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Joel Embiid, Nikola Jokic, and Giannis Antetokounmpo were named finalists for the NBA MVP award.

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The NBA announced the finalists for seven awards that honor top performers for the 2022-23 regular season: NBA Clutch Player of the Year, NBA Defensive Player of the Year, NBA Most Improved Player, NBA Most Valuable Player, NBA Rookie of the Year, NBA Sixth Man of the Year, and NBA Coach of the Year.

TNT will reveal the winner of each award during its coverage of the 2023 NBA Playoffs. Those announcements will begin next week. On Sunday, April 16, the NBA will share the announcement schedule for the week of April 17.

The three finalists for each annual award, based on voting results from a global panel of sportswriters and broadcasters, are listed in alphabetical order below.

Each voter's complete ballot for each award will be posted at PR.NBA.com after the announcement of all end-of-season awards.

NBA Most Valuable Player

Giannis Antetokounmpo, Milwaukee Bucks Joel Embiid, Philadelphia 76ers Nikola Jokic, Denver Nuggets

NBA Defensive Player of the Year

Jaren Jackson Jr., Memphis Grizzlies Brook Lopez, Milwaukee Bucks Evan Mobley, Cleveland Cavaliers

NBA Most Improved Player

Jalen Brunson, New York Knicks Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Oklahoma City Thunder Lauri Markkanen, Utah Jazz

NBA Rookie of the Year

Paolo Banchero, Orlando Magic Walker Kessler, Utah Jazz Jalen Williams, Oklahoma City Thunder

NBA Sixth Man of the Year

Malcolm Brogdon, Boston Celtics Bobby Portis, Milwaukee Bucks Immanuel Quickley, New York Knicks

NBA Clutch Player of the Year

Jimmy Butler, Miami Heat DeMar DeRozan, Chicago Bulls De'Aaron Fox, Sacramento Kings

NBA Coach of the Year

Mike Brown, Sacramento Kings Mark Daigneault, Oklahoma City Thunder Joe Mazzulla, Boston Celtics Thank you for reading us! Help us even more.