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The NBA’s league has shared its finalists for the major 2024-25 regular season awards. Highlighting stars like Nikola Jokic, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and Giannis Antetokounmpo, the list also featured young stars, defensive beasts and influential coaches.
The awards recognize the league’s outstanding individual performers, rising stars and transformative leaders through the 2024-25 season. In recognizing the statistics, the annual awards recognize the impact those individuals were able to have on their teams and in the game overall. The awards continue to represent one of the most coveted honors for players and coaches and have routinely defined careers, laying pathways to greatness.
In the coming weeks, the award winners and All-NBA Team members will be released as fans can’t wait to see which stars will add new hardware to their careers in one of the most competitive seasons.
The table shows the complete look at the seven major awards and the players and coaches who will be receiving votes.
| Award | Finalists |
| Most Valuable Player | Nikola Jokic (Denver Nuggets), Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (OKC Thunder), Giannis Antetokounmpo (Milwaukee Bucks) |
| Defensive Player of the Year | Dyson Daniels (Atlanta Hawks), Evan Mobley (Cleveland Cavaliers), Draymond Green (Golden State Warriors) |
| Most Improved Player | Dyson Daniels (Atlanta Hawks), Cade Cunningham (Detroit Pistons), Ivica Zubac (LA Clippers) |
| Rookie of the Year | Stephon Castle (San Antonio Spurs), Zaccharie Risacher (Atlanta Hawks), Jaylen Wells (Memphis Grizzlies) |
| Sixth Man of the Year | Ty Jerome (Cleveland Cavaliers), Payton Pritchard (Boston Celtics), Malik Beasley (Detroit Pistons) |
| Coach of the Year | Kenny Atkinson (Cleveland Cavaliers), J.B. Bickerstaff (Detroit Pistons), Ime Udoka (Houston Rockets) |
| Clutch Player of the Year | Jalen Brunson (New York Knicks), Nikola Jokic (Denver Nuggets), Anthony Edwards (Minnesota Timberwolves) |
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