Inaugural NBA Awards show to feature six new fan-voted awards
The inaugural NBA Awards show — which will air live from New York's Basketball City on June 26 on TNT — won't only reveal the league's Most Valuable Player, Coach of the Year, Sixth Man of the Year, and so on.
The show will also feature six new awards — Dunk of the Year, Best Style, Block of the Year, Assist of the Year, Game Winner of the Year and Top Performance of the Year — that will be determined exclusively by fan voting.
Starting today, fans can cast their votes on NBA.com or on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram by posting #AwardName and the first and last name of the winner (Ex. #BestStyle Russell Westbrook).
Check out the finalists below.
Dunk of the Year
► Larry Nance Jr. over Brook Lopez
► Zach LaVine over Alex Len
► Victor Oladipo over Dwight Howard
Best Style
► Iman Shumpert
► Dwyane Wade
► Russell Westbrook
Block of the Year
► Kawhi Leonard blocks James Harden
► Kristaps Porzingis blocks Spencer Dinwiddie
► Hassan Whiteside blocks Pascal Siakam
Game Winner of the Year
► Kyrie Irving vs. Golden State
► Russell Westbrook vs. Denver
► Tyler Ulis vs. Boston
Top Performance of the Year
► Devin Booker's 70-point game vs. Boston
► James Harden's 53-point, 17-assist, 16-rebound outing vs. New York
► Klay Thompson's 60 points in three quarters vs. Indiana
► Russell Westbrook's 57-point, 13-rebound, 11-assist triple-double vs. Orlando
Assist of the Year
► Draymond Green to Stephen Curry to Kevin Durant
► Nikola Jokic no-look to Wilson Chandler
► Chris Paul wraparound to Brandon Bass