The NBA playoffs are in full swing, and the major awards of the regular season are being announced one after another. Prior to this, the NBA has officially announced the list of the three ultimate candidates for the major awards of the regular season, as follows: MVP - Jokic, Alexander and Doncic, DPOY - Gobert, Wembanyama and Adebayo, Best Key Players - Curry, DeRozan and Alexander, MIP - Maxey, Shin Jing, Koby White, Best Rookie - Wembanyama, Holmgren and Miller, Best Sixth Man - Monk, Portis and Reed, Coach of the Year - Daigneault, Finch and Moseley. Just today, the NBA officially announced the MIP winners!
According to NBA official news, Maxey of the 76ers was selected as the MIP of the regular season this season. Subsequently, the NBA officially announced the specific votes of the three MIP candidates, as follows: Maxey got 51 first votes, 18 second votes, and 10 third votes, with a total score of 319 points; Kobe White got 32 first votes, 43 second votes, and 16 third votes, with a total score of 305 points; Shin Jing got 6 first votes, 14 second votes, and 20 third votes, with a total score of 92 points. In addition, there were a number of other players who received different numbers of votes, with the following points scored: Jalen Williams (79 points), Brunson (25 points), Avdija (24 points), Thomas (16 points), Suggs (11 points), Haliburton (5 points), Allen and Dunroe (4 points), Vassell and Alexander (3 points), Nesmith (1 point).
It's not that Koby White, Shin Jing and others aren't good enough, but because Maxey's rise is too exaggerated. Take Kobe White as an example, this season, Koby White played in 79 games, averaging 19.1 points + 4.5 rebounds + 5.1 assists + 2.6 three-pointers per game, shooting 44.7%, 37.6% and 83.8% respectively. Compared with last season (9.7 points + 2.9 rebounds + 2.8 assists per game), Kobe White's progress is all-round, and his rise has also given the Bulls the confidence to give up LaVine and Ball! Take Shen Jing as an example, this season, Shen Jing played in 63 games, averaging 21.1 points + 9.3 rebounds + 5 assists + 1.2 steals per game, and the shooting rate was as high as 53.7%. Shin Jing is the scoring champion and rebounding king of the Rockets, and even replaced Jalen Green as the absolute offensive and defensive core of the Rockets for a time, cashing in on Jokic Jr.'s talent step by step. Even so, Kobe White still regretted losing the MIP, and Shen Jing lost the MIP without suspense, and if you want to blame Maxey, you can blame Maxey for "not speaking martial arts".
Maxey played in 70 games this season, averaging 25.9 points + 3.7 rebounds + 6.2 assists + 1 steal + 3 three-pointers per game, shooting 45%, 37.3% and 86.8% from three, respectively, in comparison, Maxey averaged 20.3 points + 2.9 rebounds + 3.5 assists per game last season. In the process, Maxey scored 50+ in a single game three times, tied with Embiid and Booker for the most in the league, and he is also the fourth player in 76ers history to complete this achievement, the first three are Chamberlain, Iverson and Embiid. In another statistic, Maxey hit 212 three-pointers this season, a career-high single-season high, compared to Maxey's 160 three-pointers last season. What's even more powerful is that Maxey was selected to the Eastern All-Star team for the first time in his career! In short, Koby White and Shin Jing's progress lies in completing the transformation from player to star, and Maxey's progress lies in completing the transformation from player to All-Star!
Maxey was elected as the MIP this season, setting a god-level record! According to statistics, Maxey is the second player in the history of the 76ers to win the MIP, and the last one was Barros in the 1994-95 season! Maxey has entered the All-Star ranks one step at a time, and his career has a bright future, and what awaits him will be a big contract of great value! Maxey is in the final year of his rookie contract, with an annual salary of only $4.34 million. According to NBA salary expert Marks, Maxey will become a restricted free agent in the offseason and is eligible to sign a five-year, $205 million contract with the 76ers.