So, after doing completely terrible last year, we here at Sonics Rising felt the need to redeem ourselves when it comes to predicting the NBA award winners and champions. Here's who each of us selected to win individual awards for the 2014/15 season:
Most Valuable Player | Defensive Player of the Year | Sixth Man of the Year | Rookie of the Year | Most Improved Player | Coach of the Year | Executive of the Year | |
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Mike Baker |
LeBron James, Cleveland Cavaliers
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Chris Paul, Los Angeles Clippers |
Jamal Crawford, Los Angeles Clippers
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Jabari Parker, Milwaukee Bucks
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Jeff Teague, Atlanta Hawks |
David Blatt, Cleveland Cavaliers
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Doc Rivers, Los Angeles Clippers
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Taylor Bartle |
LeBron James, Cleveland Cavaliers
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Anthony Davis, New Orleans Pelicans |
Isaiah Thomas, Phoenix Suns
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Jabari Parker, Milwaukee Bucks
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Giannis Antetokounmpo, Milwaukee Bucks
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Steve Clifford, Charlotte Hornets
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David Griffin, Cleveland Cavaliers
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Dontae Delgado |
LeBron James, Cleveland Cavaliers
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Anthony Davis, New Orleans Pelicans |
Isaiah Thomas, Phoenix Suns
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Jabari Parker, Milwaukee Bucks
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Lance Stephenson, Charlotte Hornets |
David Blatt, Cleveland Cavaliers
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David Griffin, Cleveland Cavaliers
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Chris Meirose |
LeBron James, Cleveland Cavaliers |
Anthony Davis, New Orleans Pelicans |
Spencer Hawes, Los Angeles Clippers
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Jabari Parker, Milwaukee Bucks
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Danilo Gallinari, Denver Nuggets |
Tom Thibodeau, Chicago Bulls
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David Griffin, Cleveland Cavaliers
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Kevin Nesgoda |
LeBron James, Cleveland Cavaliers |
Anthony Davis, New Orleans Pelicans |
Jamal Crawford, Los Angeles Clippers
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Andrew Wiggins, Minnesota Timberwolves
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Giannis Antetokounmpo, Milwaukee Bucks
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Tom Thibodeau, Chicago Bulls
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David Griffin, Cleveland Cavaliers
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Mitch Northam |
LeBron James, Cleveland Cavaliers
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DeAndre Jordan, Los Angeles Clippers
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Taj Gibson, Chicago Bulls
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Elfrid Payton, Orlando Magic
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Giannis Antetokounmpo, Milwaukee Bucks
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Rick Carlisle, Dallas Mavericks
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Ryan McDonough, Phoenix Suns
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Paul Rogers |
LeBron James, Cleveland Cavaliers
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DeAndre Jordan, Los Angeles Clippers
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Spencer Hawes, Los Angeles Clippers
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Jabari Parker, Milwaukee Bucks
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Giannis Antetokounmpo, Milwaukee Bucks
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Doc Rivers, Los Angeles Clippers
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Dave Wohl, Los Angeles Clippers
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Steve Stearns |
LeBron James, Cleveland Cavaliers
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DeAndre Jordan, Los Angeles Clippers
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Isaiah Thomas, Phoenix Suns
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Jabari Parker, Milwaukee Bucks
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Danilo Gallinari, Denver Nuggets |
Tom Thibodeau, Chicago Bulls
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David Griffin, Cleveland Cavaliers
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Matt Tucker |
LeBron James, Cleveland Cavaliers
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Anthony Davis, New Orleans Pelicans |
Jamal Crawford, Los Angeles Clippers
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Jabari Parker, Milwaukee Bucks
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Giannis Antetokounmpo, Milwaukee Bucks
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Tom Thibodeau, Chicago Bulls
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David Griffin, Cleveland Cavaliers
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Miles DeCaro |
LeBron James, Cleveland Cavaliers
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Joakim Noah, Chicago Bulls |
Taj Gibson, Chicago Bulls
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Julius Randle, Los Angeles Lakers |
Tony Snell, Chicago Bulls |
Rick Carlisle, Dallas Mavericks
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Masai Ujiri, Toronto Raptors |
And here is who we each selected to win their respective conferences, and who we picked to win it all:
Eastern Conference Champions | Western Conference Champions | NBA Champions | |
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Mike Baker | |||
Taylor Bartle | |||
Dontae Delgado | |||
Chris Meirose | |||
Kevin Nesgoda | |||
Mitch Northam | |||
Paul Rogers | |||
Steve Stearns | |||
Matt Tucker | |||
Miles DeCaro |
Hopefully we do a little better this year! What about you? Tell us in the comments who you think will win what.