The Defensive Player of the Year favorite has frequently found himself the subject of barbs and ridicule from star players, fans -- even Hall of Famers. The question is why.
Timberwolves forward Naz Reid was named the 2023-24 NBA Sixth Man of the Year on Wednesday night.
By Jon Krawczynski, Anthony Slater and Tobias Bass Minnesota Timberwolves center Naz Reid was named the 2024 NBA Sixth Man of the Year , the league announced Wednesday . Reid earned 45 first-place votes and 352 total points, narrowly beating out the Sacramento Kings guard Malik Monk, who had 43 first-place votes and 342 total points. Milwaukee Bucks forward Bobby Portis Jr. — the third finalist — earned five first-place votes and 81 total points. Reid played in 81 games this season while...
Los Angeles Lakers superstar Anthony Davis is one of the best defensive players in the NBA. But he’s yet to be named the best defensive player in the NBA. Now the big man claims that the league has organized an agenda against him in the Defensive Player of the Year voting. “I’ll never get it,” […]
LeBron James has scored more points than anyone in NBA history. The four-time champion and 20-time all-star has been named league MVP and Finals MVP four times each. He also has finished second in defensive player of the year voting twice. Apparently that last part really bugs the Lakers superstar. "I mean, that's the only award that I don't have in my house. It kind of stings," James said in a clip released from the latest episode of "The Shop: Uninterrupted," which will drop Thursday on HBO....
By TIM REYNOLDS AP Basketball Writer Golden State’s Stephen Curry led the league in clutch scoring this season, and now he’s got another trophy to add to his collection. Curry was announced Thursday night as the NBA’s Clutch Player of the Year, adding that award to a resume that includes two MVPs, an All-Star Game
Warriors superstar Steph Curry won the NBA Clutch Player of the Year award for his impressive 2023-24 season.
NEW YORK >> Naz Reid was having a productive season as a reserve when the Minnesota Timberwolves needed him in the starting lineup while playing without All-Star Karl-Anthony Towns.
Poor Rudy Gobert gets no respect. He’s a three-time NBA All-Star. He’s won the NBA Defensive Player of the Year award three times. And yet, an anonymous player survey recently ranked him as the most overrated player in the league. And it wasn’t even really close. Gobert got a league-leading 13.6 percent of the vote […]
Philadelphia 76ers All-Star guard Tyrese Maxey was named the 2023-24 NBA Most Improved Player on Tuesday. It was an extremely close vote for Maxey over
Does Davis have a DPOY case? The Lakers' star definitely thinks so.
BATON ROUGE - Former LSU basketball player Naz Reid earned NBA Sixth Man of the Year honors after having a career year on the Minnesota Timberwolves.Reid averaged career highs of 13.5 points and 5.2 rebounds in 81 games, allowing him to edge out Sacramento's Malik Monk for the award.Reid was undrafted out of LSU in 2019, originally joining the Timberwolves with a two-way contract that summer. Afterward, he earned a multiyear contract extension last summer. He then rewarded the Wolves...