The NBA announced widespread changes to their annual individual awards on Tuesday, debuting new trophies along with new names for each respective honor. The highlight of the remodeled awards was The Michael Jordan Trophy for the league’s Most Valuable Player award.
The Lakers, though, were well-represented in the host of renamed trophies. A trio of franchise legends had awards named after them in Jerry West, George Mikan and Wilt Chamberlain.
The Jerry West Trophy is the only newly-created award for the Kia NBA Clutch Player of the Year. It’s a very largely subjective award without any clear criteria outside of the NBA’s explanation:
Voted on by a media panel based on nominations from NBA head coaches, the award will honor the NBA player who best comes through for his teammates in the clutch.