NBA Awards Finalist: NBA is out with the Finalist for the 2019-20 NBA season. Here we look at the complete list of the finalist.
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NBA has announced finalists for 2019-20 NBA Season across six disciplines. The voting was done between 22 July to 28 July in which a global panel of Sports Journalists and Sports broadcasters from around the world were called.
NBA has released the award finalist for six awards which are Kia NBA Most Valuable Player, Kia NBA Rookie of the Year, Kia NBA Defensive Player Year, Kia NBA Sixth Man Award, Kia NBA Most Improved Player and NBA Coach of the Year.
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LeBron James has been nominated for the MVP award, along with James Harden and Giannis. Luka Donic makes his presence felt in the most improved player list.
Anthony Davis makes it to the list of the ‘most improved player’.
NBA Award Finalist List
NBA MVP Finalist
Giannis Antetokounmpo (Milwaukee Bucks)
James Harden (Houston Rockets)
LeBron James (Los Angeles Lakers)
NBA Rookie of the Year
Ja Morant (Memphis Grizzlies)
Kendrick Nunn (Miami Heat)
Zion Williamson (New Orleans Pelicans)
NBA Defensive Player of the Year
Giannis Antetokounmpo (Milwaukee Bucks)
Anthony Davis (Los Angeles Lakers)
Rudy Gobert (Utah Jazz)
NBA Sixth Man Award
Montrezl Harrell, (LA Clippers)
Dennis Schröder (Oklahoma City Thunder)
Lou Williams (LA Clippers)
NBA Most Improved Player
Bam Adebayo (Miami Heat)
Luka Dončić (Dallas Mavericks)
Brandon Ingram (New Orleans Pelicans)
NBA Coach of the Year
Mike Budenholzer (Milwaukee Bucks)
Billy Donovan (Oklahoma City Thunder)
Nick Nurse (Toronto Raptors)
Season restart is not included in the award process
Milwaukee Bucks have been nominated in three disciplines which is the most. The voting was done on performances till March 11, as the reason was halted due to the Coronavirus outbreak. The Season resumed on July 30, but the seeding games were not the part of the voting process as 0nly 22 teams are participating in the restart at Orlando.
The League decided this because this will not be fair to the other eight teams and players would have missed these eight games. so as to give equal opportunity to each player, the seeding games were excluded. The Award winners will be announced by TNT during regular seeding games in the restart.
