Before the playoffs started, the team blocked the players' ways to contact the outside world, hoping that the players can focus on playing without distraction.

However, for the players of the playoff team, the closed training in the first two days was a waste. When the playoffs started, when the media reception was held, everything I had done before was in vain.

On April 20, at 3 pm, the Bucks held a unique media reception at Bradley Center.

The Bucks core players such as He Li naturally attended the reception.

At the reception, more than 300 media outlets pointed their guns and short cannons at He Li and others, and their eyes were hot, as if they were about to eat people.

He Li claimed that he had received dozens of post-match interviews, but this was the first time he had seen this scene today.

I have to say that the playoffs and the regular season are different.

The formerly awesome USA Today and Sports Illustrated also sent people here.

If it weren't for the Bucks representative He Li's rejection, these two companies would even ask He Li to do an exclusive interview.

Afterwards, Jeff Austin complained to He Li for a long time: "It's over.

But in the future, you must discuss this with me.

I will negotiate with the Bucks, I can’t let them delay you!”

Afterwards, He Li learned from Jeff Austin that USA Today and Sports Illustrated are best-selling newspapers and magazines across the United States.

The former is the first daily newspaper in the United States, while the latter is the top five magazines in the United States and the highest sales of sports weekly magazines.

The two have more than 20 million audiences, making them traditional print media giants.

The celebrities who can be valued by these two media and log in to these two newspapers and magazines are all strong people of the same era and top stars.

Both are newspapers and magazines, and the influence of these two companies in the United States is not inferior to that of Time.

Therefore, accepting interviews from these two companies has greatly improved He Li's popularity and personality, and of course, what is more important is its commercial value.

In other words, what the Bucks Gang He Li pushed out was not only two simple interviews, but also contained commercial value worth tens of millions.

However, He Li is going to play in the playoffs. As long as he plays well in the playoffs, the Bucks can rush to the finals. The guy who "loves to answer" before will still come to him with a licking face and taking the initiative to come.

He Li was not worried at all, and his value that originally belonged to was rejected.

Having said that, the playoffs are about to start, and the Bucks held this media reception at this critical moment, mainly to give a simple explanation to the more than 300 media present today.

Today, the Bucks have a game to play. Before the playoffs begin, the Bucks will talk about what they can say first and eat a wave of traffic first.

As for what happens in the future, it is also the business of the players, coaches, and teams.

Basically every team will have such a link, and even before every playoff game starts.

For teams located in the small ball market, this link is very important.

This is also an extremely important opportunity to become famous for the stars.

McGrady's classic quote: "I'm already thinking about the opponent in the next round!"

It was said on this occasion.

It’s because there are so many people in the world that they know.

He Li is not that sexy. Basically, it is only when others ask questions, but He Li will answer.

Actually, it’s nothing. After the regular season, all regular season awards will be announced one after another in the playoffs.

Many of the awards are selected by media reporters.

But there are some that do not need to be chosen and can be seen at a glance.

Awards such as scoring kings, rebounding kings, assist kings, blocking kings, and stealing kings will be announced early in the first round of the playoffs.

Anyway, I can't hide it. I don't need to make it official. The NBA will not need to be officially announced. Major media will count it themselves, and both players and fans will know it.

Of course, the above awards have nothing to do with He Li.

Although He Li scored, rebounds and assists, he was more than a little different from the scoring king, rebounding king and assists king.

Some reporters felt sorry for He Li, but He Li didn't think so.

He Li is still young, and it’s not that he doesn’t have the opportunity to win these honors.

However, compared to the real data honors, He Li cares more about the honors selected by the reporter.

In fact, the reporters present also had this idea. The reporters decided the ranking of the stars and the reporters selected the heroes in their minds. This is a very pleasant and indulgent thing.

However, even the awards that can be selected are mostly undesirable to He Li.

Apart from the Best Rookie and Best Rookie Team, it is difficult for He Li to compete for other regular season honors.

Although He Li can get votes for the regular season MVP, best lineup and best defensive team from reporters, it is very unfair to He Li, who is just a first-year rookie.

In addition, for He Li, the most unfair thing is MIP, that is, the player award for the fastest progress.

The fastest-progress player award is usually awarded to rookies, and is usually given to players who have completely evolved from rookies to stars in the season.

MIP is a new star certification and is usually more popular than the best rookie.

After all, MIP selects one person from the last four seasons, and the best rookie is to select one person in one season. The former is more stringent in the selection and the competition is more intense.

There are many inspirational stories in the NBA. Some players are from undrafts and second round picks, and some are from the end and middle of the first round, and suddenly become an All-Star after playing for two or three years.

Just talk about Kobe, he was obviously the No. 13 pick in the first round, and he only averaged 7.6 points, 1.9 rebounds and 1.3 assists per game in the rookie season.

If Kobe participated in the draft in his small ball era, he would definitely be criticized by most fans: "What kind of NBA is this? Find an electronics factory to work!"

As a result, Kobe's rookie in the third grade averaged 19.9 points, 5.3 rebounds and 3.8 assists per game! Then he achieved success with O'Neal and became the Lakers' star.

If he didn't open his eyes, who would have thought that Kobe, who seemed to be the "Sleeping Dragon and Phoenix Chicken" back then, could reach this level?

The MIP is prepared for stars like Kobe. Of course, Kobe did not get MIP. Kobe, who has achieved success, does not need MIP to add icing on the cake.

But what about He Li? This is He Li's first season. He Li has scored superstar data averaging 26.1 points, 8.8 rebounds, 7.9 assists per game.

He Li is the most qualified rookie this season to get MIP. If He Li doesn't get MIP this season, he will never have a chance to get it in his life, just like the No. 21 rookie.

After all, it is not difficult to increase the player from averaging 6 points per game to an average of 16 points per game.

But it is not that simple to increase from 16 points per game to 26 points.

These days, outside players average 20 points per game with a shooting percentage of 40%, average 25 points per game with a shooting percentage of 45%, average 30 points per game with a shooting percentage of 50%.

From averaging 16 points per game to an average of 26 points per game, it can also be regarded as the evolution of a star to a superstar.

But He Li has averaged 26 points per game. If He Li wants to get MIP next season, he may have to average 36 points per game.

Just look at the Spurs' No. 21 rookie. Playing in a strong team with a reasonable configuration, even if a superstar averages 30 points per game, he usually can only average 25 points per game, otherwise he will hurt the team.

Regardless of whether the Bucks can win the championship this season, if the Bucks want to continue to compete for the championship, He Li cannot make random moves.

So, He Li is basically gone. Because there is a hidden rule for MIP selection, that is, rookies cannot be nominated for the first year...

It’s not unreasonable for Duncan, the No. 21 rookie.

It is estimated that for a long time after that, He Li will stay on the spot. The data has not changed much, and there is no place for people to make people feel that they are improving. They will be rookies all the way to the end.

In fact, He Li has accepted his fate, but a reporter at the scene said that He Li was wronged: "There are still some loopholes in the NBA selection rules.

Once upon a time, Tim Duncan was unable to obtain MIP in the rookie season and was controversial.

There is no doubt that in the 97-98 season, Tim Duncan was the best rookie and the most qualified player to get MIP.

This year, you are the same, but you cannot run for the election because of the selection rules.

Do you care about not being able to obtain MIP?”

He Li shrugged and spread his hands when he answered: "Since I entered the league, I knew I was insulated from this award."

This is how O'Neal, Duncan, and Carter came here. He Li missed MIP because of the rules, and it was not unacceptable.

If you really want to say something that makes me feel uncomfortable, then it’s MVP!

Although the MVP has not been announced yet, He Li knows very well that no matter how good his data is, there is no chance.

In NBA history, two people won MVPs in their rookie seasons, one of which was Chamberlain and the other was Wes Unseld, both in ancient times.

However, it is precisely because Wes Unseldra lowered the quality of rookie MVP that even if Jabbar performed well, he would not be able to win the MVP in his rookie season.

The Magicians are the same after that. They obviously have the strength of FMVP in the rookie season, but they just cannot win the MVP in the rookie season.

In recent years, it has been Duncan. Although the Spurs have deliberately made a bad move after Duncan joined the Spurs, the Spurs' record has indeed improved greatly, and Duncan's personal data is also gorgeous.

This year's Bucks and He Li are a replica of the Spurs and Duncan in the 1997-98 season.

Duncan has no chance, so He Li has no chance either.

Although He Li knew very well, he was just unhappy with this sticking to the rules.

Whoever is better is better? Isn’t it better to be fair?

But this is the case in the world. Many times there is no fairness at all, and you can only break everything with your strength.

...

"Bus, you don't know if you can play today?"

"That's right. How to arrange troops in the playoffs is the coach's business. I'm just a player, and what I say doesn't count."
To be continued...