Four major award candidates officially announced! Wembanyama may unanimously win DPOY, teammate Johnson contends for Sixth Man of the Year.

On April 20 Beijing time, the NBA playoffs continued. Before the Pistons vs. Magic game, the NBA officially announced the candidate lists for four awards. Details are as follows—

Clutch Player of the Year: Edwards, Alexander, Murray

Defensive Player of the Year: Holmgren, Ausar Thompson, Wembanyama

Most Improved Player: Alexander-Walker, Avdija, Duren

Sixth Man of the Year: Tim Hardaway Jr., Jaime Jaquez Jr., Keldon Johnson

Several voters have already disclosed their specific voting results. The least suspenseful award should be Defensive Player of the Year. According to current information, all 22 revealed voters have placed their first-place vote for Defensive Player of the Year on Wembanyama, considering him deserving. Wembanyama indeed has the chance to be unanimously elected as Defensive Player of the Year. In this regular season, Wembanyama averaged 3.1 blocks and 1.0 steals per game. When he was on the court, opponents scored only 106.8 points per 100 possessions; when he was off the court, opponents scored 116.5 points per 100 possessions.

For Most Improved Player, Alexander-Walker currently holds the advantage. Among the 21 disclosed votes, 14 placed him in the first-place position, leading Duren by a relatively clear margin.

The competition for Sixth Man of the Year is expected to be between Keldon Johnson and Jaime Jaquez Jr. Among the 22 disclosed votes so far, Johnson received 13 first-place votes, while Jaquez received 9 first-place votes. The converted point difference between them is only 6 points.

According to the official preview, they will also announce the candidate lists for three other awards during halftime of the Pistons vs. Magic game: the regular season Most Valuable Player, Rookie of the Year, and Coach of the Year.