The NBA revealed the finalists for seven postseason awards on Sunday. The league will begin announcing the winners on Tuesday, the league’s communications department tweets.
The Most Improved Player award will be announced on Tuesday. Tyrese Maxey, Alperen Sengun and Coby White are the finalists. The Sixth Man award winner will be revealed on Wednesday, followed by the Clutch Player (Thursday) and Coach of the Year (Sunday).
We have more from around the basketball world:
- The Nets’ hiring of Jordi Fernandez as their head coach won’t affect his status with Team Canada. Fernandez will coach their national team at the Paris Olympics, Canada Basketball tweets.
- The Salt Lake City Summer League will take place July 8-10 at the Jazz’s Delta Center, according to a team press release. The Jazz, Grizzlies, Thunder and 76ers will once again compete in the round-robin summer showcase.
- The Athletic’s Sam Amick and Josh Robbins compiled poll results from 142 NBA players on a variety of topics. Nikola Jokic topped Shai Gilgeous-Alexander for MVP, while Michael Jordan edged out LeBron James for Greatest Player of All Time. A majority of the players chose James Johnson as the player they’d least like to fight.