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Zach Lowe's NBA awards picks: MVP, DPOY, ROY and more

After 82 games, six major awards. Here we go:

MOST VALUABLE PLAYER

Let's be reasonable up front: This was brutal. At various points in the past week, I had the top four in every possible order and felt both good and terrible about each permutation. They were all fantastic, and they would all be deserving winners. Choosing one over the others is an indictment of no one. It is a requirement forced by a deadline.

Leonard is a system player. Westbrook, Harden and LeBron are the systems. That is kind of true. Leonard doesn't touch the ball on some San Antonio possessions.