On June 26, musical artist Drake will host the first-ever NBA Awards on TNT. These awards will include six awards voted on by fans, the NBA announced in a press release:
New NBA fan-voted awards will include:
Dunk of the Year
Best Style
Block of the Year
Assist of the Year
Game Winner of the Year
Top Performance of the Year
You can make your pick for each award (and view each entry for Dunk, block, assist, game winner and performance of the year) here.
Fans can also vote on social media:
Fans can vote on social media by posting #AwardName and First / Last Name of their winner (i.e. #DunkOfTheYear Larry Nance).
Here are the finalists for each award:
#DunkOfTheYear
Los Angeles Lakers’ Larry Nance, Jr. vs. Brooklyn
Minnesota’s Zach LaVine vs. Phoenix
Oklahoma City’s Victor Oladipo vs. Atlanta
#BestStyle
Cleveland’s Iman Shumpert
Chicago’s Dwyane Wade
Oklahoma City’s Russell Westbrook
#BlockOfTheYear
San Antonio’s Kawhi Leonard vs. Houston
New York’s Kristaps Porzingis vs. Brooklyn
Miami’s Hassan Whiteside vs. Toronto
#GameWinnerOfTheYear
Cleveland’s Kyrie Irving vs. Golden State
Oklahoma City’s Russell Westbrook vs. Denver
Phoenix’s Tyler Ulis vs. Boston
#TopPerformanceOfTheYear
Phoenix’s Devin Booker 70-point game vs. Boston
Houston’s James Harden nets 53-16-17 triple double vs. New York
Golden State’s Klay Thompson scores 60 in three quarters vs. Indiana
Oklahoma City’s Russell Westbrook with most points in a triple double, 57-13-11, vs. Orlando
#AssistOfTheYear
Golden State’s Draymond Green to Stephen Curry to Kevin Durant
Denver’s Nikola Jokic with no-look pass
LA Clippers’ Chris Paul with wraparound pass
