So, weeks and weeks after the hype is dead and buried, the NBA awards finally arrive. The decision to put it so far after any action is awful, and the decision to host 'regular season' awards after the playoffs entirely is also bad. But that's how they've done it, and that's how we get here.
So, just a re-cap if anyone has forgotten:
MVP Nominees: Lebron James, Anthony Davis, James Harden
DPOY Nominees: Anthony Davis, Joel Embiid, Rudy Gobert
ROTY Nominees: Donovan Mitchell, Ben Simmons, Jason Tatum
6MOY Nominees: Eric Gordon, Lou Williams, Fred VanVleet
MIP Nominees: Victor Oladipo, Clint Capela, Spencer Dinwiddie
COTY Nominees: Quin Snyder, Brad Stevens, Dwayne Casey.
Drop your predictions, although I think we can be pretty confident in some cases.
My expectations? Harden, Gobert, Simmons, Gordon, Oladipo, Stevens. That's what I think will happen.
My personal votes, if I had them? AD, AD, Mitchell, Gordon, Oladipo, Stevens. That's what I think should happen.
So, let's go!