Chapter 340 FMVP

After the championship trophy ceremony, the FMVP selection followed immediately.

This result was even less suspenseful than the championship itself.

Kawhi Leonard averaged 28 points, 10 rebounds, 5.1 assists, 2 steals, and 1.2 blocks per game in the Finals, with a 50.1% field goal percentage and 39% from three-point range.

His stats were not only the best on the Spurs, but also surpassed Giannis Antetokounmpo on the opposing team, making him the most outstanding player in the Finals.

When the final results were announced, Leonard received 9 out of 11 votes, successfully winning the Finals MVP.

This was also the first time he had won this honor in his career.

After receiving his first individual FMVP trophy, he delivered his acceptance speech.

In his speech, he thanked many people, from his deceased father to his family, mother, and sister, to the team owner CCX, to the coaching staff, teammates, and fans...

Like his big brother Tang Tian in the past, he was extremely humble after winning the award.

And at the end of his speech, he gave special thanks to one more person.

"Finally, I think the person I should thank the most is someone who couldn't be here but is still very important, Tang."

When Tang Tian's name was mentioned, the cheers at the scene reached a new peak.

Everyone knew the relationship between Leonard and Tang Tian, and Leonard's thanks to Tang Tian at the end of his speech showed his respect for Tang Tian.

This sentence was also expected by many people.

But the next sentence greatly exceeded everyone's expectations.

"I thank him not only for the advice and help he has given me in my career, not only because he plays the role of a mentor in my life, but also because it was his retirement that gave me this opportunity (referring to winning the championship)."

After he said this, the whole place was filled with laughter.

This was very un-Leonard.

"We all know that if he was still playing, none of us would have the chance to win the championship."

The laughter quickly turned into cheers and applause.

Leonard's words were very un-Leonard, but what he said was completely correct.

Tang Tian was a more dominant player than Jordan, and the past four consecutive championships had already explained everything.

If he hadn't retired, the Pelicans' five consecutive championships would have been a certainty.

"Actually, I will smile, as long as you don't keep a straight face when you face me next time, you know, I can't keep talking like this alone."

After Leonard finished speaking, he let out a burst of magical laughter, which immediately made all the fans at the scene laugh.

This speech was very un-Leonard, but perhaps it was the real Leonard.

After winning the championship as the team's core, he finally unloaded the burden on his shoulders, and finally let go of his father's death.

The deceased is gone, and his father must also hope that he can live happily.

At least at this moment of winning the championship, he was happy.

Tang Tian didn't go to the scene, but he listened to this speech in his manor.

He also felt the change in Leonard, and he was sincerely happy for Leonard.

You have to know that not everyone can let go of this kind of thing.

He didn't call, but just sent Leonard a very interesting text message.

"Kid, don't be so proud, if you keep being proud, I'll come back next season, ┗(▔, ▔)┛"

After sending the text message, the live broadcast of the awards ceremony was almost over.

He turned off the TV and then went to be with his two sons.

After putting the two children to sleep, he came back and saw that Leonard had already replied to his text message.

It seemed that even though it was a crazy championship night, Leonard was still paying attention to his phone.

Seeing the content of Leonard's reply, Tang Tian was first stunned, and then couldn't help but laugh out loud.

Leonard was really no longer the Leonard he knew.

"Bro, please don't, I still want to win another championship, (*w＼*)"

Shaking his head and putting down his phone, Tang Tian then walked to the balcony to get some air.

Not to mention, Leonard's words made his hands itch a little.

He couldn't help but call the nanny in to watch the children, and then sent text messages to his hard-training brothers one by one.

"Guys, the season is over, training camp starts!"

As soon as he sent this message, it immediately blew up.

They all thought Tang Tian was going to make a comeback, and the phones rang one after another.

But Tang Tian's answer was still the same as before, he had no plans to return next season.

But he told them about his plan to come back and play in the Olympics.

There was actually nothing to hide about this.

Although he hadn't played a professional game for more than a year, he didn't want to miss the Olympics, especially since this year's Olympics were being held in Japan.

Although Tang Tian had retired, the brotherhood of the hard-training brothers had always been there, and even because Tang Tian had more time, they would occasionally get together in private, and their relationship had become even deeper.

When he called, Walker, Thompson, Irving, Butler, Drummond, and Davis all came.

Of course, in addition to their deep feelings, the others were actually also training and preparing.

The U.S. team had lost the Olympic and World Championship titles in a row, and this year the Basketball Association had done a lot of work, and even managed to get James to join.

The hard-training six brothers were also on the roster, and although the U.S. team's training camp hadn't started yet, they were all maintaining their form, preparing to win glory for the country.

When Tang Tian, the boss, responded, they naturally all came over.

As a result, Tang Tian's manor gymnasium was filled with sweaty men, accompanied by rough shouts, and a melee was constantly being staged.

It had to be said that Tang Tian's weight and body fat percentage were still up to standard. Although he had a belly and his abilities had weakened somewhat, he was still beating his younger brothers.

"This is outrageous, outrageous."

Thompson, the eternally abused younger brother, was depressed after being beaten.

So their hard training was not as good as Tang Tian's playing at home!

Looking at Tang Tian's figure, he didn't look like O'Neal at his peak at all!

At first, no one knew that Tang Tian was preparing for training, but as they, one by one, the superstars, gathered together, they were slowly photographed by the media.

As a result, it was hyped up on social media. Some people said that Tang Tian would return next season, and suddenly a group of people felt that Tang Tian was going to return as the king next season.

The entire league exploded.

The Spurs team opened champagne again to celebrate after a week.

What Leonard said after the Finals was really going to come true, they were going to be the only team to steal a championship in the years without Tang Tian.

In other words, if Tang Tian came back and won another five or six consecutive championships, they would be like the Rockets back then, becoming a king team standing between the consecutive championships of the greatest player in history, in an extremely eye-catching position.

The other teams that didn't win the championship, the Lakers, Bucks, Clippers... etc., were all wailing.

In the only years of Tang Tian's retirement, they had failed to seize this opportunity, and after missing this opportunity, they might never have such an opportunity again!

You have to know that even after retiring for a year, Tang Tian was only 28 years old!