I totally forgot about this, I totally forgot that the NBA has an awards show every year after the season. At the awards, they do certain awards such the Coach of the Year, Defensive Player of the Year, the Most Valuable Player, and many more. I don’t like them having an NBA award show every year after the season because I think that it is very pointless. I like the old way of having a simple press conference and the players getting in front of everyone and saying a heart felt speech. I think they should just only have awards shows for the Oscars and the Music awards.

So first off I am going to give you my prediction on who should win the NBA Coach of the Year.

NBA Coach of the Year Nominees:

Mike Budenholzer- Milwaukee Bucks

Michael Malone- Denver Nuggets

Doc Rivers- Los Angeles Clippers

Winner: Mike Budenholzer- Milwaukee Bucks

I think that Mike Budenholzer will win the NBA Coach of the Year. This was Mike Budenholzer’s first year in Milwaukee and in his first year he coached them to a 60-22 record, and he helped coach them making it all they way to the Eastern Conference Finals before losing to the Raptors in six. I knew when the Bucks hired this guy, I knew that the Bucks could be really good. He was an assistant coach under Gregg Poppovich for many years and he is a former Coach of the Year award winner when he won it back in 2015 with the Atlanta Hawks. Doc Rivers and Michael Malone were both good candidates for the Coach of the Year as they lead their teams back into the playoffs, but Budenholzer turned this team who barely made it into the playoffs to an NBA title contending team. This will be his second NBA Coach of the Year award.

NBA Most Improved Player Award Nominees

De’Aaron Fox- Sacramento Kings

D’Angelo Russell- Brooklyn Nets

Pascal Siakam- Toronto Raptors

Winner: Pascal Siakam-Toronto Raptors

Ok not going to lie, I had no idea who Pascal Siakam was until this year. I first started to notice him was when he was starting over Serge Ibaka. My first thought was “Is there Coach insane?”, but once when I started to watch him more, he actually seemed pretty good, especially watching him in the Finals this year. This guy went from averaging 7.3 PPG last year as a bench player to a key starter in their championship run averaging 16.9 PPG. I think that he should be a lock for the Most Improved Award as we could all say we didn’t really know who he was last year and to where he is now is incredible.

NBA Defensive Player of the Year Award Nominees

Giannis Antetokounmpo- Milwaukee Bucks

Paul George- Oklahoma City Thunder

Rudy Gobert- Utah Jazz

Winner: Paul George- Oklahoma City Thunder

I don’t really know if I fully agree with these NBA Defensive Player of the Year Award nominees as I could think of many players that could win this award. But I have to choose between the three so my pick is Paul George because that is the guy that I think is the most deserving candidate. Giannis is a very good player, but I don’t really see him as a defensive player at all and Rudy Gobert is just a big man who blocks shots with his long arms. I think Paul George is known for his shooting and defense. Paul George always guards the best players on each team and always makes those guys work for their points every night. I think this year was one of the best years of his career which is why he is in the conversation for the MVP and this award. I think that he is the one that deserves this award.

NBA Sixth Man of the Year Nominees

Montrezl Harrell-Los Angeles Clippers

Domantas Sabonis- Indiana Pacers

Lou Williams- Los Angeles Clippers

Winner: Lou Williams- Los Angeles Clippers

I’m not sure how there is 2 nominees from the same team for the sixth man of the year award, but YOLO. I think that Lou Williams will win his 3rd sixth man of the year award. Lou Williams was the go to guy for the Clippers once again as he averaged 20 PPG off the bench as he helped lead them back to the playoffs when they weren’t even expected to make the playoffs. Montrezl Harrell had a great season for the Clippers and was a guy who came off the bench with energy, But Lou Williams is one of the best players on the Clippers was a big part of the reason on why they are team who they are.

NBA Rookie of the Year Award Nominees

Deandre Ayton- Phoenix Suns

Luka Doncic- Dallas Mavericks

Trae Young- Atlanta Hawks

Winner: Luka Doncic- Dallas Mavericks

Don’t worry, Ben Simmons did not win the Rookie of the Year this year. But I have to say this race for the Rookie of the Year was a very close race again, but I think Luka Doncic barely squeaks by Trae Young to win this award. Luka looked like the for sure winner for this award until halfway through the season that Trae Young really started to put up some big numbers. I think that Luka Doncic wins this award because one, he was consistent all year long averaging 21.2 PPG for the Mavericks, and second, the Mavericks had a better record than the Hawks. But don’t be surprised also if both Trae Young and Luka Doncic wins the Co-Rookies of the Year. This could be the first time this happened since in 1995 when Jason Kidd and Grant Hill both won the award.

NBA Most Valuable Player Award Nominees

Giannis Antetokounmpo- Milwaukee Bucks

Paul George- Oklahoma City Thunder

James Harden- Houston Rockets

Winner: Giannis Antetokounmpo-Milwaukee Bucks

Giannis will win his first ever NBA MVP award. Giannis has gotten better every single year he has played. Giannis was drafted in 2013 by the Milwaukee Bucks as young kid from Greece, now a few seasons later he is an NBA MVP. Giannis averaged 27.7 PPG this year including leading the Bucks to a 60-22 record and their first Eastern Conference Finals appearance since 2001. I think Giannis will win this award for the season he has had the better team success. James Harden could’ve had a chance to win this award again, but he didn’t have the good team success like Giannis did.

Lastly before I finish typing this blog, I want to give out an award.

THE NBA’S MOST DISAPPOINTING TEAM AWARD!!!!!!!!

This team definitely deserves this award for all the big goals they had at the beginning of the year, just to have it all fall apart at the very end of the year. This award goes to……….The Boston Celtics……………..

Wow, look at this starting five. This team at the beginning of the season looked scary to go up against and was a team that could make a run for an NBA Championship. The season before, they made it all the way to Game 7 of the Eastern Conference Finals without their two best players Kyrie Irving and Gordon Hayward. Thinking of how the season went that year for them, it looked like for sure when Irving and Hayward came back this team would definitely win the title. Well that didn’t happen at all. The Celtics finished 4th in the Eastern Conference with a record of 49-33 and ended up losing in the semifinals to the Milwaukee Bucks in five games. It was a terrible season as Kyrie wanted everything in his hands, teammates fighting, Hayward didn’t play the player he is being paid for(I still have hope for him though), they didn’t seem to care, teammates being selfish, and it was so bad that Kyrie is about to leave the team along with Al Horford. It wasn’t very fun to watch the Celtics this year, but I’m hoping that with some changes that this team can be fun to watch and have good success on the court.

Anyway that is all I have to say for this blog, June 24th is the NBA Awards and June 30th is almost here for free agency to start. Soon I would like to write a blog about the Red Sox or the Bruins, but with so much to write about in the NBA, it’s hard not to write about.

Go Celtics!

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