Former Kentucky star Anthony Davis has been named a finalist for the Most Valuable Player and Defensive Player of the Year Awards.
For the MVP award, he joins NBA superstars LeBron James and James Harden on the list of finalists.
https://twitter.com/NBAonTNT/status/996914291847479296
As for the DPOY award, Davis joins Philadelphia's Joel Embiid and Utah's Rudy Gobert on the list.
https://twitter.com/NBAonTNT/status/996912748784046080
Despite being fired by the Toronto Raptors this week, former Wildcat Dwane Casey is a finalist for the NBA Coach of the Year Award, as well.
Casey joins Boston's Brad Stevens and Utah's Quin Snyder on the list.
https://twitter.com/NBA/status/996911625419575296
The official Raptors Twitter account awkwardly congratulated "coach" after the announcement...
https://twitter.com/Raptors/status/996918027386994688
Here are the finalists for all six NBA end-of-year awards:
Congratulations to both Davis and Casey for the honors!
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