The NBA is gearing up for a change by naming their annual regular season awards after pantheon great legends.
ESPN’s Kirk Goldsberry broke the news via Twitter, listing out the awards slated for a redesign:
The NBA is redesigning and renaming many of its individual awards.
The MVP is named after Jordan
The DPOY is named after Olajuwon
The ROY is named after Wilt
The MIP is named after Mikan
The 6th Man is named after Havlicek
And there's a new Clutch award named after Jerry West pic.