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Anthony Davis nominated for Most Valuable Player and Defensive Player of the Year Awards, but can he win either honor?

Before the start of Game 2 between the Golden State Warriors and Houston Rockets, TNT announced the finalists for a number of 2018 NBA awards that will be presented in late June, and there was a common denominator for Most Valuable Player and Defensive Player of the Year: Anthony Davis!

The finalists for the 2017-18 #KiaMVP are…

Anthony Davis
James Harden
LeBron James #NBAAwards pic.twitter.com/R7LYryQU40— NBA on TNT (@NBAonTNT) May 17, 2018

The finalists for the 2017-18 #KiaDPOY are…

Joel Embiid
Rudy Gobert
Anthony Davis#NBAAwards pic.