NBA Awards Podcast

Nithin Reddy and Jacob Chagoya
April 19, 2017

NBA Awards Podcast by caxynews

Rookie of the Year (0:15), Coach of the Year (3:00), Most Improved Player (8:15), Defensive Player of the Year (10:00), 6th Man of the Year (13:30), Most Valuable Player (17:00), All-NBA 1st Team (23:00), All NBA 2nd team (23:55), All-NBA 3rd Team (30:10)

The end of the NBA regular season brings with it debate over who should win what awards. In a historic year who will win the Most Valuable Player award? Will it be Russell Westbrook, who did the seemingly the impossible and averaged a triple-double, or will it be Houston Rockets star James Harden whose team improved by thirteen games? Did Joel Embiid do enough this season to win the Rookie of the Year award or will another first year player snag the award? We discuss these, as well as get into debates over the Coach of the Year, Defensive Player of the year, Sixth Man of the Year, and the All-NBA 1st, 2nd, and 3rd teams.

Rookie of the Year

Nithin’s picks

  1. Malcolm Brogdon
  2. Dario Saric

Jacob’s picks

  1. Malcolm Brogdon
  2. Joel Embiid

 

Coach of the Year

Nithin’s picks

  1. Mike D’antoni
  2. Scott Brooks
  3. Quinn Snyder

Jacob’s picks

  1. Erik Spoelstra  
  2. Mike D’Antoni
  3. Scott Brooks

 

Most Improved Player

Nithin’s picks

  1. Giannis Antetokounmpo
  2. Nikola Jokic
  3. Otto Porter

Jacob’s picks

  1. Giannis Antetokounmpo
  2. Nikola Jokic
  3. Otto porter

 

Defensive Player of the Year

Nithin’s picks

  1. Rudy Gobert
  2. Draymond Green
  3. Kawhi Leonard

Jacob’s picks

  1. Draymond Green
  2. Rudy Gobert
  3. Kawhi Leonard

 

6th Man of the Year

Nithin’s picks

  1. Eric Gordon
  2. Louis Williams
  3. Zach Randolph

Jacob’s picks

  1. Zach Randolph
  2. Eric Gordon
  3. Lou Williams

 

Most Valuable Player

Nithin’s picks

  1. James Harden
  2. Russell Westbrook
  3. Kawhi Leonard

Jacob’s picks

  1. James Harden
  2. Russell Westbrook
  3. Kawhi Leonard

 

All NBA 1st Team

Nithin’s picks

  1. Russell Westbrook
  2. James Harden
  3. Lebron James
  4. Kawhi Leonard
  5. Anthony Davis

Jacob’s picks

  1. Russell Westbrook
  2. James Harden
  3. Lebron James
  4. Kawhi Leonard
  5. Anthony Davis

 

All NBA 2nd Team

Nithin’s picks

  1. Isaiah Thomas
  2. Stephen Curry
  3. Jimmy Butler
  4. Giannis Antetokounmpo
  5. Nikola Jokic

Jacob’s picks

  1. Stephen Curry
  2. John Wall
  3. Giannis Antetokounmpo
  4. Jimmy Butler
  5. Nikola Jokic

 

All NBA 3rd Team

Nithin’s picks

  1. John Wall
  2. Damian Lillard
  3. Kevin Durant
  4. Gordon Hayward
  5. Rudy Gobert

Jacob’s picks

  1. Isaiah Thomas
  2. Demar Derozan
  3. Gordon Hayward
  4. Kevin Durant
  5. Marc Gasol