MVP: Luka
DPOY: Wemby
MIP: Wemby (feels weird to say given he was ROY and 2nd in DPOY but think he gets it)
COTY: Dagneault (Thunder Coach) Repeat
Darkhorse Candidate: Pop - if Spurs make playoffs I could see him getting it if no other candidate stands out. Partially due to legacy
6MOY: Malik Monk (has anyone won this b2b? kinda basing it off that)
WCF Winner: Nuggets
ECF Winner: Celtics
Champion: Nuggets (Source: Copium)
I think you’re likely right on them losing KCP though, they need to hit on most of:
- Braun stepping up a level consistently
- MPJ to improve more, I give him a bit of a pass on the cold shooting this year given the situations with his brothers
- Watson developing some offense so he’s more playable
- Westbrook sticking to his role and not trying to do too much
- One of the young guys to step up and be solid for some bench minutes
I could see 1 or 2 of these happening but they need like 3-4 to win along with Murray playing like their winning season since the margin of error is so slim without KCP and how good the Celtics are.