On Monday, the NBA’s awards reveal debuted with a shocker: Victor Wembanyama is the Defensive Player of the Year. Not really, of course. Wembanyama would have won last year if he had been eligible and is officially the overwhelming favorite to win it every year he hits the 65-game threshold. He became the first unanimous winner in the award’s history. Something tells me he will earn that distinction again.
I voted for Wembanyama (duh), the easiest of the seven individual awards I voted on this season. Last week I revealed my MVP ballot, with Shai Gilgeous-Alexander landing the top spot. The following is the rest of my ballot, along with a degree of difficulty for each vote. A one on this scale is easy, a no-brainer—like Wemby. A 10 is an agonizing decision I’m still not sure about.
