Chapter 1568 The Defensive Light of Outside Players
"Damn, triple quality, awesome!" - Farmar.
"NICE brother, Howard collapsed in the bathroom crying." - Fisher.
"The judges are knowledgeable, they know who is better!" - Gasol.
"He is really the light of our third position. I can't agree to it if you don't take it!" - Artest.
"Congratulations, fuck, when will these judges give me the best defense." - Kobe Bryant.
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The Lakers players were naturally very happy to receive this good news as soon as they got off the plane. They immediately expressed their congratulations to Ji Feng, but Kobe was more direct. As the boss of the team, he waved his hand and announced that he had reserved the game for lunch.
And Kupchak also timely provided the team's rewards. Because he broke through the first round, the team was awarded 500,000 US dollars. Although it doesn't seem like much, as long as he continues to win, it will be a matter of time before the bonus is doubled by more than ten times.
Because Ji Feng won the best defensive player here, he received an additional reward of 500,000 US dollars from the team. This was stated in the contract. When Ji Feng won such things as the best defensive player, the regular season When MVP and other official awards are given, they will receive bonuses ranging from 500,000 to 1 million.
This is very similar to the contract Ji Feng signed with UA, except that UA gave more and the scope was wider. Apart from anything else, so far this season, Ji Feng’s accumulated bonuses from UV have reached tens of millions. If If he wins the regular season MVP and the championship after Ji Feng, it may be doubled directly.
Coupled with abnormal endorsements and salary, as well as the share of sneakers, this kind of income has allowed Ji Feng to sit at the top of the NBA revenue list for three consecutive years. The only people in the entire NBA who can compete with him are those who have retired for many years. Mr. Qiao is old, and in the sports world, perhaps only boxer 'Pretty Boy' Mayweather can rival Ji Feng.
Of course, this is just the income as an athlete. If Ji Feng’s investment and business money are included, sports festivals around the world will have to go back a little bit. After all, in the latest Forbes rankings, Ji Feng is worth a full 2.5 billion. US dollars, this kind of financial resources, are no longer within the scope of ordinary players.
Of course, all the third parties who take money from Ji Feng do so willingly. After all, Ji Feng is not only a qualified and conscientious spokesperson, but the endorsement effect is also just right. If you don’t believe it, just look at the skyrocketing stock price in the past three years. UA tripled its value, signing Ji Feng and tying Ji Feng to their tank is considered to be the greatest deal in UA history.
Okay, let's get back to the topic. For Ji Feng, money is now more of a number. Compared with getting 100 million, being the Defensive Player of the Year for three consecutive years brings him more intense pleasure.
This is the first and only three-consecutive Defensive Player of the Year in history. This makes Ji Feng a big step forward in the title of Best Defender. Moreover, he is also an outside player, which makes this even more important. The three companies appear to be in great condition.
After all, in the history of the best defensive players, except for outside players, they are obviously not as valued as inside players.
Ji Feng also surpassed the defensive giants such as Moncrief, Rodman, Olajuwon and Mourning, and ranked second only to Mutombo and Big Ben in terms of the number of awards won. The third in history.
It would be an understatement to say he is the strongest perimeter defender in history.
Of course, the biggest pity here is Ben. He won the Defensive Player of the Year four times in the five seasons from 2002 to 2006. If Artest hadn't come out of nowhere, Ben would have become the best defensive player in history. monument.
Uncle Mu also won the best defensive award three times in the four seasons from 1994 to 1998, and won the award again in the 00-01 season. This time it was Payton who broke the monopoly.
Therefore, although Ben and Uncle Mu tied for first place 4 times, they failed to win the Defensive Player of the Year for three consecutive years until Ji Feng broke the fate of not being able to win the Defensive Player of the Year for three consecutive years this year!
In fact, it was very thrilling for Ji Feng to win the award this time, because before the game many people were optimistic that Howard could break Ji Feng's two-year monopoly on the best defensive player.
Howard's defensive statistics this season are 13.2 rebounds and 2.8 blocks per game. He is the league's rebounding leader and block leader. In the history of the league, those who have topped these two statistics in a single season include Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Bill Walton. , Olajuwon and Ben Wallace.
This is also the second consecutive season that he has won the rebounding and shot-blocking titles. For any opponent, Howard sitting in the paint means a nightmare. The Magic's opponents' shooting percentage this season is only 43.8%.
In addition, Warcraft lost to Ji Feng last season, so many people think that Howard may win the award for the first time this season.
Judging from the voting results that Ji Feng saw later, many people indeed voted for Howard. A total of 122 reporters participated in this voting. The first-place vote received 5 points, and the second-place vote received 3 points. The third place vote will receive 1 point.
Ji Feng got 66 of the first-place votes, while Howard got the remaining 56. Gerald Wallace, who came in third, got none.
This also caused Ji Feng to beat Howard with a 43-point advantage in the end and win his third Defensive Player of the Year award!
This also caused some controversy later. Many Warcraft supporters believed that Howard's performance was worthy of being awarded the best defensive player.
Howard himself said unhappily: "Yes, I missed it again, but I knew it a long time ago because I'm not that famous yet. People always like to vote for the more famous person. What I have to do now is forget about this." Everything, get back into the next game.”
However, Ji Feng also has many supporters. After all, regardless of the team's record, just talking about personal statistics, Ji Feng is the league's steal leader, and his blocks and rebounds are all among the top ten in the league, even higher than most inside players. The success rate is also very high, limiting the opponent's shooting percentage per game to as high as 34.2, which is much higher than Howard. There is really nothing wrong with winning the best defense with such data.
Kobe Bryant said bluntly: "Those who question Ji Feng are all fools. The main reason Ji Feng's rebounding and shot blocking are not as good as Howard's is that Ji Feng is not a center, that's all. In terms of defensive difficulty, Ji Feng is more than a little more difficult than him."
Kobe's remarks also received support from many people. Olajuwon, who has won the Defensive Player of the Year twice, said: "If we talk about defense alone, Ji Feng is definitely the best in the league in individual defense, and his overall defense is the best in the league." He is also more versatile. If you take into account his ability to score and organize, what is the best defense?”
Ji Feng also responded to Howard's remarks; "Maybe last season didn't teach him enough lessons and he felt he was strong enough. Then come to the finals and give it a try. I can wait and leave the rest to you." to judge.”
Ji Feng issued a challenge in a domineering manner. He didn't need what Howard said at all. All he had to do was to fight back and kick his ass on the court!
But this has to wait for two months. Now, all they have to do is wait for their opponents in the next round.