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Crazy Night! The best defensive team was announced, the Nuggets signed the new coach, Harden congratulates Zubac

On May 23, the NBA playoffs are in full swing, and another crazy night off the court has been in full swing. The league announced the best defensive team, the new best defensive player Mobley led the lead, and the new Rockets star Amen was also successfully selected; the Nuggets officially signed the new coach, and the acting coach Adelman won the trust and successfully won the regular; Clippers player Zubac was successfully selected for the second team of the best defensive team, and Harden also congratulated him at the first time.

NBA officially announced the 2024-25 season All-Defensive Team, first team: Mobley, Daniels, Mengmeng Green, Amen Thompson and Doulter; second team: Zubac, Gobert, Jaylen Williams, Kamara and Jaylen Jackson.

In the specific vote, the Xinke Best Defensive Player won 99 first votes and 1 second vote, while the steal King Daniels won 91 first votes and 191 points.

Among them, Rockets star Amen Thompson has also created many history, becoming the fifth player in the Rockets' history to be selected for the best defensive team, and is also the youngest player in the history of the team, only 22 years and 113 days. Amen averaged 14.1 points, 8.2 rebounds, 1.4 steals and 1.3 blocks per game in the regular season, and his performance was still very strong. The Rockets also had high expectations for him and were also a non-sale product of the team.

Nuggets officially announced that Adelman Jr. will become the team's new head coach and the two sides have officially reached an agreement. After the Nuggets fired Malone, Adelman served as the acting coach, with 3 wins and 0 losses in the regular season, and played in two consecutive rounds of the playoffs to tiebreak, eliminating the Clippers 4-3 in the first round, and regrettingly losing to the Thunder 3-4 in the second round. Such performance also allowed the Nuggets to make a decision quickly, and he will serve as the official head coach next season.

In the best defensive lineup, Clippers center Zubac was successfully selected for the second team, which is also the first time he has won the honor in his career. After winning the award, Harden also forwarded the news of his election and congratulated him, which was inseparable from his contributions. They successfully connected many times this season. In addition, Zubac's performance this season is well deserved, averaging 16.8 points, 12.6 rebounds, 1.1 steals and 1.6 blocks per game. It is the pillar of the team's defensive system. Facing Jokic in the playoffs has also caused him great trouble.