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Former 'Cats contending for NBA awards as season winds down

Alex Weber

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It was another banner year for Kentucky players in the NBA, some of which will be accepting trophies at the 2022 Awards Ceremony later this summer. With the regular season winding down, let’s take a look at a few ‘Cats who are in the conversation to take home hardware for their efforts this year.

MVP/All-NBA: Devin Booker

As the years add up, Devin Booker continues to get better. He averaged over 25 points a game from 2018-2020 on terrible Suns teams. In 2021, Chris Paul arrived where he and Booker led Phoenix to its first Finals appearance of the century.