The regular season has ended and the playoffs are about to begin this weekend. With the business end of the season approaching, fans will get their answers for which players have cleaned up the regular season awards.
The MVP race has been hotly debated and spoken about all season, and the three big names have made the final shortlist. Joel Embiid, Nikola Jokic, and Giannis Antetokounmpo are the finalists for the prestigious award. Here’s a look at who the Top 3 players for all the other awards are:
NBA Most Valuable Player
Giannis Antetokounmpo
Joel Embiid
Nikola Jokic
NBA Defensive Player of the Year
Jaren Jackson Jr.
Brook Lopez
Evan Mobley
NBA Most Improved Player
Jalen Brunson
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
Lauri Markkanen
NBA Rookie of the Year
Paolo Banchero
Walker Kessler
Jalen Williams
NBA Sixth Man of the Year
Malcolm Brogdon
Bobby Portis
Immanuel Quickley
NBA Clutch Player of the Year
Jimmy Butler
DeMar DeRozan
De’Aaron Fox
NBA Coach of the Year
Mike Brown
Mark Daigneault
Joe Mazzulla
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Some awards like Rookie Of The Year seem pretty straightforward, it seems like a foregone conclusion that Paolo Banchero will win it. But others, like the MVP, will be quite controversial. Joel Embiid has spoken time and again about his case, and it seems like he will end up claiming his first MVP this season.
Which Players And Coaches Deserve To Win These Awards?
This is a controversial topic as mentioned before, but there are some deserving candidates in there. Mike Brown has taken the Sacramento Kings back to the playoffs after a massive drought, and they will enter as the 3rd seed, meaning he likely deserves to win Coach Of The Year.
Most Improved Player will likely go to Jalen Brunson, who has emerged as a force after moving to the New York Knicks. But Lauri Markkanen’s exploits with the Utah Jazz deserve a mention as well. Some NBA players think Markkanen should be a lock for the award.
Defensive Player Of The Year has been almost as controversial as MVP, and fans can’t seem to decide who should get it. Whoever wins these awards, there are many deserving candidates. The only certainty is that when the MVP result is announced, it promises to cause a huge stir in the NBA world.
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