{"id":165281,"date":"2020-08-08T19:07:43","date_gmt":"2020-08-08T17:07:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportando.basketball\/?p=165281"},"modified":"2020-08-08T19:07:43","modified_gmt":"2020-08-08T17:07:43","slug":"2020-nba-awards-complete-list-of-finalists","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportando.basketball\/en\/2020-nba-awards-complete-list-of-finalists\/","title":{"rendered":"2020 NBA Awards: Complete list of finalists"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The NBA today announced the finalists for awards that honor top performers from the 2019-20 regular season: Kia NBA Most Valuable Player, Kia NBA Rookie of the Year, Kia NBA Defensive Player Year, Kia NBA Sixth Man Award, Kia NBA Most Improved Player and NBA Coach of the Year.<\/p>\n<p>The finalists for the six annual awards, based on voting results from a global panel of sportswriters and broadcasters, are listed below in alphabetical order:<\/p>\n<p>Kia NBA Most Valuable Player<br \/>\n\u2022 Giannis Antetokounmpo, Milwaukee Bucks<br \/>\n\u2022 James Harden, Houston Rockets<br \/>\n\u2022 LeBron James, Los Angeles Lakers<\/p>\n<p>Kia NBA Rookie of the Year<br \/>\n\u2022 Ja Morant, Memphis Grizzlies<br \/>\n\u2022 Kendrick Nunn, Miami Heat<br \/>\n\u2022 Zion Williamson, New Orleans Pelicans<\/p>\n<p>Kia NBA Defensive Player of the Year<br \/>\n\u2022 Giannis Antetokounmpo, Milwaukee Bucks<br \/>\n\u2022 Anthony Davis, Los Angeles Lakers<br \/>\n\u2022 Rudy Gobert, Utah Jazz<\/p>\n<p>Kia NBA Sixth Man Award<br \/>\n\u2022 Montrezl Harrell, LA Clippers<br \/>\n\u2022 Dennis Schr\u00f6der, Oklahoma City Thunder<br \/>\n\u2022 Lou Williams, LA Clippers<\/p>\n<p>Kia NBA Most Improved Player<br \/>\n\u2022 Bam Adebayo, Miami Heat<br \/>\n\u2022 Luka Don\u010di\u0107, Dallas Mavericks<br \/>\n\u2022 Brandon Ingram, New Orleans Pelicans<\/p>\n<p>NBA Coach of the Year<br \/>\n\u2022 Mike Budenholzer, Milwaukee Bucks<br \/>\n\u2022 Billy Donovan, Oklahoma City Thunder<br \/>\n\u2022 Nick Nurse, Toronto Raptors<\/p>\n<p>Voting was based on games played from the start of the regular season through March 11.<\/p>\n<p>TNT will announce the award winners during its coverage of the season restart. 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