As the All-Star break draws ever closer, the races for the NBA's biggest awards are starting to take shape.
We know that Andrew Wiggins is running away with Rookie of the Year up to this point, while Klay Thompson and Jimmy Butler seem to be battling it out for Most Improved Player. The MVP contest is very much a two-man race, with James Harden and Stephen Curry duking it out, while a few other contenders hang around, competing for the No. 3 spot on the ballot.
But what did we learn in January?
For each of the seven major awards—Sixth Man of the Year, Most Improved Player, Defensive Player of the Year, Rookie of the Year, Coach of the Year, Executive of the Year and MVP—we're looking at which players made the most noise this month. We're only interested in what happened during January, so don't take one player earning the featured spot as an indication that he's the season-long favorite in that category.
These races have a long way to go before the end of the regular season rolls around. Plenty will change between now and then.
The January winners, however, are already decided.&nbs ...
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Monthly NBA Awards: Selecting the January Winner in Every Category
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