Tang Tian was elected Union President, and the Union Vice Presidents were replaced as well.
Iguodala became the Union's First Vice President, while Brogdon, Jaylen Brown, and Biyombo also became Vice Presidents for the new term.
Like the previous terms, this one would last four years.
The news was quickly announced and received unanimous approval from the players.
Over the past four years, after Paul became Union President, James had become First Vice President, while Anthony and Wade were also among the Vice Presidents.
That had drawn plenty of dissatisfaction from mid-tier players.
So the Players' Union was basically the private union of you Banana Boat Brothers?
Although that dissatisfaction had not been voiced publicly, there had certainly been no shortage of doubts.
But in this election, aside from Tang Tian, none of the others were from the Brothers of Hard Work.
Such a lineup naturally put those concerns to rest.
With Tatum regains control of the League and Tang Tian becoming Union President, the NBA's string of offseason developments greatly encouraged the fans.
They became increasingly eager for the new season.
However, before the award ceremony ended, the doors to the new season had not officially opened yet.
On June 20, U.S. time, two days before draft night, the NBA held its first season award ceremony in Los Angeles.
Xiao Hua's original purpose for implementing this reform had been to give the awards a greater sense of honor and turn it into the NBA's Oscar.
Although he had stepped down, the award ceremony still had to continue.
This year's award ceremony was hosted by Barkley and Kenny Smith, TNT's golden duo.
The first year's ceremony felt fresh. Besides the invited nominees, quite a few Hollywood stars from Los Angeles also attended.
That added plenty of star power to the