NBA Announces 2022/23 Award Finalists

The NBA announced its finalists for all the major 2022/23 regular season awards on Friday evening (All Twitter links can be found here).

Here is the full list of finalists for each of the awards:

Most Valuable Player

• Joel Embiid – Sixers
• Nikola Jokic – Nuggets
• Giannis Antetokounmpo – Bucks

Defensive Player of the Year

• Jaren Jackson Jr. – Grizzlies
• Brook Lopez – Bucks
• Evan Mobley – Cavaliers

Rookie of the Year

• Paolo Banchero – Magic
• Jalen Williams – Thunder
• Walker Kessler – Jazz

Most Improved Player

• Lauri Markkanen – Jazz
• Shai Gilgeous-Alexander – Thunder
• Jalen Brunson – Knicks

Sixth Man of the Year

• Immanuel Quickley – Knicks
• Bobby Portis – Bucks
• Malcolm Brogdon – Celtics

Coach of the Year

• Mike Brown – Kings
• Mark Daigneault – Thunder
• Joe Mazzulla – Celtics

Clutch Player of the Year

• De’Aaron Fox – Kings
• DeMar DeRozan – Bulls
• Jimmy Butler – Heat

 

More to come…