The 2023-2024 NBA season awards

The NBA will give seven individual awards this season - league MVP, Rookie of the Year, Defensive Player of the Year, Sixth Man of the Year, Most Improved Player, Clutch Player of the Year and Coach of the Year.

This season’s awards will see the implementation of a rule that requires a player to play at least 65 games to qualify for any individual award.  Reigning league MVP Joel Embiid, because he only played 39 regular season games, is ineligible for his second MVP.

Here are the finalists:

Most Valuable Player

-Nikola Jokic, C   (DEN)

-Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, G  (OKC)

-Luka Doncic, G  (DAL)

Rookie of the Year

-Victor Wembanyama, C  (SAS)

-Chet Holmgren, C  (OKC)

-Brandon Miller, F  (CHA)

Defensive Player of the Year

-Rudy Gobert, C  (MIN)

-Victor Wembanyama, C  (SAS)

-Bam Adebayo, C  (MIA)

Sixth Man of the Year

-Malik Monk, G  (SAC)

-Naz Reid, C  (MIN)

-Bobby Portis, F  (MIL)

Most Improved Player

-Tyrese Maxey, G  (PHI)

-Alperen Sengun, C  (HOU)

-Coby White, G  (CHI)

Clutch Player of the Year

-Stephen Curry, G  (GSW)

-DeMar DeRozan, F  (CHI)

-Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, G  (OKC)

Coach of the Year

-Mark Daigneault  (OKC))

-Chris Finch  (MIN)

-Jamahl Mosley  (ORL)