![]() Leading the race for Rookie of the Year was the top pick in the 2022 draft, Orlando Magic forward Paolo Banchero, along with two other picks who fell outside the top 10 selections: Oklahoma City Thunder forward Jalen Williams, the 12th overall pick in last June's draft and Utah Jazz center Walker Kessler, who was taken 22nd by the Minnesota Timberwolves before being included in the Rudy Gobert trade.įor Sixth Man of the Year, the two leading candidates for the award - Boston Celtics guard Malcolm Brogdon and New York Knicks guard Immanuel Quickley - were joined by Bucks forward Bobby Portis Jr. Lopez helped Milwaukee to the NBA's best record and fourth-best defense this season, while Mobley helped anchor the league's best defense this season. the league's leader in blocks per game (3.0) for a second consecutive season - along with Bucks center Brook Lopez and Cleveland Cavaliers forward Evan Mobley. The league's top defensive honor will come down to Memphis Grizzlies forward Jaren Jackson Jr. He has finished second to Jokic in the past two MVP votes.Īntetokounmpo led the Milwaukee Bucks to the NBA's best record as he looks to claim his third MVP award. Jokic averaged 24.5 points, 11.8 rebounds and 9.8 assists, finishing just shy of becoming the first center to ever average a triple-double for the season.Įmbiid, meanwhile, led the league in scoring for a second straight season, the first center to do that since Hall of Famer Bob McAdoo in the 1970s. He is coming off a season in which he led Denver to the top seed in the Western Conference. Jokic would become only the fourth player in NBA history to win three straight MVPs, joining Hall of Famers Larry Bird, Wilt Chamberlain and Bill Russell. Jokic, Embiid and Antetokounmpo finished in that order in the MVP voting last season and in three of the top four spots in the voting for the 2021 MVP award. The awards finalists for all seven of the league's major individual honors, which are voted on by media members, were announced on TNT's "Inside The NBA" ahead of the Eastern Conference play-in game Friday night in Miami between the Heat and the Chicago Bulls. Ballots are due Monday evening. Two-time defending NBA Most Valuable Player Nikola Jokic, Joel Embiid and Giannis Antetokounmpo were named the three finalists for the league's MVP award for a second straight season Friday night. NBA, Denver Nuggets, Philadelphia 76ers, Milwaukee Bucks ![]() ![]() Nikola Jokic, Joel Embiid, Giannis Antetokounmpo MVP finalists again You have reached a degraded version of because you're using an unsupported version of Internet Explorer.įor a complete experience, please upgrade or use a supported browser ![]()
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