March 2015 Basketball Wiretap

Andrew Wiggins Wins NBA ROY; Mirotic Finishes 2nd Ahead Of Noel

Apr 30, 2015 4:02 PM

Andrew Wiggins has been named NBA Rookie of the Year, beating out Nikola Mirotic and Nerlens Noel.

Elfrid Payton finished fourth and received three first place votes.

Marcus Smart, Jusuf Nurkic and Jordan Clarkson also received votes.

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Tags: Andrew Wiggins, Nikola Mirotic, Nerlens Noel, Chicago Bulls, Minnesota Timberwolves, Philadelphia Sixers, NBA, NBA Award

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Andrew Wiggins To Be Named NBA Rookie Of The Year

Apr 29, 2015 6:10 PM

Andrew Wiggins will be named the NBA's 14-15 Rookie of the Year.

Wiggins will officially be named on Thursday.

Wiggins was the top overall pick in the 2014 NBA Draft by the Cleveland Cavaliers and was traded to the Minnesota Timberwolves in August.

Wiggins averaged 16.9 points, 4.6 rebounds, 2.1 assists and 1.0 steals in 36.2 minutes per game as a rookie, appearing in all 82 games.

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Tags: Andrew Wiggins, Minnesota Timberwolves, NBA, NBA Award

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Kyle Korver Wins Joe Dumars Sportsmanship Award

Apr 29, 2015 12:38 PM

Kyle Korver was named as the recipient of the Joe Dumars trophy presented to the 2014-15 NBA Sportsmanship Award winner, the NBA announced Wednesday.

Korver was also named to the NBA All-Star team this season.

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Kawhi Leonard Wins Defensive Player Of The Year

Apr 23, 2015 10:41 AM

Kawhi Leonard has been named the 2015 NBA Defensive Player of the Year, beating out Draymond Green and DeAndre Jordan.

Leonard won the award despite playing in just 64 games and finished with 333 total points in the voting.

Green received eight more first place votes than Leonard and had 317 total points.

Anthony Davis finished with 107 points, followed by Rudy Gobert with 31 and Tony Allen with 29.

Click here to view the historical Defensive Player of the Year winners.

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Tags: Kawhi Leonard, Draymond Green, DeAndre Jordan, Golden State Warriors, Los Angeles Clippers, San Antonio Spurs, NBA, NBA Award

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Mike Budenholzer Named NBA Coach Of The Year

Apr 21, 2015 10:18 AM

Mike Budenholzer has been named the NBA Coach of the Year, beating out Steve Kerr.

Budenholzer received 67 first place votes, 58 second place votes and four third place votes.

Kerr received 56 first place votes, 61 second place votes and eight third place votes.

Jason Kidd finished third, followed by Brad Stevens, Gregg Popovich, Kevin McHale, Quin Snyder, David Blatt and Doc Rivers.

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Lou Williams Named NBA's Sixth Man Of The Year

Apr 20, 2015 12:42 PM

Lou Williams has been named the NBA's Sixth Man of the Year.

Isaiah Thomas finished second, followed by Jamal Crawford.

The Toronto Raptors acquired Williams from the Atlanta Hawks last offseason.

List of prior Sixth Man of the Year recipients

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DeMar DeRozan, Russell Westbrook Win Player Of The Month For April

Apr 17, 2015 7:08 PM

DeMar DeRozan and Russell Westbrook have been named the NBA's Players of the Month for April.

DeRozan had a PER of 24.1 in April, while Westbrook's 28.3 ranked sixth in the Western Conference.

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Brad Stevens, Doc Rivers Named Coaches Of The Month For April

Apr 16, 2015 3:22 PM

Brad Stevens and Doc Rivers have been named the NBA Coaches of the Month for April.

Stevens helped lead the Boston Celtics to a playoff berth in what was considered a probable rebuilding year.

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Hassan Whiteside Eligible For Most Improved Player Of The Year

Apr 10, 2015 3:16 PM

Hassan Whiteside will be eligible for Most Improved Player of the Year consideration.

Whiteside was previously uncertain if he qualified for it.

The NBA clarified to the Sun Sentinel, "The only players who are not eligible are rookies and first-year players."

The ballot reads: "This award is designed to honor an up-and-coming player who has made a dramatic improvement from the previous season or seasons. It is not intended to be given to a player who has made a 'comeback.' Please vote for three players. Five points will be awarded for a first place vote, three for second and one for third."

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Tags: Hassan Whiteside, Miami Heat, NBA, NBA Award

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Kerr: Curry Never Talks About MVP Race, But Better Believe He Wants It

Apr 10, 2015 10:59 AM

Stephen Curry scored 45 points, including 15 in the final 5:16 in the Golden State Warriors' win over the Portland Trail Blazers to boost his MVP candidacy.

"Nothing left to say, except he's the MVP," said Steve Kerr. "He never talks about it, but you better believe he wants it."

Curry also broke his own NBA single-season record for three-pointers as he has 276 and counting.

Curry is aware of the constant MVP chatter but said he forces it out of his head when the game begins.

"Finally played a fourth quarter, so I wanted to get out there and make some plays," said Curry.

"He's our MVP," teammate Klay Thompson said, "and he should be for the league because he does it on a nightly basis and he's at his best at crunch time."

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Tags: Stephen Curry, Golden State Warriors, NBA, NBA Award, NBA B-Ball IQ

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Brook Lopez, James Harden Named Players Of The Week

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Curry 'Surprised' Mark Jackson Prefers Harden For MVP

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Jordan Clarkson, Nikola Mirotic Named Rookies Of The Month

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LeBron James, Russell Westbrook Named Players Of The Month

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Russell Westbrook Eyes NBA's Citizenship Award

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