The NBA already held voting for its main awards, retroactively ending the regular season March 11 and defining the eight games for each of the 22 teams continuing at Disney World as “seeding games.”
So, the league found a new way to honor standout players from this portion of the season.
NBA release:The NBA announced today that it will name the … NBA All-Seeding Games Team and the … NBA Player of the Seeding Games to honor top performers for games played July 30 – Aug. 14 during the 2019-20 season restart at Walt Disney World Resort in Florida.
A panel of sportswriters and broadcasters who have been on site covering the season restart will select the … NBA All-Seeding Games Team and the … NBA Player of the Seeding Games. The media panel will vote for five players for the All-Seeding Games First Team and five players for the All-Seeding Games Second Team, choosing a total of 10 players at any position from either conference.
The … NBA All-Seeding Games Team and the …. NBA Player of the Seeding Games will be announced Saturday, Aug. 15 before Game 1 of the Western Conference Play-In, which tips off at 2:30 p.m. ET on ABC.
Is it silly to to give awards for such a small sample of what effectively amount to regular-season games? Yes.
Is it also fun? Heck yes.
My early picks:
Player of the Seeding Games
- James Harden (Rockets)
All-Seeding Games First Team
- James Harden (Rockets)
- T.J. Warren (Pacers)
- Devin Booker (Suns)
- Giannis Antetokounmpo (Bucks)
- Michael Porter Jr. (Nuggets)
All-Seeding Games Second Team
- Damian Lillard (Trail Blazers)
- Luka Doncic (Mavericks)
- Kawhi Leonard (Clippers)
- Chris Paul (Thunder)
- Joel Embiid (76ers)
