The championship award ceremony ended, and the players continued taking photos with the trophy.
The reporters also began interviewing the key figures of the team.
The first to be interviewed was naturally Head Coach Stevens.
As a renowned NCAA coach, his best achievement during his NCAA days had only been reaching the tournament finals.
But after coming to the NBA, he won the championship in his third season.
"I was fortunate to coach this Pelicans team. Before I came here, it was already an outstanding team."
When asked whom he wanted to thank for the championship, that was the first thing Stevens said.
The Pelicans' championship run this season was very similar to the Warriors' run last season.
Both teams had changed Head Coaches without making major roster changes, produced a season of qualitative change, and ultimately won the championship.
The only change had been the coach. The coach naturally deserved the most credit for winning the title, followed by the players' growth and everything else.
So there was nothing wrong with those words, but they also showed Stevens' humble nature.
Stevens then thanked everyone in the organization.
"The last person I want to thank is my wife, Tracy. She gave me tremendous support throughout this year, more than I could ever have imagined."
He thanked his wife last.
Moving from one city to another and starting over, being able to devote himself fully to his work—it was easy to imagine how much help his wife had given him.
As Stevens said this, Tang Tian turned to look at Olson, who was sitting in the front row of the stands with their children in her arms.
Whatever Stevens' wife had given up, Olson had given up no less—especially since she had given birth to his two sons at the beginning