NBA Awards Watch: The Anthony Davis Show

New Orleans Pelicans forward Anthony Davis (23) dunks against the Los Angeles Lakers during the second quarter of a game at the Smoothie King Center. Mandatory Credit: Derick E. Hingle-USA TODAY Sports
New Orleans Pelicans forward Anthony Davis (23) dunks against the Los Angeles Lakers during the second quarter of a game at the Smoothie King Center. Mandatory Credit: Derick E. Hingle-USA TODAY Sports /
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Who leads each of the NBA awards for 2014-15?

Each week, we receive more and more data on the NBA, and as such, there should be requisite knowledge building on the league as a whole. There are early season story lines worth monitoring across the league, from “breakout” teams to individual players making a theoretical leap from past production, but at this point, it is a balancing act to determine between fact and fiction because of sample size concerns.

With that on the table, we will be visiting you each week to fill out a mock “ballot” in each of the six major award categories, and while things are quite fluid, this should present a snapshot of where the league is over that seven-day period. There will almost always be upheaval from week to week (as evidenced by last week’s selections compared to those from this week), especially this early in the year, and that is fun for generating arguments discussion.

Let’s unveil the choices, beginning with the Coach of the Year “ballot”.

Next: Coach of the Year