With the official start of the East and West playoffs, the individual awards of the regular season this season have finally been spent, which has undoubtedly attracted the attention of many fans and the media!
Fortunately, in just one night, under the expectation of all, the NBA official finally announced the 18-man candidate list for the 2021-22 season individual awards, and among them, Booker did not qualify for MVP, dark horses competed for DPOY, and Luck hit the best sixth person!
Regular season MVP candidates: Nikolai Jokic, Alphabet Brother, Joel Embiid
As the MVP winner of last season's regular season, it has to be said that Nuggets star Jokic, who averaged 27.1 points, 13.8 rebounds, 7.9 assists and 1.5 steals per game this season, does have great hopes in winning the MVP award.
In contrast, as the defending champion, the Bucks' alphabet brother, does not seem to have done much in the momentum of the impact on the MVP this season.
But thanks to his outstanding season performances, Alphabet Brother is still Jokic's MVP goal, a strong opponent that cannot be ignored!
And we have to admit that with Harden joining the Philadelphia 76ers, All-Star center Joel Embiid did have a great chance in impacting the regular season MVP.
After all, throughout the regular season, Embiid's performance is obvious to all, not only won the season scoring champion, but also led the 76ers to the playoffs with their heads held high!
It is only surprising that in the NBA's official list of MVP candidates, The Suns guard Devin Booker, who was once optimistic about the outside world, did not qualify for the regular season MVP competition in the final stage.
Regular Season Defensive Player of the Year Candidates: Mikal Bridges, Rudy Gobert, Marcus Smart
As the winner of the regular season after the MVP, the winner of this season's DPOY can be said to have caused heated discussions both inside and outside the field.
Among the DPOY candidates officially announced by the NBA, in addition to the two popular Gobert and Smart, the Suns' Mikael Bridges can be described as a dark horse and has entered the battle for the best defensive player!
Playing for the Suns this season, Bridges' performance is not lacking in highlights, not only playing in the regular season, but also averaging 14.2 points, 4.2 rebounds, 2.3 assists and 1.2 steals per game, which is an iron gate on the defensive end of the Suns!
Coupled with the fact that the big brother Paul has been creating momentum for Bridges, it is clear that young Bridges does have great hope in the matter of competing for DPOY!
Best Sixth-Man Candidates: Taylor Hilo, Cameron Johnson, Kevin Loaf
Season performance aside, as a very important test point for the best sixth man, the number of games a player plays for the team in the regular season is obviously the key to determining whether he can be elected the best sixth man of the season!
As things stand, the three candidates have played on the bench in the regular season 56 games, Cameron Johnson 50, and Kevin Love 70.
Obviously, for the 33-year-old Lefour, in the middle and late stages of his career, if he can still launch an impact on the best sixth person of the season, then the height of Lefu's career will also usher in a qualitative leap!
The most improved player candidates: Darius Garland, Ja Morant, Dejuntai Murray
We must admit that in the matter of the winner of the most improved player, the same prosperous Garland + Morant + Murray, it is really difficult to choose.
After all, whether it is in personal data or the performance of the team in the regular season this season, the performance of these three young players is indeed remarkable, and has caused a lot of discussion.
I believe that in the final link of the selection, the award competition for the most improved player in the season, which is gradually becoming white-hot, will also become a major attraction this year!
Best Rookie Candidates: Scotty Barnes, Cade Cunningham, Evan Mobley
As the winner and tanhua of this year's draft, Cunningham, who played for the Pistons this season, and Mobley," who played for the Cavaliers, are indeed comprehensive.
But compared to Cunningham and Mobley, Scotty Barnes has the advantage of successfully helping the Raptors reach the playoffs and has become the absolute core of the Raptors!
Of course, for many fans, the Rockets' list of Jaylen Green's outings, more or less make people feel sorry!
Coach of the Season Candidates: Monty Williams, Taylor Jenkins, Eric Spollstra
From the perspective of regular season record and win rate, the Suns, under the leadership of Monty, achieved as many as 64 wins and 18 losses, ranking first in the West and first in the league.
Under the coaching of Jenkins, the Grizzlies also achieved an impressive record of 56 wins and 26 losses, ranking second in the West, and the Heat also achieved 53 wins and 29 losses under the leadership of Spoo, ranking first in the East.
From the current situation, there seem to be a lot of variables and uncertainties about who is going to die in the competition for the best coach of the season, and who will spend the major awards in the regular season, and as fans, we obviously have to wait and see!