At first glance I think this is just ridiculous. If Kobe were still alive and he saw this he would chuck it in the garbage. "You guys are going to honor me by naming an award from a meaningless exhibition game after me? F*** that"
Reserves Devin Booker Luka Doncic Rudy Gobert Draymond Green (not playing) Donovan Mitchell Chris Paul Karl Anthony Towns Jimmy Butler Darius Garland James Harden Zach LaVine Khris Middleton Jayson Tatum Fred VanVleet
This. Being as competitive as he is it sure as hell wasn’t a meaningless game to him. Trophy looks pretty cool to me too. I bet the players are gonna be more competitive/try harder to win the award as well. It’s a win all around.
No obvious snubs. Jimmy has missed a lot of games but Heat deserved someone. Since KD's spot will open up, I'd expect Lamelo or Herro to get a spot. West was pretty obvious, not a lot of questions. Idk who gets Draymond's spot. Maybe Dejounte Murray, Jaren Jackson, Deandre Ayton? Not a lot of choices