The NBA announced its finalists for the 2022-23 regular season awards and there is a trio of Oklahoma City Thunder candidates named for three separate races.
The league announced finalists for all of its seven awards on TNT prior to the start of the play-in tournament games that will determine the No. 8 seed in each conference.
As a reminder, the seven awards include MVP, Coach of the Year, Rookie of the Year, Sixth Man of the Year, Most Improved Player of the Year, Defensive Player of the Year and Clutch Player of the Year.
Let’s look at which the Thunder have a representative of as they prepare to play the Minnesota Timberwolves in the last play-in tournament game of the season.
Most Improved Player of the Year: Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
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Other candidates:
Jazz forward Lauri Markkanen
Knicks guard Jalen Brunson
Rookie of the Year: Jalen Williams
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Other candidates:
Magic forward Paolo Banchero
Jazz center Walker Kessler
Coach of the Year: Mark Daigneault
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Other candidates:
Kings coach Mike Brown
Celtics coach Joe Mazzulla
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