NBA Awards finalist revealed

For the Defensive Player of the Year award, Utah Jazz center Rudy Gobert is the finalist and is competing with Sixers guard Ben Simmons and Warriors forward Draymond Green for the award, Green won the award in 2017 as well. For Rookie of the Year, Anthony Edwards of the Minnesota Timberwolves, the Charlotte Hornets' LaMelo Ball and Tyrese Haliburton of the Sacramento Kings are the finalist.

The finalist for Sixth Man of the Year award are Jazz players Joe Ingles and Jordan Clarkson and New York Knicks guard Derrick Rose. New York’ s Julius Randle, Jerami Grant of the Detroit Pistons and the Nuggets' Michael Porter Jr are the three finalists for Most Improved Player. This was all for players for the Coach of the Year, the finalist are Tom Thibodeau of the Knicks, Monty Williams of the Phoenix Suns and Utah Jazz head coach Quin Snyder. Winners will be announced throughout the playoffs this season