Who should be eligible to vote for NBA awards?

It’s the question that has been burning in my mind — who is actually qualified to vote for NBA awards?

The NBA honors have been determined by a group of sportswriters and broadcasters dating back to 1980. While the system hasn’t been short of contentious discourse over the years, the talk around who votes on these awards has ramped up recently, especially in the wake of the Jokic vs Embiid vs Antetokounmpo MVP discussions.

My intrigue into this matter was heightened after listening to Zach Lowe and former Houston Rockets Head Coach, Jeff Van Gundy, discuss this very subject on a recent episode of Lowe’s podcast, The Lowe Post. It was a bit disheartening, yet understandable as to why they feel…