NBA Announces Annual Awards Finalists, Gilgeous-Alexander Challenges for Consecutive MVP
The NBA announced the finalists for its annual awards, with reigning MVP Shai Gilgeous-Alexander challenging for a consecutive MVP title. Other key award candidates include San Antonio Spurs star Victor Wembanyama and three-time MVP Nikola Jokic of the Denver Nuggets.
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(Central News Agency, Los Angeles, 19th, comprehensive foreign report) Reigning NBA MVP Shai Gilgeous-Alexander leads the list of finalists for this year's annual awards announced today, joined by San Antonio Spurs star Victor Wembanyama and three-time MVP Nikola Jokic of the Denver Nuggets.
Agence France-Presse reported that Gilgeous-Alexander (Shai Gilgeous-Alexander), the Thunder's top player, defeated Jokic (Nikola Jokic) and Milwaukee Bucks' "Greek Freak" Giannis Antetokounmpo (Giannis Antetokounmpo) in last year's voting, and was named the Finals MVP when the Thunder defeated the Pacers to win the championship. This season, he averaged over 30 points per game.
Gilgeous-Alexander led the Thunder to the top seed in the Western Conference, finishing with a league-best record of 64 wins and 18 losses.
Wembanyama (Victor Wembanyama), 22, was the key contributor to the Spurs' first playoff appearance since 2019. This season, he averaged a career-high 25 points and led the league with 3.1 blocks per game.
Jokic recorded a triple-double average this season, becoming the first player in NBA history to simultaneously lead the league in rebounds and assists in a single season. He contributed an average of 27.9 points, 12.8 rebounds, and 10.8 assists.
Wembanyama is also a finalist for the Defensive Player of the Year award, competing with Thunder center Chet Holmgren (Chet Holmgren) and Detroit Pistons' Ausar Thompson (Ausar Thompson) for the honor.
Gilgeous-Alexander is also nominated for the Clutch Player of the Year award, having accumulated 175 points in clutch situations. By definition, a clutch situation is the last 5 minutes of regular time or overtime, with the score difference between the two teams being within 5 points. (Compiler: Chen Yu-ting) 1150420
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(Central News Agency, Los Angeles, 19th, comprehensive foreign report) Reigning NBA MVP Shai Gilgeous-Alexander leads the list of finalists for this year's annual awards announced today, joined by San Antonio Spurs star Victor Wembanyama and three-time MVP Nikola Jokic of the Denver Nuggets.
Agence France-Presse reported that Gilgeous-Alexander (Shai Gilgeous-Alexander), the Thunder's top player, defeated Jokic (Nikola Jokic) and Milwaukee Bucks' "Greek Freak" Giannis Antetokounmpo (Giannis Antetokounmpo) in last year's voting, and was named the Finals MVP when the Thunder defeated the Pacers to win the championship. This season, he averaged over 30 points per game.
Gilgeous-Alexander led the Thunder to the top seed in the Western Conference, finishing with a league-best record of 64 wins and 18 losses.
Wembanyama (Victor Wembanyama), 22, was the key contributor to the Spurs' first playoff appearance since 2019. This season, he averaged a career-high 25 points and led the league with 3.1 blocks per game.
Jokic recorded a triple-double average this season, becoming the first player in NBA history to simultaneously lead the league in rebounds and assists in a single season. He contributed an average of 27.9 points, 12.8 rebounds, and 10.8 assists.
Wembanyama is also a finalist for the Defensive Player of the Year award, competing with Thunder center Chet Holmgren (Chet Holmgren) and Detroit Pistons' Ausar Thompson (Ausar Thompson) for the honor.
Gilgeous-Alexander is also nominated for the Clutch Player of the Year award, having accumulated 175 points in clutch situations. By definition, a clutch situation is the last 5 minutes of regular time or overtime, with the score difference between the two teams being within 5 points. (Compiler: Chen Yu-ting) 1150420
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