There may be 88 regular “seeding” games remaining in the 2019-20 season, but the NBA has announced those contests will not count towards the annual performance awards, per The Athletic’s Shams Charania.
There’s a fair argument for this decision considering eight teams won’t be participating in Disney’s Campus tournament.
“The decision to exclude seeding games from awards voting ensures a fair process in which players and coaches from all 30 teams will have the same opportunity to be honored,” Shams tweeted.
On Saturday night, I laid out why Brandon Ingram should be a heavy favorite for the NBA’s Most Improved Award, but what are the odds of someone else taking home hardware?