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    NBA 2015-16 Rookie of the Year Candidates
    Greg Alcala
    • Sep 12, 2015
    • 4 min

    NBA 2015-16 Rookie of the Year Candidates

    *Photo via USA Today With training camps set to get underway in late September, another NBA season is right around the corner. A new season means a new crop of rookies, who will be assigned difficult tasks such as wearing pink backpacks, singing Taylor Swift songs during practices and a being a professional valet for their veterans. Oh, I guess they’ll eventually have to play basketball too, which suddenly gets me to thinking; who’s going to actually be good? Since it’s never
    Who is the Real MVP?
    Greg Alcala
    • Jul 24, 2015
    • 4 min

    Who is the Real MVP?

    *Photo via AP You can’t win them all. Just ask Stephen Curry. At the first ever National Basketball Players Association “Player’s Awards” hosted by BET Networks, James Harden was awarded the NBA’s MVP award from the people that probably matter the most: the players. The media voted for Curry this past year as their NBA MVP and who could blame them? The “Splash Brother” could do no wrong in his sixth NBA season. Curry averaged 23.8 points per game along with 7.7 assists. He le
    Butler Wins MIP
    Nick Diesing-Fay
    • May 7, 2015
    • 1 min

    Butler Wins MIP

    *Photo via USA Today “The Chicago Bulls' Jimmy Butler, who earned his first All-Star selection and set career highs in scoring, rebounding and assists, has won the 2014-15 Kia NBA Most Improved Player Award, the NBA announced today. Butler becomes the first player to win the award with the Bulls.” via NBA.com Jimmy Butler already established himself as one of the top defenders in the Eastern Conference, but this season he took his offensive game to another level. Butler watch
    Steph Curry's MVP Season
    Joe Keller
    • May 4, 2015
    • 2 min

    Steph Curry's MVP Season

    *Photo via Getty Images It is official Stephen Curry of the Golden State Warriors is the 2014-15 NBA MVP. This year’s MVP race was discussed heavily as one of the closest in NBA history, but according to the people with actual votes, it wasn’t that close. Curry won the award with 100 of the 130 first place votes with James Harden getting 25 votes and Lebron James receiving five votes. Many people speculated that Harden, who finished second in scoring and led the Rockets to th
    Wiggins Wins ROY
    Nick Diesing-Fay
    • Apr 30, 2015
    • 1 min

    Wiggins Wins ROY

    *Photo via USA Today “Andrew Wiggins has been named the NBA's Kia Rookie of the Year. The NBA made the announcement on Thursday. After coming to the Minnesota Timberwolves in the trade that sent Kevin Love to Cleveland, Wiggins averaged 16.9 points and 4.6 rebounds while playing all 82 games in his first season.”- Via Jon Krawxzynski of NBA.com Andrew Wiggins was a lock for this award, he was clearly the best rookie in the league this season. Even after watching Andrew Wiggin
    Kawhi Wins DPOY
    Nick Diesing-Fay
    • Apr 23, 2015
    • 1 min

    Kawhi Wins DPOY

    *Photo via USA Today “NEW YORK, April 23, 2015 – The San Antonio Spurs’ Kawhi Leonard, who became only the sixth forward to lead the NBA in steals per game since the league started tracking the statistic 42 years ago, is the recipient of the 2014-15 Kia NBA Defensive Player of the Year Award, the NBA announced today. He becomes the first Spurs player to win the award since David Robinson in 1991-92. Leonard garnered 37 first-place votes and 333 total points from a panel of 12
    Budenholzer Wins Coach of the Year
    Nick Diesing-Fay
    • Apr 21, 2015
    • 1 min

    Budenholzer Wins Coach of the Year

    *Photo via USA Today The Atlanta Hawks' Mike Budenholzer, who guided the team to the best regular season in franchise history, is the recipient of the Red Auerbach Trophy as the 2014-15 NBA Coach of the Year, the NBA announced today. Budenholzer received 67 first-place votes and 513 total points from a panel of 130 sportswriters and broadcasters throughout the United States and Canada. The Golden State Warriors' Steve Kerr, who led the Pacific Division champions to a franchis
    Lou Williams Wins the Sixth Man Award
    Nick Diesing-Fay
    • Apr 20, 2015
    • 1 min

    Lou Williams Wins the Sixth Man Award

    *Photo via NBA.com “The Toronto Raptors’ Lou Williams, who averaged a career-high 15.5 points this season and helped Toronto win a franchise-record 49 games, is the winner of the 2014-15 Kia NBA Sixth Man Award as the league’s best player in a reserve role, the NBA announced today. The 6-1 guard becomes the first Raptors player to earn the honor.” - via NBA.com Lou WIlliams had a huge impact on the Raptors this year and really gave them a surge off the bench. When the Raptors
    Candidates for Sixth Man of the Year
    Joe Keller
    • Apr 15, 2015
    • 2 min

    Candidates for Sixth Man of the Year

    *Photo via USA Today The benches for NBA teams don’t get a lot of credit, but it is so important to have a deep bench to give your stars a rest and not have the level of play drop significantly. They aren’t the flashiest players, nor the most talented, but they are some of the hardest working players in the league. The players that have contributed the most this season in their limited roles are Isaiah Thomas of the Boston Celtics, Louis Williams of the Toronto Raptors and Tr
    Candidates for Most Improved Player
    Joe Keller
    • Apr 11, 2015
    • 3 min

    Candidates for Most Improved Player

    *Photo via USA Today This NBA season has been entertaining, and full of surprises. Some of those surprises have come do to the play of certain guys, who have exceeded expectation, and improved their game immensely to help their teams win. The players who come to mind when talking about making that jump from mediocrity to a solid contributor are, Jimmy Butler of the Chicago Bulls, Draymond Green of the Golden State Warriors, Hassan Whiteside of the Miami Heat, and Rudy Gobert
    Elfrid Payton's Rookie Campaign.
    Kory Waldron
    • Apr 9, 2015
    • 2 min

    Elfrid Payton's Rookie Campaign.

    *Photo via USA Today There hasn’t been much for Orlando Magic fans to be excited about this year, having a record of 25-53. However, the young group of guys they have put together are really starting to show signs of development. Such as Victor Oladipo, Nikola Vucevic, Tobias Harris, and Evan Fournier, who all are under the age of 25. With that being said, last offseason the Orlando brass decided to trade with the 76ers, who drafted Elfrid Payton with their 10th pick in the
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