After a long, but eventful offseason, the NBA is back.
The games and stats don't actually count yet. Premier players and even some coaches are still soaking up the final opportunities for rest before the 2015-16 version of the 82-game grind officially beings.
But the rim-rattling jams and crunch-time jumpers are filling basketball junkies' cravings nonetheless. To further whet those appetites, we're breaking out the crystal ball and laying out our early predictions for all of the league's individual awards.
The process of unearthing these candidates is an inexact science.
There are stats to pore over, player movements to weigh, opportunities to project and even past voting trends to help identify the biggest factors in these decisions. There are also gut feelings, educated guesses and eye-test results to help explain what numbers alone cannot.
These aren't necessarily who we think should win (though, that's true in some cases), but rather who we feel will finish the upcoming campaign with the most compelling case for each award.
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Early Predictions for Every NBA Award Winner in 2015-16
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