to say about ‘Zen Master’ Phil Jackson winning Coach of the Year. The Lakers are No. 1 in the league this season.
Another member of the Suns appears on this list, that is head coach and general manager D'Antoni.
This year has been particularly hard for D'Antoni, because he not only has to train the team, but also serves as the general manager to worry about the team's lineup and management. At the same time, he is also an assistant coach for the US Men's Basketball Team, a busy group...
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The honor of being the best manager is the greatest praise and recognition given to him.
D'Antoni joked in an interview with the media: "I only did one thing this year to win the honor of best manager, and that was to select Chen."
In addition to winning the Rookie of the Year Award, Chen Yan also successfully entered the All-NBA First Team!
Regular season first team: Chen Yan, Kobe Bryant, James, Garnett, Howard
Regular season second team: Nash, Paul, Nowitzki, Duncan, Stoudemire
Regular season third team: McGrady, Ginobili, Pierce, Boozer, Dayao
Seeing that Chen Yan successfully entered the scene, the domestic media started to make a fuss.
You know, in the history of NBA, only 5 players entered the first team in their rookie season, namely Chamberlain, Big 0 Roberts, Baylor, Bird and Duncan.
These are all Hall of Fame players, and they are all ranked very high.
Today, Chen Yan's name was added to this list.
One day later.
The Defensive Player of the Year for the regular season was also announced, and it was won by Los Angeles Lakers All-Star Kevin Garnett.
Garnett himself is a player who is good at defense. He can defend inside and outside. He is very comprehensive.
After joining the Lakers, in order to pursue the championship, he lowered his stature, reduced the number of shots and took the initiative to do the dirty work. His efforts and contributions to the Lakers on the defensive end are obvious to all.
Later in the evening, the regular season MVP, the award that attracts the most attention from the outside world, was also announced!