The NBA regular season has been over for some time and we got our official award announcements. This had me thinking. What if the top 5 vote-getters for MVP and 6th man of The Year were all on the same team. For this simulation, I did just that.
PLEASE NOTE: The players on this new team have been removed from their current teams. Not copied. This team was automatically placed in the Eastern Conference.
The Starters:
The starters for this team will be the top 5 finalists for the MVP award.
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Nikola Jokic (Center) (2021-2022 Most Valuable Player)
Joel Embiid (Power Forward)
Giannis Antetokounmpo (Small Forward)
Devin Booker (Shooting Guard)
Luka Doncic (Point Guard)
The Bench:
The bench players will be the top 5 finalists for the 6th Man of the Year award.
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Tyler Herro (Point Guard) (2021-2022 6th Man of the Year)
Kevin Love (Center)
Cam Johnson (Power Forward)
Jordan Clarkson (Shooting Guard)
Luke Kennard (Small Forward)
The rest of the spots will be filled with 40 overall players. They will not play.
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Simulating to the All-Star Break
First I simulated to the All-Star break.
Record: 53-6 (1st in the league) (Currently on a 19 game winning streak 👀) Season Awards: Luka Doncic: 1x Player of the week Joel Embiid: 1x Player of the week Nikola Jokic: 1x Player of the week, 1x Player of the Month All-Star Participants: Nikola Jokic: Starter (Team Harden) Giannis Antetokounmpo: Starter (Team Harden) Joel Embiid: Reserve (Team Harden) Luka Doncic: Reserve (Team LeBron) Award Races: Joel Embiid: 4th in MVP voting Nikola Jokic: 5th in MVP voting Giannis Antetokounmpo: 1st in Defensive Player of the Year voting Player Stats: Starters: Luka Doncic: 20.7 pts, 6.5 reb, 7.6 ast, .465 3P% (2nd in NBA) Joel Embiid: 19 pts, 9.1 reb, 5.1 ast, 1.2 stl, 1.5 blk Giannis Antetokounmpo: 19.9 pts, 8.6 reb, 5.5 ast, 1.7 blk Nikola Jokic: 18.1 pts, 9.8 reb, 8.8 ast, .467 3P% (1st in NBA), 11 TDs (2nd in NBA) Devin Booker: 17 pts, 2.6 reb, 3.8 ast Bench: Tyler Herro: 13.3 pts, 3.1 reb, 3.4 ast Kevin Love: 7.7 pts, 5.4 reb, 2.4 ast, .936 FT% (4th in NBA) Cam Johnson: 6.8 pts, 2.4 reb, 0.8 ast Jordan Clarkson: 4.9 pts, 0.7 reb, 0.5 ast Luke Kennard: 4.2 pts, 1.1 reb, 0.6 ast
Simulation to the Playoffs
Next I simulated to the end of the regular season.
Record: 71-11 (1st in the league) Season Awards: Luka Doncic: 2x Player of the week Joel Embiid: 3x Player of the week Nikola Jokic: 6x Player of the week, 2x Player of the Month All-NBA Awards: All-NBA 1st Team: Giannis Antetokounmpo All-Defensive 1st Team: Giannis Antetokounmpo Awards: Joel Embiid: 3rd in MVP voting Nikola Jokic: 2nd in MVP voting Giannis Antetokounmpo: Wins Defensive Player of the Year Our coach, Glenn Cage (2k generated) wins Coach of the Year Player Stats: Starters: Luka Doncic: 19.8 pts, 6.2 reb, 7.3 ast, .46 3P% (3rd in NBA) Nikola Jokic: 18.5 pts, 9.8 reb, 9.0 ast, .468 3P% (1st in NBA), 19 TDs (1st in NBA) Joel Embiid: 18.4 pts, 9.0 reb, 4.9 ast, 1.5 blk Giannis Antetokounmpo: 18.3 pts, 8.8 reb, 5.4 ast, 1.7 blk Devin Booker: 16.4 pts, 2.6 reb, 3.7 ast Bench: Tyler Herro: 13.6 pts, 3.1 reb, 3.1 ast Cam Johnson: 7.6 pts, 2.6 reb, 0.9 ast Kevin Love: 7.5 pts, 5.5 reb, 2.7 ast, .932 FT% (5th in NBA) Jordan Clarkson: 6.9 pts, 1.0 reb, 0.6 ast Luke Kennard: 4.1 pts, 1.0 reb, 0.6 ast
Playoff Time
Round 1: HoopsCue (1) vs. Boston Celtics (8) = HoopsCue wins in 7 Conference Semi-Finals: HoopsCue (1) vs. Miami Heat (4) = HoopsCue wins in 5 Conference Finals: HoopsCue (1) vs. Brooklyn Nets (2) = HoopsCue wins in 5