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As the NBA regular season draws to a close, each team has its own best performer this year, and The Open Air Sports Stand recently wrote an article that selected the league's teams' Most Valuable Player, Best Defensive Player and other awards.

1. Eagle

MVP: Trae Young

Best Defense: Okongu

Most surprising player: Gion

2. Boston

MVP: Tatum

Best Defense: Smart

Most surprising player: Robert Williams

3. Nets

MVP: Durant

If it weren't for injuries, Durant would have had a chance to get the MVP of the regular season.

Best Defensive Player: Clarkston

Best New Signing: Seth Curry

The Nets had hoped the award would have belonged to Ben Simmons.

4. Wasps

MVP: Lamello Bauer

Best Defense: Plumlee

Best New Signing: Oubre

5. Bulls

MVP: DeRozan

Best Defense: Caruso

Best New Signing: Dossom

6. Knights

MVP: Garland

Best Defense: Jarrett Allen

Best New Signing: Evan Mobley

7. Lone Ranger

MVP: Doncic

Best Defense: Finney Smith

Best New Signing: Dinwiddie

8. Nuggets

MVP: Jokic

Best Defense: Aaron Gordon

Best New Signing: Hyland

9. Piston

MVP: Jeramie Grant

Best Defense: Stewart

Best New Signing: Cunningham

10. Warriors

MVP: Stephen Curry

Even if Curry doesn't touch the ball, he can create opportunities for his teammates.

Best Defense: Draymond Green

Best New Signing: Cuminga

11. Rockets

MVP: Wood

Best Defense: Tate

Best New Signing: Jaren Green

12. Walkers

MVP: Sabonis Jr

If Turner had played more than 42 games, or Hariburton played longer, the MVP wouldn't have given a player who was no longer on the roster.

Best Defense: Miles Turner

Biggest surprise: Duarte

13. Clippers

MVP: Reggie Jackson

Best Defense: Batum

Biggest surprise: Kofi

14. Lakers

MVP: James

James is the Lakers' best player this year, and that's indisputable.

Best Defense: Anthony Davis

When thick eyebrows were on the floor, the Lakers defended the top ten of the league.

Best New Signing: Malik Munch

15. Grizzly Bear

MVP: Morant

Best Defense: Jaren Jackson Jr

Biggest surprise: Bane

16. Heat

MVP: Jimmy Butler

Best Defense: Adebayor

Biggest surprise: PJ-Tucker

17. Bucks

MVP and best defense: Antetokounmpo

Biggest surprise: Brooke Lopez

The speed of Lopez's return gives the Bucks a greater chance to defend their title.

18. Timberwolves

MVP: Towns

Best Defense: Vanderbilt

Best New Signing: Beverley

19. Pelicans

MVP: Ingram

Best Defense: Herbert Jones

Biggest surprise: Alvarado

20. Knicks

MVP: Burks

Best Defense: Mitchell Robinson

Best New Signing: Quentin Grimes

21. Thunder

MVP: Alexander

Best Defense: Dort

Best New Signing: Josh Gidey

22. Magic

MVP and Best Defense: Wendell Carter

Biggest surprise: Franz Wagner

23. Philadelphia

MVP: Embiid

Best Defense: Sable

Best New Signing: Harden

Even at 80 percent, Harden is still a very good offensive player.

24. The sun

MVP: Booker

Best Defense: Mikael Bridges

Biggest surprise: Paul

As a 36-year-old little defender, it is estimated that no one expected Paul to remain in such good shape.

25. Trailblazers

MVP and best defense: Nurkic

Best New Signing: Hart

26. The King

MVP: Fox

Best Defense: David Mitchell

Best New Signing: Sabonis Jr

27. Spurs

MVP: Dejuntai Murray

Best Defense: Pelter

Biggest surprise: Kelden Johnson

28. Raptors

MVP: VanVleet

Best Defense: Achuva

Best New Signing: Scotty Barnes

29. Jazz

MVP: Donovan Mitchell

Best Defense: Gobert

Best New Signing: Whiteside

30. Wizards

MVP: Kuzma

Best Defense: Avdia

Best New Signing: Pope

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