NBA awards 2020-21 finalists: Complete list of winners in each of six categories.

The 2020-21 NBA regular season is officially in the books, and while the league is primarily focused on moving on into the postseason, this is also the point on the schedule at which we begin to honor the league's best individual achievements.

The NBA today announced the finalists for six awards that honor top performers for the 2020-21 regular season: NBA Coach of the Year, Kia NBA Defensive Player of the Year, Kia NBA Most Improved Player, Kia NBA Most Valuable Player, Kia NBA Rookie of the Year and Kia NBA Sixth Man.

2020-21 NBA awards: Finalists confirmed for Six categories Nominees List.

The Utah Jazz lead the way with four total nominees. The Knicks have three, and the Nuggets and 76ers each have two of their own. Curry, Gobert, Green and Thibodeau are all possible repeat winners in their category, though only Gobert and Thibodeau are favored to win their respective awards.

Kia NBA Most Valuable Player 2021

Stephen Curry, Golden State Warriors

Joel Embiid, Philadelphia 76ers

Winner: Nikola Jokić, Denver Nuggets

Kia NBA Rookie of the Year 2021.

Winner: LaMelo Ball, Charlotte Hornets

Anthony Edwards, Minnesota Timberwolves

Tyrese Haliburton, Sacramento Kings

Kia NBA Defensive Player of the Year 2021

Winner: Rudy Gobert, Utah Jazz

Draymond Green, Golden State Warriors

Ben Simmons, Philadelphia 76ers

Kia NBA Most Improved Player 2021

Jerami Grant, Detroit Pistons

Michael Porter Jr., Denver Nuggets

Winner: Julius Randle, New York Knicks

Kia NBA Sixth Man 2021

Winner: Jordan Clarkson, Utah Jazz

Joe Ingles, Utah Jazz

Derrick Rose, New York Knicks

NBA Coach of the Year 2021

Quin Snyder, Utah Jazz

Winner: Tom Thibodeau, New York Knicks

Monty Williams, Phoenix Suns

NBA Executive of the Year 2021

Winner: James, Jones, Phoenix Suns.

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