The NBA recently announced that seeding games played in the Orlando bubble will not count for end-of-season awards voting.
The NBA’s annual performance awards (MVP, Rookie of Year, Sixth Man, Defensive Player, Coach of Year, etc.) will be based upon regular season through March 11, when the season suspended, sources tell @TheAthleticNBA @Stadium.
— Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) July 17, 2020
That means the races for those respective awards are done and finished. One of those is of particular importance to Hornets fans.