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One of the two writers who left Draymond off DPOY ballot explains rationale on Twitter
Two brave souls decided to leave Draymond Green off their ballots for Defensive Player of the Year. One, Steve Kyler of Basketball Insiders, took to Twitter to explain why he decided to omit Green from his ballot.
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Draymond Green named Defensive Player of the Year
Draymond Green has been named the NBA’s 2016-17 Defensive Player of the Year after two years in a row of finishing in second to Kawhi Leonard. This year, the roles were reversed and Leonard finished behind Green after both were earlier today named to the All-Defensive First Team.
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Bob Myers named NBA Executive of the Year
Bob Myers had a fairly successful offseason last summer. Seems like signing Kevin Durant is enough to get you named Executive of the Year. Myers, a no-brainer for the award, earned that honor Monday night.
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Dray to Curry to KD wins Assist of the Year
Draymond to Steph to KD. Two passes that spanned the length of the court, the ball never hit the ground, and Durant finished with a slam. On Monday, the play from December of 2016 took home Assist of the Year at the NBA Awards.
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Iguodala beaten out for Sixth Man of the Year Award by Eric Gordon
Eric Gordon was named the NBA’s Sixth Man of the Year during the year-end awards show on Monday night, beating out fellow finalists Andre Iguodala and Lou Williams.
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Zach Harper on 1050: Expect Iguodala to be back, McGee to leave
Zach Harper joined The Audible to discuss whether or not free agents such as Andre Iguodala and JaVale McGee will return to the organization for the 2017-18 season.
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Why Andre Iguodala won’t win sixth man of the year, even though he should
When NBA-award voters aren’t selecting Jamal Crawford to win the Sixth Man award (2010, 2014 and 2016 winner), choosing the NBA’s best bench player is always an intriguing debate. This year is no different with three viable candidates in Eric Gordon, Lou Williams and Andre Iguodala.
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Third time’s the charm: Why Draymond Green should be named the NBA Defensive Player of the Year
Draymond Green is a finalist for the NBA Defensive Player of the Year. There’s no doubt that he should win it this year.
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Draymond Green leads All-Defensive First Team with most votes
Draymond Green, defender extraordinaire, headlined the NBA All-Defensive teams announced Monday morning. He received 99 first team votes, the most among any player. Four other Dubs also received votes for All-Defensive teams.
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KD embraces the hate with custom cupcake hat
The Warriors are NBA Champions, and the pettiness is officially out in full force. At JaVale McGee’s charity softball game on Saturday, Kevin Durant broke out a custom-made hat that depicts a cupcake featuring a shiny ring on top of it.
