Revisiting the NBPA Basketball Players Awards

[sbw19]

Basketball Players Awards will be presented for the following categories:
* Most Valuable Player
* Best Rookie
* Man of the Year
* Best Defender
* Global Impact Player
* Hardest to Guard
* Clutch Performer
* Coach You Would Want to Play For
* Best Home Court Advantage
* Player You Secretly Wish Was on Your Team



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Some rather interesting categories. Player voting makes them far more credible than Media-awarded trophies imo.

[J Shuttlesworth]

Players hold grudges more than anyone. I'd be really curious to see awards like this voted by coaches. They really know which players take the most planning to compete against. The catch would be that they couldn't vote for someone on their team

[Random_Guy]

* Most Valuable Player: Curry
* Best Rookie: Andrew Wiggins
* Man of the Year: ?dafug is this
* Best Defender: Bogut
* Global Impact Player: Bran
* Hardest to Guard: Haren
* Clutch Performer: Kyrie Irving
* Coach You Would Want to Play For: Pop
* Best Home Court Advantage: Warriors
* Player You Secretly Wish Was on Your Team: Danny Green

[sbw19]

Players hold grudges more than anyone. I'd be really curious to see awards like this voted by coaches. They really know which players take the most planning to compete against. The catch would be that they couldn't vote for someone on their team

They do, but so does the media. Shaq missed unanimous mvp win cuz a certain media member hated him. Then you have retired players turned media, so it's rather shades of grey than black-and-white.

Btw I don't get the Man of the Year award. Someone please explain that one, rather obscure.

[navy]

They do, but so does the media. Shaq missed unanimous mvp win cuz a certain media member hated him. Then you have retired players turned media, so it's rather shades of grey than black-and-white.

Btw I don't get the Man of the Year award. Someone please explain that one, rather obscure.
Probably a community award.

[sbw19]

Probably a community award. Yeah, not surprising to have the obligatory PR award.

[bobopenguin]

* Most Valuable Player: Curry/Anthony Davis
* Best Rookie: Andrew Wiggins
* Man of the Year: Westbrook...? triple doubles week is just insane.
* Best Defender: Marc
* Global Impact Player: err what? Kobe? Lebron?
* Hardest to Guard: Curry/Harden
* Clutch Performer: Curry/CP3
* Coach You Would Want to Play For: Pop
* Best Home Court Advantage: Warriors
* Player You Secretly Wish Was on Your Team: Lebron