NEW YORK — The NBA today announced the finalists for six awards that honor top performers from the 2017-18 regular season: Kia NBA Most Valuable Player, Kia NBA Rookie of the Year, Kia NBA Sixth Man Award, Kia NBA Defensive Player of the Year, Kia NBA Most Improved Player and NBA Coach of the Year.
The winners of these awards will be revealed at the 2018 NBA Awards presented by Kia on Monday, June 25 at 9 p.m. ET on TNT. The second annual NBA Awards will take place at Barker Hangar in Santa Monica, Calif.
The finalists for the six annual awards, based on voting results from a global panel of sportswriters and broadcasters, are below:
Kia NBA Most Valuable Player
Kia NBA Rookie of the Year
Kia NBA Defensive Player of the Year
Kia NBA Most Improved Player
NBA Coach of the Year
- Dwane Casey, Toronto Raptors
- Quin Snyder, Utah Jazz
- Brad Stevens, Boston Celtics
All-NBA First Team
- Anthony Davis, Pelicans
- Kevin Durant, Warriors
- James Harden, Rockets
- LeBron James, Cavaliers
- Damian Lillard, Blazers
- Official release
NBA All-Rookie Team
- Kyle Kuzma, Lakers
- Lauri Markkanen, Bulls
- Donovan Mitchell, Jazz
- Ben Simmons, 76ers
- Jayson Tatum, Celtics
- Official release
NBA All-Defensive Team
- Rudy Gobert, Jazz
- Anthony Davis, Pelicans
- Victor Oladipo, Pacers
- Jrue Holiday, Pelicans
- Robert Covington, 76ers
- Official release
