The play-in tournament will deliver its verdict in a few hours, the Playoffs start tomorrow evening, my cousin invited me to drink coffee tomorrow morning, in short, this weekend’s program is damn busy. Despite this, the NBA decided to blow our pot by announcing the 2022-23 finalists for each individual trophy tonight. Morality, we will not drink coffee at Blandine, and here are the three finalists for the NBA Rookie of the Year trophy.
We therefore know the three finalists in the race for the Wilt Chamberlain Trophy, an award which rewards the best beginner of the season each year. For 2022-23? Here are the three finalists:
Paolo Banchero, leader of kilometer 1 until, probably, the finish, thanks to a statistically very solid season. A start to the exercise in cannonball mode to get everyone to agree, then a cruising speed that 95% of NBA players would like to have and we’re not just talking regarding rookies, in short an almost unchallenged domination over his vintage of Draft, despite some beautiful specimens at his side, oh the beautiful transition.
Jalen Williams, rather discreet in the first third of the season but very quickly installed among the leaders of the young Thunder squad. Attack, defense, pep’s, intensity, JW is a crack, the best Williams in his state and God knows if there are any. If the season had lasted one more month the guy might even have gone for the trophy, that is to say the speed with which he is progressing.
Walker Kessler, a sort of modern-day Ivan Drago and major piece of the very beautiful and unexpected Jazz season. The guy has almost forgotten Rudy Gobert, and in addition Utah has recovered 152 picks.
The American-Italian of the Magic? The Swiss army knife of the Thunder? Jazz’s big-jawed kingpin? Place your bets, and see you in a few weeks for the verdict, most likely with an Italian accent.
