Wemby is up for MVP and DPOY, Keldon Johnson is up for Sixth Man of the Year and Mitch Johnson is up for Coach of the Year.
SAN ANTONIO — Before the Spurs officially returned to playoff basketball, three members of the team were named finalists for four coveted NBA awards.
First, Victor Wembanyama was named a finalist for the Defensive Player of the Year award along with Chet Holmgren of the Oklahoma City Thunder and Ausar Thompson on the Detroit Pistons. Wemby blocked a league-leading 3.1 shots a game while also averaging a steal a game as well.
Later in the night, Wembanyama was also announced to be a finalist for Most Valuable Player. He will be competing with Shai Gilgeous-Alexander of the Thunder and Nikola Jokic of the Denver Nuggets. Wemby put up averages of 25 points, 11.5 rebounds, 3.1 assists and a league-leading 3.1 blocks a game. He also led the Spurs to 62 wins and their first playoff berth in seven years.
Keldon Johnson was named a finalist for the Sixth Man of the Year award along with Tim Hardaway Jr. of the Pistons and Jaime Jaquez Jr. of the Miami Heat. Johnson averaged 13.2 points, 5.4 rebounds and 1.4 assists on 36.3% shooting from 3-point range in 82 games off the bench for San Antonio this season.
Mitch Johnson was also announced as a candidate for Coach of the Year. He will go against JB Bickerstaff of the Cleveland Cavaliers and Joe Mazzulla of the Boston Celtics.
This means that the Spurs have the opportunity to win four total awards this season: Wemby for MVP and DPOY, Keldon Johnson for Sixth Man of the Year and Mitch Johnson for Coach of the Year.