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2017-18 NBA Award Predictions: Donovan Mitchell wins Rookie of the Year

By Trey Flynn

HOUSTON, TX - MAY 2: Donovan Mitchell #45 of the Utah Jazz speaks with the media after the game against the Houston Rockets in Game Two of Round Two of the 2018 NBA Playoffs on May 2, 2018 at the Toyota Center in Houston, Texas. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. Mandatory Copyright Notice: Copyright 2018 NBAE (Photo by Bill Baptist/NBAE via Getty Images)
HOUSTON, TX - MAY 2: Donovan Mitchell #45 of the Utah Jazz speaks with the media after the game against the Houston Rockets in Game Two of Round Two of the 2018 NBA Playoffs on May 2, 2018 at the Toyota Center in Houston, Texas. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. Mandatory Copyright Notice: Copyright 2018 NBAE (Photo by Bill Baptist/NBAE via Getty Images) /
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HOUSTON, TX – MAY 28: Stephen Curry #30 of the Golden State Warriors defends against James Harden #13 of the Houston Rockets in the first half of Game Seven of the Western Conference Finals of the 2018 NBA Playoffs at Toyota Center on May 28, 2018 in Houston, Texas. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. (Photo by Bob Levey/Getty Images)
HOUSTON, TX – MAY 28: Stephen Curry #30 of the Golden State Warriors defends against James Harden #13 of the Houston Rockets in the first half of Game Seven of the Western Conference Finals of the 2018 NBA Playoffs at Toyota Center on May 28, 2018 in Houston, Texas. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. (Photo by Bob Levey/Getty Images) /

James Harden was a media favorite for MVP in the 2017 award ceremony, and he will be in 2018 as well. This time, he looks like he’ll run away with the award, sorry Russell Westbrook.

James Harden, Anthony Davis and LeBron James – wow that’s a lot of talent in one sentence – these are the three nominees for the Most Valuable Player of the Year award and it’s hard to pick one from a fans point of view.

But James Harden defied all odds leading Houston to the best record in the NBA and proved to everyone he could put up the same numbers, if not better, while still playing the guard position next to Chris Paul. If not a better Harden, he was definitely a more efficient Harden.

The Rockets were able to find several chinks in the armor of the Golden State Warriors, losing in Game 7 of the Western Conference Finals – only one win away from possibly defeating the Cleveland Cavaliers in the NBA Championship.

From the video above, you could summarize James Harden as one of the more annoying players to watch in the NBA.

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James Harden is almost moving in slow motion and aesthetically it’s like watching paint dry, but imagine the paint is gold so it really doesn’t matter too much. While Harden definitely deserves this award and is an amazing story for how much he’s improved since Oklahoma City, next year will define his legacy to see if he can repeat this success – which is why Stephen Curry’s 2nd MVP was so important for his career.

As for LeBron, he can literally win any year, but I will say that Playoff LeBron may have changed the course of this award, but the media won’t take that into account. Anthony Davis didn’t have enough help to be a better team, therefore won’t get the votes to win, and possibly may never get the votes to win because of the Pelicans being the Pelicans.

Timberwolves Most Valuable Player:

Karl-Anthony Towns has the potential to be on this actual MVP list over the next decade, so he’s obviously our choice for Timberwolves MVP.

Towns was nominated to his first All-Star team this year and was easily a fan favorite from Minnesota. A happy-go lucky guy that loves video games and laughing, who also happens to be one of the top-15 players in the league, count me in.

Towns finished the season as the Timberwolves best offensive player, with his efficiency increasing as a big man under the rim. Although, Towns still has a lot to work on for the near future, specifically in the defensive arena.