The NBA playoffs are in full swing, and today the league announced the list of candidates for major awards this season, among which Embiid, Jokic, and Alphabet Brother were selected for the MVP candidate list, Booker led the Suns to play the first record in the league, and the personal data is also quite outstanding, and he did not enter the list of candidates caused great controversy. The following is a list of candidates given by the league to predict the winners of the major awards.
1. MVP.
The official shortlist is Embiid, Jokic and Alphabet Brother.
Embiid has played in 68 games this season, averaging 30.6 points (1st) 11.7 rebounds (5th) 4.2 assists, 1.1 steals and 1.5 blocks in 33.8 minutes per game, shooting 49.9 percent from the field, shooting 37.1 percent from three-point range, shooting 81.4 percent from the free throws, plus or minus 5.4, and contributing 21.2 (2nd) to the game, and the 76ers have a 51-31 record this season, fourth in the East.
Jokic has played in 74 games this season, averaging 27.1 points (8th) 13.8 rebounds (2nd) 7.9 assists (8th) 1.5 steals and 0.9 blocks from the field, shooting 58.3 percent from three-point range, 81 percent from the free throw line, plus or minus 6, 23 (1st) in games, and the Nuggets' record this season is 48-34, sixth in the West.
Alphabet brother has played in 67 games this season, averaging 29.9 points (3rd) 11.6 rebounds (6th) 5.8 assists, 1.1 steals and 1.4 blocks in 32.9 minutes per game, shooting 55.3% from the field, shooting 29.3% from three-point range, shooting 72.2% from the free throws, plus or minus 5.9, contributing 21 (3rd) to the game, and the Bucks have a record of 51 wins and 31 losses this season, the Third in the East.
Judging from the record, the three are not much different. The Nuggets' roster is a little worse than the Bucks and 76ers, which means Jokic has to pay more with a similar record. In addition, Jokic's statistics are really excellent, his 58.3% shooting rate is much higher than that of Alphabet Brother and Embiid, and the three major statistics are in the top 10 of the league in terms of points, rebounds and assists. Judging from the votes released by some reporters at present, he will most likely get the MVP of Lianzhuang.
Second, the best rookie.
The official shortlist is Barnes, Cunningham and Mobley.
Barnes has played in 74 games this season, averaging 15.3 points, 7.5 rebounds, 3.5 assists, 1.1 steals, 0.7 blocks, shooting 49.2 percent from the field, 30.1 percent from three-point range, 73.5 percent from the free throw line, plus or minus 0.9, and 10.9 game contributions, and the Raptors have a record of 48 wins and 34 losses this season, fifth in the East.
Cunningham has played in 64 games this season, averaging 17.4 points, 5.5 rebounds, 5.6 assists, 1.2 steals, 0.7 blocks, shooting 41.6 percent from the field, 31.4 percent from three-point range, 84.5 percent from free throws, plus-minus -4.3, game contributions, and the Pistons' record this season is 23-59, 14th in the East.
Mobley has played in 69 games this season, averaging 15 points, 8.3 rebounds, 2.5 assists, 0.8 steals and 1.7 blocks in 33.8 minutes per game, shooting 50.8 percent from the field, 25 percent from three-point range, 66.3 percent from free throws, plus or minus 1.4, and 11.6 games, and the Cavaliers have a record of 44 wins and 38 losses this season, 9th in the East.
Cunningham's stats were balanced, but the Pistons' record was so poor that he was eliminated first. Barnes and Mobley's data are almost the same, there was a time when Mobley won the best rookie, but the Cavaliers lost in the playoffs and did not make it to the playoffs, so the best rookie I think Barnes is very likely to win, and the record plays a leading role in the case of the same data.
Third, the best sixth person.
The official shortlist is Hiro, Johnson and Lofford.
Hiro has played 66 games this season, starting 10 of them. Averaging 32.6 minutes per game, 20.7 points, 5 rebounds, 4 assists and 0.7 steals, shooting 44.7 percent from the field, 39.9 percent from three-point range, 86.8 percent from free throws, plus or minus 3.6, and 12.9 games to contribute, the Heat have a record of 53 wins and 29 losses this season, the first in the East.
Johnson has played 66 games this season, starting 16 of them. Averaging 26.2 minutes per game, 12.5 points, 4.1 rebounds, 1.5 assists and 0.9 steals, shooting 46 percent from the field, 42.5 percent from three-point range, 86 percent from free throws, plus or minus 3.3, and 10.5 in the game, the Suns have a record of 64 wins and 18 losses this season, no. 1 in the West.
Love has played 74 games this season, four of them in the first place. Averaging 22.5 minutes per game, 13.6 points, 7.2 rebounds, 2.2 assists and 0.4 steals, shooting 43 percent from the field, 39.2 percent from three-point range, 83.8 percent from the free throw line, plus or minus 1.3, and 15.2 in the game, the Cavaliers have a 44-38 record this season, 9th in the East.
There is no suspense in this award, and Hiro is not only the team's record but also the personal data is crushing the other two. Hiro's average of points per game is second only to Butler's 21.4 points per game within the Heat.
4. Best Defensive Player.
The official shortlist is Bridges, Gobert and Smart.
Bridges has played 82 games this season, averaging 34.8 minutes per game, 14.2 points, 4.2 rebounds, 2.3 assists and 1.2 steals, shooting 53.4% from the field, 36.9% from three-point range, 83.4% from the free throws, plus or minus 7 (4th), and 9.1 in the game contribution, and the Suns have a record of 64 wins and 18 losses this season, the first in the West.
Gobert has played 66 games this season, averaging 32.1 minutes per game, 15.6 points, 14.7 rebounds (1st), 1.1 assists, 0.7 steals, 2.1 blocks, 71.3 percent shooting (1st), 69 percent from free throws, plus/minus 6.3 (8th), game contribution 17.7 (7th), jazz's record this season is 49-33, fifth in the West.
Smart has played 71 games this season, averaging 32.3 minutes per game, 12.1 points, 3.8 rebounds, 5.9 assists, 1.7 steals, 41.8 percent from the field, 33.1 percent from three-point range, 79.3 percent from free throws, plus or minus 6.2 (9th), 9.5 game contributions, and the Celtics have a season record of 51 wins and 31 losses, second in the East.
The selection of this award is still more difficult, Bridges has a better record, Gobert has better statistics, and Smart is still worse than the previous two. Overall, I think gobert is still relatively likely to win, he has won the best defensive player 3 times, and the NBA does not seem to have aesthetic fatigue.
Fifth, the fastest improving player.
The official shortlist is Garland, Morant and Murray.
Garland has played 68 games this season, averaging 35.7 minutes per game, 21.7 points, 3.3 rebounds, 8.6 assists, 1.3 steals, 46.2 percent from the field, 38.3 percent from three-point range, 89.2 percent from the free throws, plus or minus 5.5, and 13.4 games, and the Cavaliers have a record of 44 wins and 38 losses this season, 9th in the East. Garland averaged 17.4 points, 2.4 rebounds and 6.1 assists last season.
Morant has played 57 games this season, averaging 33.1 minutes per game, 27.4 points (7th), 5.7 rebounds, 6.7 assists, 1.2 steals, shooting 49.3 percent from the field, 34.4 percent from three-point range, 76.1 percent from the free throw line, plus or minus 3.3, and 16.3 (9th) from the game, and the Grizzlies have a 56-26 record this season, second in the West. Morant averaged 19.1 points, four rebounds and 7.4 assists last season.
Murray has played 68 games this season, averaging 34.8 minutes per game, 21.1 points, 8.3 rebounds, 9.2 assists and 2 steals, shooting 46.2% from the field, 32.7% from three-point range, 79.4% from the free throw line, plus or minus 0.7, and 16.3 (9th) in the game, and the Spurs have a record of 34 wins and 48 losses this season, 10th in the West. Murray had 15.7 points, 7.1 rebounds and 5.4 assists last season.
In terms of improvement, Morant scored 8.3 more points than last season, Murray 5.4 more points than last season, and Garland 4.3 more points than last season. Not only has Morant improved the most, but the team has the best record, so Morant has basically booked the Fastest Improving Player Award this season.
Sixth, the best coach.
The official shortlist is Monty, Jenkins, Spollstra.
Monti led the Suns to a record of 64 wins and 18 losses, ranking first in the league, and the Suns finished 51-21 last season, ranking second in the West.
Jenkins led the Grizzlies to a 56-26 record, ranking second in the league, and the Grizzlies finished 38-34 last season, ranking eighth in the West.
Spoorstra led the Heat to a record of 53 wins and 29 losses, ranking second in the East, and the Heat finished 40-32 last season, ranking sixth in the East.
Monti has already won the Best Coach of the Season by the Coaching Association, and he is also likely to win the official Best Coach. The Suns have won 13 more games than last season and have broken the team's all-time record for wins, while playing more than 10+ consecutive wins this season.
However, I personally prefer Jenkins, because the Grizzlies' lineup is very different from the Suns, and Morant has been absent more this season, but according to the record, the Grizzlies and the Suns are indeed quite different.
In summary, I think the MVP of this season is Jokic, the best coach is Monty, the most improved player is Morant, the best defensive player is Gobert, the best sixth man is Hiro, and the best rookie is Barnes. Yuanfang, what do you think?
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