The Celtics defeated the Mavericks 106-88 at home to defeat their opponents with a score of 4-1 and win the 2023-2024 NBA championship, with Jaylen Brown winning the FMVP.
This is the 18th championship in the history of the Celtics, and the core of the Celtics' championship is Jaylen Brown and Jayson Tatum.
It is worth mentioning that this is the fourth consecutive year in the NBA, and the core players who have won the championship are all from their own drafts, which can be said to be the end of the era of "taking shortcuts".
In 2021, the Bucks won the championship, and the core is Brother Alphabet.
In 2022, the Warriors won the championship, and the core was Curry.
In 2023, the Nuggets will win the championship, and the core is Jokic.
The 2024 Celtics will win the championship, and the core will be Jaylen Brown & Jayson Tatum.
The Warriors drafted Curry in 2009 and won the championship in 2015 in six years. The Bucks drafted Antetokounmpo in 2013 and won the championship in 2021 in eight years. The Nuggets drafted Jokic in 2014 and won the championship in 2023 in nine years. The Celtics drafted Jaylen Brown and Jayson Tatum in 2016 and 2017 to win the championship in 2024, which will take 7-8 years.
The common denominator is that the rookie he selected as the core, after years of hard work and waiting, finally won the championship.
In contrast, the core of the Lakers winning the championship in 2020 is James and Davis, 1 joined in 2018 and 1 in 2019, which took 1-2 years.
In 2019, the Raptors won the championship, and the core was Leonard, who joined in 2018 and took 1 year.
The Warriors won the championship in 2017-2018, and there was also the reason why Durant joined in 2017, which took 1 year.
In 2016, the Cavaliers won the championship, and the core was James, who joined in 2014 and took 2 years.
The 2012-2013 Heat won the championship, and there was a reason why James joined in 2011, which took 2 years.
It can be seen that it will take 6-9 years for the core to win the championship by relying on the draft. And to win the championship by taking shortcuts, it usually takes 1-2 years.
Such an obvious difference has also given some NBA stars the idea of "taking shortcuts", among them: James won the championship 4 times, Durant won the championship 2 times, all by "changing teams" and taking shortcuts, from changing teams to winning the championship, sometimes it only takes 1 season, at most 2 seasons.
After James/Durant, there were some stars who followed suit, such as Paul George, James Harden, etc., but they didn't work well and failed to win the championship.
Of course, there are also stars who choose to stick to it, such as Brother Alphabet!
From 2009 to 2010, James was the MVP of Lianzhuang, but the Cavaliers could not enter the Finals, and then James chose to leave.
In 2019-2020, Brother Alphabet was the MVP of Lianzhuang, but the Bucks couldn't enter the finals, and Brother Alphabet chose to stick to it.
In 2021, the Bucks won the championship, and Brother Alphabet won the FMVP, judging from the results, it is a victory, and he told the world that don't be afraid of failure, even if you don't leave the team, you can win the championship. Although the process has a stepping factor in.
In 2022, the Warriors won the championship, Curry got the FMVP, and he told the world that the Warriors could win the championship even without Durant.
In 2023, the Nuggets won the championship, Jokic won the FMVP, and he told the world that it doesn't matter if his teammates are injured, he can wait for him to recover and grow before winning the championship, instead of abandoning his teammates and leaving the team.
In 2024, the Celtics won the championship, Brown got the FMVP, he told the world that sticking to the team can not only get a high salary, but also win the championship, Tatum missed the FMVP, he told the world that the championship is the most important, the team victory is the most important, and it is shameful to deliberately lose for personal gain.
The NBA has finally ended the era of "taking shortcuts", and among the young players, there are still many stars who stick to it, and they will see more hope.