April 2013 Basketball Wiretap

LeBron, Durant, Duncan, Kobe, Paul On All-NBA First Team

May 23, 2013 1:05 PM

LeBron James, Kevin Durant, Tim Duncan, Kobe Bryant and Chris Paul have been named to the All-NBA First Team.

On the Second Team are Carmelo Anthony, Blake Griffin, Marc Gasol, Tony Parker and Russell Westbrook.

On the Third Team are David Lee, Paul George, Dwight Howard, Dwyane Wade and James Harden.

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Lillard, Davis, Beal, Waiters, Barnes On 2013 All-Rookie First Team

May 15, 2013 10:31 AM

Damian Lillard headlines the 2013 NBA All-Rookie Team as a unanimous selection.

Bradley Beal, Anthony Davis, Dion Waiters and Harrison Barnes joined Lillard on the All-Rookie First Team.

On the All-Rookie Second Team is Andre Drummond, Jonas Valanciunas, Michael Kidd-Gilchrist, Kyle Singler and Tyler Zeller.

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Marc Gasol Fails To Land On All-Defensive First Team After Winning DPOY

May 13, 2013 3:08 PM

Tony Allen and Miami LeBron James headline the 2012-13 NBA All-Defensive first team, the NBA announced on Monday.

Joining Allen and James on the NBA All-Defensive First Team are Chris Paul and Serge Ibaka. Rounding out the First Team are centers Tyson Chandler of the New York Knicks and Joakim Noah of the Chicago Bulls, who tied in votes for the honor.

Marc Gasol landed on the All-Defensive second team after winning this season's Defensive Player of the Year. Along with Gasol, the second team consists of guards Avery Bradley and Mike Conley and forwards Tim Duncan and Paul George.

NBA coaches voted for the All-Defensive teams.

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Masai Ujiri Named Executive Of The Year

May 9, 2013 12:56 PM

Masai Ujiri has been named the NBA's executive of the year.

Ujiri, general manager of the Denver Nuggets, put together a roster that won 57 games.

The Nuggets were eliminated in the first round of the playoffs in six games by the Golden State Warriors.

Ujiri became GM of the Nuggets in 2010 after a stint with the Toronto Raptors as their Director of Global Scouting.

Benjamin Hochman/Denver Post

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George Karl Named 2013 NBA Coach Of The Year

May 8, 2013 10:51 AM

George Karl has been named the recipient of the Red Auerbach Trophy as the 2012-13 NBA Coach of the Year.

Karl, who guided the Nuggets to the No. 3 seed in the Western Conference, joins Doug Moe as the only coaches in franchise history to win the award. It also is the first time Karl has received the honor in his 25 NBA seasons.

Karl totaled 404 points, including 62 first-place votes, from a panel of 121 sportswriters and broadcasters throughout the United States and Canada. 

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Washburn Explains Voting For Carmelo Instead Of LeBron For MVP

May 6, 2013 11:12 AM

LeBron James received all but one first place vote for the 2013 NBA Most Valuable Player award as Gary Washburn of the Boston Globe cast his vote instead for Carmelo Anthony.

James joked in his MVP press conference that he bet a writer from New York voted for Anthony instead of him. Washburn is the longtime beat writer for the Celtics with the Boston Globe.

"Firstly, when I submitted my vote in mid-April, I had no idea I would be the only voter to leave LeBron out of first," wrote Washburn. "This isn’t Mrs. Wilson’s class, I don’t walk around asking fellow sportswriters their answers to the US History quiz. I had no idea whom the writers were voting for, so this was no LeBron conspiracy.

"Secondly, this isn’t the Best Player in the Game award, it’s the Most Valuable Player award, and I think what Anthony accomplished this season was worthy of my vote. He led the Knicks to their first division title in 19 years."

Gary Washburn/Boston Globe

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LeBron One 1st Place Vote Shy Of Unanimous NBA MVP

May 5, 2013 3:25 PM

LeBron James was officially awarded the 2012-13 NBA Most Valuable Player award on Sunday, earning the honor for the second consecutive year and the fourth time in five seasons.

The only other player to win the award in four of five seasons is Bill Russell (1961, 62, 63, 65), and the only other players to win at least four regular-season MVPs are Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (six), Michael Jordan (five), Russell (five) and Wilt Chamberlain (four).

James was one first place vote short of becoming the unanimous MVP, with a pick going to Carmelo Anthony.

Rounding out the top five in voting are Oklahoma City's Kevin Durant (765 points), the New York Knicks' Anthony, (475 points, one first-place vote), the Los Angeles Clippers' Chris Paul (289 points), and the Los Angeles Lakers' Kobe Bryant (184 points).

James, who led the Miami Heat to a league-best and franchise-record 66-16 mark, was the only player in the NBA to lead his team in scoring (26.8 ppg), rebounding (8.0 rpg) and assists (7.3 apg).

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Source: LeBron Wins 2013 NBA MVP

May 3, 2013 4:29 PM

LeBron James will win the 2013 NBA Most Valuable Player award, according to a source.

James also won the NBA's top individual award in 2009, 2010 and 2012.

Wilt Chamberlain is also a four-time winner, while Kareem Abdul-Jabbar has won it six times and both Michael Jordan and Bill Russell won it on five separate occasions.

Ira Winderman/Miami Herald

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Damian Lillard Unanimously Wins 2013 NBA Rookie Of The Year

May 1, 2013 7:28 PM

Damian Lillard unanimously won the 2013 NBA Rookie of the Year award.

Lillard was selected sixth overall by the Portland Trail Blazers with a draft pick acquired from the Brooklyn Nets for Gerald Wallace.

Lillard averaged 19.0 points and 6.5 assists per game.

Anthony Davis and Bradley Beal finished second and third respectively.

Andre Drummond, Dion Waiters, Harrison Barnes, Chris Copeland, Michael Kidd-Gilchrist, Jonas Valanciunas and John Jenkins also received votes.

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Faried Wins Citizenship Award

May 1, 2013 12:06 PM

Kenneth Faried has won the J. Walter Kennedy Citizenship Award, given out by the Pro Basketball Writers Association.

Tyson Chandler, Luol Deng, David Lee, Jason Terry, Kyle Korver and Tristan Thompson were also nominated.

The award goes to a player, coach or trainer who shows “outstanding service and dedication to the community.”

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