NBA Global Debate: Who should win each end-of-season award?

NBA.com Global Staff

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Before Game 2 of the Eastern Conference Finals, the NBA unveiled the finalists for Most Valuable Player, Rookie of the Year, Sixth Man of the Year, Defensive Player of the Year, Most Improved Player and Coach of the Year.

The winner for each award will be announced at the 2019 NBA Awards on Monday, June 24.

In the lead-up to the event, our Global NBA.com Staff revealed their picks for each award — though it's worth noting that none of these counted as official votes.

Giannis Antetokounmpo, Lou Williams and Luka Doncic were popular choices in their respective categories, but there were still some disagreements.

Benyam Kidané (@BenyamKidane)

Most Valuable Player James Harden
Rookie of the Year Trae Young
Sixth Man of the Year Lou Williams
Defensive Player of the Year Paul George
Most Improved Player D'Angelo Russell
Coach of the Year Mike Budenholzer

Kyle Irving (@KyleIrv_)

Most Valuable Player Giannis Antetokounmpo
Rookie of the Year Luka Doncic
Sixth Man of the Year Lou Williams
Defensive Player of the Year Paul George
Most Improved Player Pascal Siakam
Coach of the Year Doc Rivers

Carlos Herrera Luyando (@carhluy43)

Most Valuable Player Giannis Antetokounmpo
Rookie of the Year Luka Doncic
Sixth Man of the Year Lou Williams
Defensive Player of the Year Rudy Gobert
Most Improved Player Pascal Siakam
Coach of the Year Mike Budenholzer

Pablo Schatzky (@pchaski)

Most Valuable Player Giannis Antetokounmpo
Rookie of the Year Luka Doncic
Sixth Man of the Year Lou Williams
Defensive Player of the Year Giannis Antetokounmpo
Most Improved Player Pascal Siakam
Coach of the Year Mike Budenholzer

Leandro Fernández (@FernandezLea)

Most Valuable Player Giannis Antetokounmpo
Rookie of the Year Luka Doncic
Sixth Man of the Year Lou Williams
Defensive Player of the Year Paul George
Most Improved Player Pascal Siakam
Coach of the Year Mike Budenholzer

Yash Matange (@yashmatange2694)

Most Valuable Player Giannis Antetokounmpo
Rookie of the Year Luka Doncic
Sixth Man of the Year Lou Williams
Defensive Player of the Year Giannis Antetokounmpo
Most Improved Player Pascal Siakam
Coach of the Year Mike Budenholzer

Sergio Rabinal (@S_Rabinal)

Most Valuable Player Giannis Antetokounmpo
Rookie of the Year Luka Doncic
Sixth Man of the Year Lou Williams
Defensive Player of the Year Rudy Gobert
Most Improved Player Pascal Siakam
Coach of the Year Mike Budenholzer

Scott Rafferty (@crabdribbles)

Most Valuable Player Giannis Antetokounmpo
Rookie of the Year Luka Doncic
Sixth Man of the Year Lou Williams
Defensive Player of the Year Rudy Gobert
Most Improved Player Pascal Siakam
Coach of the Year Mike Budenholzer

Voting breakdown

Most Valuable Player: Giannis Antetokounmpo (7 votes), James Harden (1 vote)

Rookie of the Year: Luka Doncic (7 votes), Trae Young (1 vote)

Sixth Man of the Year: Lou Williams (8 votes)

Defensive Player of the Year: Rudy Gobert (3 votes), Paul George (3 votes), Giannis Antetokounmpo (2 votes)

Most Improved Player: Pascal Siakam (7 votes), D'Angelo Russell (1 vote)

Coach of the Year: Mike Budenholzer (7 votes), Doc Rivers (1 vote)

NBA.com Global Staff