This is what the new trophies the NBA will offer look like.
The NBA is starting to spin the second round of its postseason, and with it, some of those innovations began to come elevating the American league as one of the most popular of the world. This year, and for its 75th anniversarythe NBA will show some design and salute to its great figures.
From the addition of Ginobili to the Hall of Fame, to the news that Nikola Jokic will win the regular season MVP award again, There have been several NBA announcements accompanying this closing of the Play-offs. The fact is that despite the fact that every day we are approaching the end of the semifinals of the Conference, the news of the day goes elsewhere.
The NBA has revealed today a collection of trophies designed for the postseasonand where the creative process included artists Victor Solomon and Tiffany & Co. “They were named in honor of NBA legends who helped shape the league.and that represents postseason excellence standards ”, explained the spokespersons who released the news.
The first to give away are the Larry Bird and Earvin “Magic” Johnson trophies, which will honor the MVPs of the Eastern and Western Conference respectively. They have a simple and aesthetic design, and have been well received by NBA fans, who hope that the first of these awards will be in the hands of Joel Embiid -Pivot of the Philadelphia 76ers-.
It should be noted that both trophies – almost identical, and differing only by the inscriptions on their bases – have the same design, and have a network of 24 carat gold vermeil in its supporting structure, is 35 centimeters tall and weighs an estimated 2 kilograms. Regarding the use of his name on the trophy, Larry Bird is “very honored”.
The re-issuance of the remaining NBA trophies
With the birth of the Larry Bird and Earvin “Magic” Johnson trophies, they were added to the re -release of other competition awards, the league champions, conference champions, and of course, the NBA Finals MVP. They were delivered for some time, but for this anniversary, they suffered an edition in their details.
The league champion trophy, named in honor of Larry O’Brien -the NBA’s third commissioner-, measures 65 cm tall and weighs approximately 13 kg, and with its new additions it has evolved in various aspects. The same, deepens the emphasis on sterling silver of its structure, and also has a notorious reform at its base.
In addition, a trophy that has a big relevance to this award is the Bill Russell Trophy -given to the MVP of the NBA Finals-, which stands 44 cm tall and weighs 5 kg, and according to the statement: “finished today in gold vermeil to match the Larry O’Brien Trophyand features similar masking, showing net and ball channels. “
Finally, the Bob Cousy and Oscar Robertson trophies appeared. The same, delivered to the champions of each Conference, undergo almost imperceptible changes in their structure. When asked about the recognition, Robertson assured: “This trophy represents me not only in the effort to make a better league, but also all the efforts of future trophy winners“.
In this way, the NBA continues to provide something to talk about in the middle of an important moment of the season, where 8 franchises will aspire to get the best 4 teams in the league. The truth is while waiting for some conference finals that could begin on Mondaythe NBA had great detail with its fans by announcing the re-release of these historic trophies.
Source: Clarin
