4 members of the Utah Jazz are finalists for NBA season awards. Here’s how they stack up against their competition

Utah Jazz center Rudy Gobert (27) defends a shot by Denver Nuggets guard Shaquille Harrison (3) as the Utah Jazz and the Denver Nuggets play an NBA basketball game at Vivint Arena in Salt Lake City on Friday, May 7, 2021. | Scott G Winterton, Deseret News

The finalists for each of the NBA’s six end-of-season awards were revealed Thursday on TNT, and as expected, multiple members of the Utah Jazz organization are among those finalists

The three finalists for each of the NBA’s six end-of-season awards were revealed Thursday on TNT, and as expected, multiple members of the Utah Jazz organization are among those finalists.

Both Jordan Clarkson and Joe Ingles are finalists for Sixth Man of the Year alongside New York’s Derrick Rose, Rudy Gobert is in the top three for Defensive Player of the Year with Philadelphia’s Ben Simmons and Golden State’s Draymond Green and Quin Snyder is a finalist for Coach of the Year with Phoenix’s Monty Williams and New York’s Tom Thibodeau.

The finalists for MVP, Rookie of the Year and Most Improved Player are as follows:

MVP

• Nikola Jokic, Denver
• Stephen Curry, Golden State
• Joel Embiid, Philadelphia

ROY

• LaMelo Ball, Charlotte
• Anthony Edwards, Minnesota
• Tyrese Haliburton, Sacramento

MIP

• Jerami Grant, Detroit
• Michael Porter Jr., Denver
• Julius Randle, New York

In anticipation of each of the four members of the Jazz being named finalists, the Deseret News over the past few weeks has examined the cases each of them has for winning the respective awards they are up for. Below you can find each of those stories.

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