NBA's King of Talking

Chapter 653 The 5th MVP

"Congratulations, Jia Fei, you've won three consecutive championships! My God, your dream has finally come true!" Lin Ning, who was on the video call, was so excited that tears welled up in his eyes.

"Yes, Xiao Ning, I really want to sleep for three days and three nights right now, without thinking about anything. I'm really tired after these three years!" Jia Fei let out a long breath, his tone becoming somewhat lazy.

The three-peat did leave him feeling exhausted, but he was still very happy. He plans to take a vacation and rest for a while, avoiding basketball to allow his energy and mental fatigue to recover.

The consecutive Finals meant that Jia Fei had played many more high-intensity games than many players who didn't play in the playoffs in recent years, and the resulting exertion was enormous. Even an iron man like him developed some minor injuries, and he needs to use this offseason to recover properly.

Because they are still suffering from a severe cold, there won't be any championship parade, which is somewhat disappointing for the Clippers, since this is a championship that officially established their dynasty.

After the Clippers won the championship, the awards ceremony originally scheduled after the Finals was canceled, and the league directly announced the winners of the awards.

On October 12, the NBA officially announced a series of awards for the regular season.

The most prestigious award among them—the regular season MVP—is once again won by Jia Fei!

There was no suspense whatsoever!

Although Jia Fei has won this award for three consecutive years, his near-perfect performance this season led his team to first place in the league in the regular season, dominating both his basic and advanced stats. Even if the league didn't really want to give him the award, they couldn't completely ignore the issue of fairness. In short, Jia Fei's biggest weakness isn't in his skills or the team's record, but simply because of player fatigue.

Besides the issue of player fatigue, Jia Fei also lacks a truly formidable competitor. The only real rival is Giannis Antetokounmpo of the Milwaukee Bucks in the East. Giannis boasts the best stats and record in the East, and the league has been heavily promoting him; he's getting a lot of calls for his drives. However, Giannis's problem is his rough offensive technique. As a forward, he's often left wide open beyond the three-point line, and his playing style is simply reckless and aggressive. While it looks powerful, he doesn't have many effective counters when he can't establish a foothold in half-court offense. Even the former "Running Man" (a popular Chinese basketball player) was criticized for his poor shooting and jump shot during his peak, but compared to him, "Running Man's" jump shot was far superior.

It's truly unbelievable how they're only standing out because of their competitors!

This is Jia Fei's fifth regular season MVP in his NBA career, officially surpassing Running Man and tying Michael Jordan's record.

Jia Fei is only 28 years old, and he has a great chance to surpass Jordan and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar in the future to become the player with the most regular season MVP awards in NBA history.

The players selected for the All-NBA First Team are Jia Fei, Running Man, Harden, Giannis Antetokounmpo, and Anthony Davis.

This marks Jia Fei's sixth All-NBA selection and his fifth First Team selection. However, in terms of the number of First Team selections, he doesn't rank among the top in NBA history. After all, he hasn't played that many seasons, and there are many stars ahead of him with over 10 First Team selections, such as the Black Snake, Running Man, and Old Rogue.

Earning All-NBA First Team selections requires more seasons. Jia Fei entered the league in 2011, so it's less than 10 seasons now. He spent the early part of his career on the bench, then as a substitute, until he became a starter with the Hawks, even missing a season due to injury. From his time with the Hawks until now, he's consistently performed exceptionally well. His disadvantage is that he hasn't played enough seasons. With a few more seasons, he could accumulate these accolades.

This season's DPOY award ultimately went to Giannis Antetokounmpo, and Jia Fei failed to retain the title.

Although Jia Fei's advanced defensive stats are outstanding, his offense sometimes makes people overlook his defense. He and his supporters aren't too bothered that he didn't win the Defensive Player of the Year award again; after all, winning this award is enough, and it's inherently disadvantageous for a guard to compete against a center for it.

The players selected for the All-Defensive First Team are Gobert, Chase, Giannis Antetokounmpo, Jia Fei, and Jrue Holiday.

Jia Fei has been selected for the first defense!

The league didn't award Jia Fei the Defensive Player of the Year trophy, but they still acknowledged his defensive abilities; his selection to the All-Defensive First Team speaks for itself.

Compared to last season, Jia Fei has won almost all the honors he could get this season, except for losing the DPOY award, which is basically the same as last season.

Jia Fei was quite satisfied with all of this. He couldn't guarantee that he could win all the honors, but winning three consecutive championships and establishing a dynasty would already be very good. Sometimes you can't ask for too much.

Back in Los Angeles, Clippers owner Steve Ballmer hosted a dinner to celebrate the team's victory. At the dinner, he kept his promise and distributed extra championship bonuses to everyone, much to their delight.

That night, Ballmer also drank too much. He was genuinely overjoyed; he never imagined his team would establish a dynasty, something he wouldn't have dared to dream of before. And it all started when he defied all opposition to invite Jia Fei to join the team. He unconditionally trusted Jia Fei and the "Logo Man," entrusting them with the reins of the team, and they truly brought him a dynasty.

As for the promised prize money, it's really nothing to him, just a drop in the ocean. He has plenty of money; if money could buy a championship, his house probably wouldn't be able to hold it all.

Compared to the Lakers, the Clippers' resources are not as good. But if you compare the wealth of the owners, the entire Buss family combined wouldn't be enough to beat Ballmer.

So Lakers fans shouldn't be too harsh on Jeanie Buss. The Lakers are a historically great team, but the Buss family's wealth is really not among the top in the NBA's 30 team owners.

Jia Fei was also a bit drunk. He didn't know how much he had drunk or smoked tonight. But he was happy, so he couldn't help but have a few more drinks.

As for next season, Jia Fei doesn't have any ideas yet. He'll definitely try his best to keep the core championship roster; breaking up the roster is a big no-no. If he really can't keep everyone, there's nothing he can do. The NBA isn't a game; competitive sports and the nature of contracts dictate that there can't be any factionalism or favoritism. Even Art Mayok, his ability doesn't justify a big contract, so he can only take a minimum salary. For the sake of the team, there's nothing he can do.

On this point, Jia Fei and Logo Man share the same overall idea. They haven't discussed the off-season yet; they're focused on enjoying the championship and putting other things aside for now.

After Jia Fei won the championship and established the Clippers' first dynasty, many of his critics seemed to disappear overnight. Now, if you say anything negative about Jia Fei and his Clippers online, you'll be attacked by a mob. The critics probably know this, so they've temporarily gone into hiding.