The award for the most valuable player of the basic part of the season (Most Valuable Player) of the NBA league is named after Michael Jordan, it was announced today.
The trophy that has been won by the center of Denver, 27-year-old Serbian basketball player Nikola Jokić, for the last two years, has undergone a redesign and is one of the six trophies that today got a new shape, and they were given new names after legendary basketball players who marked the history of the NBA. through 75 years of existence.
Michael Jordan is considered by many to be the best basketball player of all time. He led the Chicago Bulls to six NBA championships and in all six finals he won the MVP award named after the recently deceased legend Bill Russell, and during his stellar career he won the award for the most valuable player of the regular season five times.
Jordan participated in the creative process of creating the bronze statue that will be awarded to the best player of the NBA starting this season.
The trophy is about 60 cm (23,6 inches) tall and weighs about 10,7 kg (23,6 pounds), which has symbolism, as the number 23 represents Jordan's number, which he wore for most of his NBA career, and the number six represents number of titles won.
The trophy for the best defensive player (Defensive Player of the Year) was named after Hakeem Olajuwon, who during his rich career received this award twice, and nine times was selected to the best defensive lineup of the NBA.
The award for the best rookie in the season (Rookie of the Year) is named after Wilt Chamberlain, the legendary center whose statistics from the first season in the NBA league no one managed to come close to. Playing for Philadelphia in the 1959/60 season. Chamberlain averaged 37,9 points and 27 rebounds while spending more than 46 minutes in the game, and in addition to the award for the best ruckman, he also earned the MVP award.
From today, the award for the best sixth player (Sixth Man of the Year) bears the name of John Havlicek, who came off the bench during the first seven seasons of his career, but thanks to his great contribution, he was selected to the all-star team four times.
The award for the most improved player (Most Improved Player of the Year) from this season bears the name of George Majkan, an American basketball player of Croatian origin who is considered the first dominant center in the NBA.
The new award for the decisive player of the season (Clutch Player of the Year) is named after Jerry West, the legend of the Los Angeles Lakers, who was nicknamed "Mr. Clutch" by the famous commentator of the games of this club, Chick Hearn, because of his ability to hit decisive shots in the closing moments .
This award will be decided by a jury made up of media representatives, and the candidates for the award will be nominated by the head coaches of the NBA clubs.
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