NBA Awards Watch: Can Tim Duncan win Defensive Player of the Year?
By Brad Rowland
Who leads each of the NBA awards for 2014-15?
One of the NBA’s signature days came and went on Monday, as the league took center stage on the Martin Luther King Jr. Holiday. As usual, the association did not disappoint, and it was simply a microcosm of what is coming in the near future, as the hardwood assumes pole position on the sporting landscape. This season has been one of the best in recent memory, and from an individual perspective, a segment of players and coaches are soaring above the rest.
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, although that will begin to die down as the season turns the corner toward the home stretch.
Let’s take a look at the choices, beginning with the Coach of the Year choices.
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