Coming into this NBA season, we all expected James Harden, Lebron James and the entire Golden State Warriors roster to dominate the league. But did anyone predict Giannis Antetokounmpo to have this type of meteoric rise? Or for Aaron Gordon and Nikola Vucevic to lead the Orlando Magic to the best record in the Eastern Conference?
Let’s take a look at who should be getting award consideration after week two.
(I’ve also decided that we’ll only look at player awards from week to week because for the Coach of the Year award you tend to look at the season as a whole.