January 5, 2015; Oakland, CA, USA; Oklahoma City Thunder guard Russell Westbrook (0) and Golden State Warriors guard Stephen Curry (30) look on during the third quarter at Oracle Arena. The Warriors defeated the Thunder 117-91. Mandatory Credit: Kyle Terada-USA TODAY Sports
With the 2014-15 regular sason ending this week, analysts, writers, and bloggers alike have temporarily shifted their attention toward predicting their selections for all NBA Awards. This means Rookie of the Year, Executive of the Year, Sixth Man of the Year, and the most notable award of the bunch, Most Valuable Player.
What makes this year’s picks fun? There really isn’t a runaway candidate in any particular category — Harden/Curry has been the face of MVP talks for all of 2015, no one has a clue who should win Sixth Man, Most Improved is filled with a variety of characters and the other award are similar.
With all of that said, here are my own and Tom West’s picks for all of the regular season awards starting with Rookie of the Year.