By Tim Bontemps | ESPN, 2025-04-21 07:14:00
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NBA周日晚公布了2024-25赛季七大个人奖项的最终三人候选名单，其中丹佛掘金队中锋尼古拉·约基奇(Nikola Jokic)和俄克拉荷马城雷霆队后卫谢伊·吉尔杰斯-亚历山大(Shai Gilgeous-Alexander)领衔最有价值球员奖的候选名单。
约基奇已经三次获得MVP，他希望成为继勒布朗·詹姆斯(LeBron James)和比尔·拉塞尔(Bill Russell)之后，第三位在五年内四次获得MVP的球员。他几乎肯定会连续第五个赛季进入联盟顶级个人荣誉投票的前两名。这将是自拉里·伯德(Larry Bird)在1981年至1986年做到这一点以来，首次有人完成这一壮举。
唯一的问题是约基奇——他场均得到29.6分、12.7个篮板和10.2次助攻，成为继拉塞尔·威斯布鲁克(Russell Westbrook)和奥斯卡·罗伯特森(Oscar Robertson)之后，唯一一位单赛季场均三双的球员——是最终胜出，还是吉尔杰斯-亚历山大将赢得他的第一个MVP奖项。
雷霆队的超级球星吉尔杰斯-亚历山大以场均32.7分领跑联盟得分榜，带领俄克拉荷马城取得了创队史纪录的68场胜利——这是自金州勇士队在2016年创下73胜的纪录以来，NBA单赛季最佳战绩。并且在ESPN的最后两期MVP模拟投票中名列榜首。
密尔沃基雄鹿队前锋扬尼斯·阿德托昆博(Giannis Antetokounmpo)与约基奇和吉尔杰斯-亚历山大一同入选MVP最终候选名单。阿德托昆博已连续七个赛季进入MVP投票的前四名，其中包括2019年和2020年两次获奖。
也许今年最令人感兴趣的奖项是年度最佳防守球员。圣安东尼奥马刺队前锋维克托·文班亚马(Victor Wembanyama)曾被视为该奖项的锁定人选，但由于在二月份被诊断出患有深静脉血栓，赛季报销，因此失去了资格。
克利夫兰骑士队前锋埃文·莫布里(Evan Mobley)、金州勇士队前锋德雷蒙德·格林(Draymond Green)和亚特兰大老鹰队侧翼戴森·丹尼尔斯(Dyson Daniels)是该奖项的最终候选人。
莫布里度过了一个爆发性的赛季，首次入选全明星，并很可能首次入选最佳阵容，场均得到18.5分、9.3个篮板和1.6个盖帽。在交易截止日球队得到吉米·巴特勒(Jimmy Butler)后，格林帮助勇士队在赛季末强势反弹。格林职业生涯第七次做到场均至少1次盖帽和1次抢断。
与此同时，丹尼尔斯以229次抢断领跑联盟。
底特律活塞队后卫凯德·坎宁安(Cade Cunningham)，本赛季首次入选全明星，是进步最快球员奖的三位最终候选人之一。另外两位是洛杉矶快船队中锋伊维察·祖巴茨(Ivica Zubac)和丹尼尔斯，在去年夏天从新奥尔良鹈鹕队交易得到德章泰·穆雷(Dejounte Murray)后，他在老鹰队扮演了更加重要的角色。
祖巴茨本赛季在几乎所有数据类别都创下了职业生涯新高，包括得分（16.8分）和篮板（12.6个）。坎宁安场均得到26.1分、9.1次助攻和6.1个篮板。
在去年六月的NBA选秀中被选为状元的亚特兰大老鹰队前锋扎卡里·里萨谢(Zaccharie Risacher)、圣安东尼奥马刺队后卫斯蒂芬·卡斯尔(Stephon Castle)和孟菲斯灰熊队后卫杰伦·威尔斯(Jaylen Wells)是年度最佳新秀奖的最终候选人。
里萨谢场均得到12.6分，卡斯尔场均得到14.7分和4.1次助攻。威尔斯作为一名二轮秀，在月初对阵夏洛特黄蜂队的比赛中手腕骨折赛季报销前，大部分时间都是球队的首发。
波士顿凯尔特人队后卫佩顿·普里查德(Payton Pritchard)与克利夫兰骑士队后卫泰·杰罗姆(Ty Jerome)和底特律活塞队后卫马利克·比斯利(Malik Beasley)一同成为最佳第六人奖的最终候选人。
普里查德是本赛季卫冕冠军凯尔特人队中最稳定的球员之一，场均得到14.3分，三分球命中率为40.7%。比斯利场均得到16.4分，是场均三分出手次数排名前20的球员中，唯一一位命中率超过40%的球员，本赛季命中率为41.6%。杰罗姆上赛季因伤只打了两场比赛，本赛季替补表现出色，场均得到12.5分，总命中率为51.6%，三分球命中率为43.9%。
年度最佳教练的最终候选人名单有些有趣的转折。克利夫兰骑士队教练肯尼·阿特金森(Kenny Atkinson)和他在克利夫兰的继任者——底特律活塞队教练J.B. 比克斯塔夫(J.B. Bickerstaff)——是三位最终候选人中的两位。另一位是休斯顿火箭队教练伊梅·乌度卡(Ime Udoka)。
这三支球队都大大超出了季前赛的预期。克利夫兰赢得了开局15连胜，并从头到尾领跑东部，最终取得了64场胜利——队史第二佳战绩。底特律的胜场数比上赛季增加了两倍多——这在NBA历史上尚属首次。休斯顿则从去年无缘附加赛，变成了拥有年轻阵容的竞争激烈的西部联盟的二号种子。
纽约尼克斯队后卫杰伦·布伦森(Jalen Brunson)与约基奇和明尼苏达森林狼队后卫安东尼·爱德华兹(Anthony Edwards)一同成为关键球员奖的最终候选人。
NBA将在未来几周内公布个人奖项的获奖者——以及最佳阵容、最佳防守阵容和最佳新秀阵容的名单。
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NBA unveils award finalists for 2024-25 season
The NBA unveiled the three finalists for each of its seven major individual awards for the 2024-25 regular season Sunday night, with Denver Nuggets center Nikola Jokic and Oklahoma City Thunder guard Shai Gilgeous-Alexander headlining the finalists for the league’s Most Valuable Player award.
Jokic, a three-time MVP who is looking to become the third player – along with LeBron James and Bill Russell – to win four MVPs in five years, is virtually assured of finishing in the top two of voting for the league’s top individual honor for a fifth straight season. It’ll be the first time anyone has accomplished that feat since Larry Bird did it from 1981 to 1986.
The only question is whether Jokic – who averaged 29.6 points, 12.7 rebounds and 10.2 assists to join Russell Westbrook and Oscar Robertson as the only players to average a triple-double for a season – will finish first or Gilgeous-Alexander will earn his first MVP award.
The Thunder superstar, who led the league in scoring with 32.7 points per game, fueled Oklahoma City to a franchise-record 68 wins – the most in the NBA since the Golden State Warriors set the record with 73 victories in 2016 – and finished atop the last two versions of ESPN’s MVP straw poll.
Milwaukee Bucks forward Giannis Antetokounmpo joins Jokic and Gilgeous-Alexander as an MVP finalist. Antetokounmpo has finished in the top four in MVP voting for seven consecutive seasons, including winning the award in 2019 and 2020.
Perhaps this year’s most interesting award is for the Defensive Player of the Year. San Antonio Spurs forward Victor Wembanyama was seen as a virtual lock to win it but is ineligible after he was ruled out for the season because of a deep vein thrombosis diagnosis in February.
Cleveland Cavaliers forward Evan Mobley, Golden State Warriors forward Draymond Green and Atlanta Hawks wing Dyson Daniels are finalists for the award.
Mobley had a breakout season, becoming an All-Star for the first time and likely earning his first All-NBA selection while averaging 18.5 points, 9.3 rebounds and 1.6 blocks. Green helped the Warriors’ resurgence down the stretch after the team acquired Jimmy Butler at the trade deadline. Green finished with at least one block and one steal per game for the seventh time in his career.
Meanwhile, Daniels led the league with 229 steals.
Detroit Pistons guard Cade Cunningham, who made his first All-Star team this season, is one of the three finalists for the Most Improved Player award. The other two are LA Clippers center Ivica Zubac and Daniels, who took on a much bigger role this season with the Hawks after he was acquired from the New Orleans Pelicans in the Dejounte Murray trade last summer.
Zubac set career highs in virtually every category this season, including points (16.8) and rebounds (12.6). Cunningham averaged 26.1 points, 9.1 assists and 6.1 rebounds.
Atlanta Hawks forward Zaccharie Risacher, the No. 1 pick in last June’s NBA draft, San Antonio Spurs guard Stephon Castle and Memphis Grizzlies guard Jaylen Wells are finalists for the Rookie of the Year award.
Risacher averaged 12.6 points, and Castle averaged 14.7 points and 4.1 assists. Wells, a second-round pick, started for most of the season before suffering a season-ending broken wrist earlier this month in a game against the Charlotte Hornets.
Boston Celtics guard Payton Pritchard joins Cleveland Cavaliers guard Ty Jerome and Detroit Pistons guard Malik Beasley as finalists for the Sixth Man of the Year award.
Pritchard was one of the most consistent players for the defending champion Celtics this season, averaging 14.3 points and shooting 40.7% from 3. Beasley averaged 16,4 points and was the only player in the top 20 in 3-point attempts per game to shoot over 40%, hitting 41.6% this season. Jerome, who played in only two games last season because of injuries, had a stellar season off the bench, averaging 12.5 points while shooting 51.6% overall and 43.9% from 3-point range.
The Coach of the Year finalists have an interesting wrinkle. Cleveland Cavaliers coach Kenny Atkinson and the man he replaced in Cleveland – Detroit Pistons coach J.B. Bickerstaff – are two of the three finalists. The other is Houston Rockets coach Ime Udoka.
All three teams vastly outperformed their preseason expectations. Cleveland won its first 15 games and led the Eastern Conference from wire to wire, winning 64 games – the second most in franchise history. Detroit more than tripled its win total from last season – a first in NBA history. And Houston went from missing the play-in last year to being the second seed in the loaded Western Conference with a young roster.
New York Knicks guard Jalen Brunson joins Jokic and Minnesota Timberwolves guard Anthony Edwards as finalists for the Clutch Player of the Year award.
The NBA will announce the individual award winners – and the selections for the All-NBA, All-Defense and All-Rookie teams – over the next couple of weeks.
By Tim Bontemps | ESPN, via ESPN