Dan and Grant go through their awards ballot a little more than one-quarter of the way through the NBA season, with a focus on one big-time question: Is the MVP race already over? TIMESTAMPS⤵️<br /><br />0:00 - INTRO<br />3:09 - MVP<br />9:59 - Who’s easier to build around: SGA or Jokic?<br />20:36 - Defensive Player of the Year<br />30:29 - Should the NBA change the awards rules?<br />33:41 - Rookie of the Year<br />40:35 - Most Improved Player<br />55:02 -Sixth Man of the Year<br />1:03:42 - Coach of the Year<br />1:14:23 - Executive of the Year<br />1:21:58 - STAT PADDING<br /><br /><a href="https://hardwood-knocks-shop.fourthwall.com/?source=dashboard" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">SUPPORT THE SHOW BY PURCHASING HARDWOOD KNOCKS MERCH</a><br /><br /><a href="https://bit.ly/discordhwk" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">JOIN OUR DISCORD</a><br /><br /><a href="https://bit.ly/31z7eyI" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">SUBSCRIBE TO OUR YOUTUBE CHANNEL</a><br /><br />FOLLOW US ON SOCIAL⬇️<br />TikTok: <a href="https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&amp;rct=j&amp;q=&amp;esrc=s&amp;source=web&amp;cd=&amp;ved=2ahUKEwjz96W4vPSBAxWPg4kEHQeRB-IQFnoECBgQAQ&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.tiktok.com%2F%40hardwoodknocks&amp;usg=AOvVaw3qY-n6V8zBetXethoVG3-A&amp;opi=89978449" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@hardwoodknocks</a><br />Twitter <a href="https://twitter.com/HardwoodKnocks" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@HardwoodKnocks</a><br />Instagram: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/hardwood_knocks/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@hardwood_knocks</a> <br />Dan's Bluesky: <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/danfavale.bsky.social" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@danfavale</a><br />Dan's Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/danfavale" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@danfavale</a><br />Dan's IG: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/danfavale/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@danfavale</a><br />Grant's Bluesky: <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/granthughes.bsky.social" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">@granthughes</a><br /><br />BUSINESS INQUIRES⬇️<br />[email protected]