The NBA decided to shake up the way they do awards at the end of the regular season by renaming every single existing award after a legend that defined it. In addition, the NBA also added a new trophy that recognizes the player that is the most clutch throughout the NBA season.
The MVP award has been named after Michael Jordan, the Defensive Player of the Year is named after Hakeem Olajuwon, Rookie of the Year is named after Wilt Chamberlain, Sixth Man of the Year is named after John Havlicek, and the Most Improved Player has been named after George Mikan. The newly introduced Clutch Player of the Year is named after Jerry West.
Fans had some hilarious reactions to the new awards list.
New names and trophies for NBA’s major individual awards:
– MVP: The Michael Jordan Trophy
– DPOY: Hakeem Olajuwon Trophy
– ROY: Wilt Chamberlain Trophy
– Sixth Man of Year: John Havlicek Trophy
– Most Improved: George Mikan Trophy
– New Clutch Player of Year: Jerry West Trophy
— Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) December 13, 2022
they made an award just so dame could finally get one 😭 pic.twitter.com/m63BEnrJfs
— 𝘢𝘧𝘧𝘦💍 (@affewrld) December 13, 2022
This is completely unnecessary and it’s just gonna confuse new fans
— Average Timberwolves Fan • (56-26) (@ChadWolvesFan) December 13, 2022
Lou Williams when he sees they didn't name the 6MOTY trophy after him: pic.twitter.com/TFKzA7jRrL
— 💰🏃♂️💨 (@kalabbb_) December 13, 2022
The NBA wins the:
“Unnecessary Name Change” Award
Which will now be known as the:
Ron Artest Trophy
— Matt Williams (@MattWi77iams) December 13, 2022
wtf
— LakeShowYo (@LakeShowYo) December 13, 2022
bro why would you change the name of the mvp
— ClaxtonsGoat (@ClaxtonsGoat) December 13, 2022
Paul George looking at the clutch trophy: pic.twitter.com/FakldRUt9K
— Philly Sports Sufferer (@mccrystal_alex) December 13, 2022
Should’ve named it after LeBron.
— Michael Fraudan (@JorOverrated) December 13, 2022
MVP: Kareem has more
DPOY: Ben Wallace and Dikembe have more
ROY: Makes sense
Sixth Man of Year: did come off the bench but name after Crawford or Lou Will
Most Improved: his stats only got worse after rookie year
New Clutch Player of Year: 1 ring lol
— Top Shelf (@joshpires7) December 13, 2022
The disrespect for Kareem is disturbing. He literally has more MVPs than Jordan. 🤦🏾♂️ pic.twitter.com/kWd5Z2sUnh
— Dem Boyz Fan (@cobey3) December 13, 2022
All-Defensive 1st Teams:
Tim Duncan – 8
Hakeem Olajuwon – 5
Overall All-Defense Teams:
Tim Duncan – 15 (most all time)
Hakeem Olajuwon – 9
But ok, NBA. Cool.
— The Real RC Buford (I swear) (@SirRobertBuford) December 13, 2022
https://twitter.com/jayden_blanco/status/1602652132775448578
Robert Horry
— Jameson™️ (@that_jameson) December 13, 2022
Scoring champ should be James Harden Trophy
— جرير التميمي (@jarir_altamimy) December 13, 2022
Recognizing greatness by naming iconic trophies after the players that defined the game is a great move. While the new ‘clutch’ trophy will generate some serious debates, it will quantify an attribute we have been giving to players for years now.
Will The New Awards Bring Any Other Changes?
With the new award designs, many will wonder whether this is a sign of some actual changes in the voting process in the NBA. As far as we can tell, for now, everything else remains the same outside the trophy designs.
The race for awards this season will not be affected in any way except by the trophy the eventual winner will hold. Hopefully, this can further establish actual voting patterns as history remembers the winners that held the trophy and not the trophy itself.
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