On April 8, 2024, the CBA officially announced the awards of this season's regular season, with the Xinjiang team winning two awards of best player and best coach, and rookie Yang Hansen won three honors alone, becoming the most beautiful boy in the league. The traditional powerhouses Liaoning and Guangdong unfortunately failed to win any individual awards.
Regular Season Most Valuable Player: Abdusalam Abdul Rashit (Xinjiang Elite)
Abdul Salam Abdurixiti has been in full attendance for 52 regular season games this season. He stood out with his outstanding performance of 19 points, 10.2 rebounds and 4.4 assists per game. In Zhao Rui's long-term absence, he led the Xinjiang team to the second place in the league, both in terms of personal data and contribution to the team, which was unanimously recognized by the media and fans. This is the first time in his career that he has been named the MVP of the regular season, and he is also the second person of the Xinjiang team to be named the most valuable player of the regular season after Battle.
Regular Season International Player: Jared Sallinger (Shenzhen Marco Polo)
Jarred Sallinger has made 50 appearances for Shenzhen this season, and although he only started 6 times, he can contribute an average of 21.8 points, 11.3 rebounds and 4 assists per game. Often leading the bench to play, when teammates have a poor hand and score is blocked, it is often Sallinger who stepped up and took over the game. When his teammates did not protect the rebounds well, he also picked up 22 rebounds (against the Zhejiang men's basketball team). The award for the best international player award to Sullinger is precisely because of his contribution to the team at key moments.
Regular Season Defensive Player of the Year: Yang Hansen (Qingdao Guoxin Aquatic Products)
Youngster Yang Hansen, who has played in 51 regular season games this season, started every game. He averaged 15 points, 10.8 rebounds (including 2.5 rebounds), 3.9 assists, 0.7 steals and 2.2 blocks per game. Become the block king of the regular season this season, as well as the rebounding king among local players. His defensive ability has been widely recognized, and Yang Hansen's award for the best defensive player is the least controversial!
Most improved player in the regular season: Li Hongquan (Shanghai Jiushi)
Shanghai Jiushi's Li Hongquan won the Most Improved Player of the Regular Season award. He averaged just 4.9 points and 2.6 rebounds in 15.2 minutes per game in his rookie season. This season, Lee Hongquan has become the absolute main force of the team, doubling his playing time, points per game and rebounds, showing a strong momentum of improvement. In the end, he successfully defeated Zhang Yunmeng, Liao Sanning, Yuan Shuai, Sun Minghui and Lin Wei and other competitors to win the award.
Regular Season Sixth Man of the Year: Wu Qian (Zhejiang Chouzhou Golden Rent)
Wu Qian was once again named the Sixth Man of the Year, a result that caused a lot of controversy. This season, he is averaging 15.2 points, 3.2 rebounds, 4.9 assists and 1.7 steals in 31.3 minutes per game. Judging by such data, he is still very good. Many fans believe that although Wu Qian has been a substitute in most games (26 times this season), he is actually the core player of the team, and his tactical position is the same, and it feels a bit of a bully (joke) to be selected as the best sixth man. In addition, Wu Qian's form has declined a lot this year, and the most obvious color is that the three-point shooting rate is extremely unstable. Many netizens discussed that Zhang Ning or Han Dejun should be elected as the best sixth person.
Star Player of the Year: Yang Hansen (Qingdao Guoxin Aquatic Products)
As mentioned earlier, Yang Hansen's election was the most uncontroversial, and in his rookie season at the age of 18, he became the league's block king, the rebounding king among local players, and was also selected for the best domestic player team (first team). With his outstanding performance, he also attracted NBA scouts to inspect the scene, and this kind of performance definitely deserves the title of the best star player. It's not too much to say he's a few streets ahead of the other candidates!
Best Coach: Qiu Biao (Xinjiang Elite)
Qiu Biao led the team to a record of 41 wins and 11 losses this season, ranking second in the regular season, and the team's winning rate reached 78.8%! As the most important reinforcement of the season, Zhao Rui has been absent due to injury for a long time, and Qiu Biao led the team to still rank second in the regular season and is expected to compete for the playoff championship. This is enough to make the award of Best Coach convincing!
In addition, the official CBA website also announced the best team of the season
Best Team of Domestic Players
First team: Yang Hansen (Qingdao Guoxin Aquatic Products), Hu Jinqiu (Zhejiang East Sunshine Medicine), Abdusalam (Xinjiang Yilit), Sun Minghui (Zhejiang East Sunshine Medicine), Zhao Jiwei (Liaoning Bengang)
Second lineup: Yu Jiahao (Zhejiang Chouzhou Golden Leasing), Zhang Zhenlin (Liaoning Bengang), Qi Lin (Xinjiang Elite), Cui Yongxi (Guangzhou Longshi), Hu Mingxuan (Guangdong South China Tigers)
International Team of the Year: Jared Sallinger (Shenzhen Marco Polo), David James (Tianjin Pioneers), Marial Shayok (Shandong High-speed), Antonio Blakeney (Nanjing First Row Sujiu), Miles Powell (Qingdao Guoxin Aquatic Products)
Overall, the Xinjiang team performed well in the regular season this season, winning a number of important awards. As a rookie player, Yang Hansen's performance is even more eye-catching, winning three awards. In contrast, traditional powerhouses Liaoning and Guangdong were slightly disappointed and failed to win any individual awards.
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