Defensive Player of the Year

Joel Embiid has some lofty expectations for how he’d like this season to end. He obviously needs the Philadelphia 76ers to make the playoffs, because that’s who he is. He’d obviously like to win a title as well, because duh. Earning another All-Star bid is probably an afterthought for him, too. He’s moved on to [...]

As you probably know or may have guessed by now, the NBA waits to reveal their regular season award winners after the NBA Playoffs and NBA Draft with an award show after the season. While in theory this is a good idea and provides some fun drama around the awards, waiting around for over two [...]

Even those who poke fun at Andre Roberson’s complete lack of shooting cannot deny he’s a terrific perimeter defender. He assumes the toughest assignments on a regular basis, and yet he seldom gets torched. Oklahoma City Thunder coach Billy Donovan doesn’t think we talk about this impact enough. In fact, he thinks Roberson belongs in [...]

Never say Avery Bradley doesn’t have goals. The Boston Celtics shooting guard, whose postseason injury all but destroyed the team’s hopes of escaping the first round, has his sights set on winning next year’s Defensive Player of the Year award, per ESPN.com’s Chris Forsberg: [tweet https://twitter.com/ESPNForsberg/status/770281474100572160] Such a goal would typically be considered unrealistic for [...]

News came down Monday morning that Kawhi Leonard has been selected as the player of the year for the 2nd consecutive season. [tweet https://twitter.com/NBA/status/722048216817090561] Leonard is the best two way player in the NBA today and has taken his offensive game to the next level this season, averaging 21-6-2 on 50-44-87 percent shooting. Kawhi Leonard [...]

April 17, 2012 – R.S. De France Is Bynum the Best Center in the NBA? After Andrew Bynum led the Los Angeles Lakers to victory in overtime against the defending champion Dallas Mavericks, many are wondering if Bynum has become the best center in basketball. Bynum scored 23 points and pulled in 16 rebounds on [...]

January 5, 2012 – R.S. De France This seems like one of the most over-asked questions in NBA circles over the last few years. Should the Lakers trade Andrew Bynum for Dwight Howard? But, it’s being asked again, especially after Dwight Howard’s pedestrian start to the season and Andrew Bynum’s recent 20-20 game against the [...]