NBA Awards Watch #3 (November 12, 2012)

Welcome back to the third edition of our NBA Awards Watch! This is done each and every Monday during the NBA season, where we take a look at the top-three candidates for each of the individual awards in the NBA.

Stats listed are current as of November 11th games.

Most Improved Player

1. James Harden 26.5 ppg / 5.2 rpg / 4.5 apg / 1.7 spg / 0.7 bpg / 44.3 fg% / 82.5 ft%

2. Kyrie Irving 23.3 ppg / 4.2 rpg / 6.5 apg / 0.8 spg / 0.3 bpg / 45.8 fg% / 81.1 ft%

3. Kemba Walker 18.8 ppg / 3.8 rpg / 5.8 apg / 2.8 spg / 0.2 bpg / 43.2 fg% / 85.2 ft%

Sixth Man of the Year

1. Jamal Crawford 21.8 ppg / 1.8 rpg / 1.0 apg / 1.0 spg / 0.0 bpg / 52.5 fg% / 88.6 ft%

2. Kevin Martin 18.0 ppg / 2.7 rpg / 2.2 apg / 1.5 spg /0.3 bpg / 48.3 fg% / 91.9 ft%

3. J.R. Smith 17.5 ppg / 5.0 rpg / 3.3 apg / 2.3 spg / 0.5 bpg / 45.6 fg% / 100.0 ft%

Defensive Player of the Year

1. Tim Duncan 18.9 ppg / 9.7 rpg / 2.3 apg / 1.4 spg / 2.4 bpg / 91 Drtg

2. Joakim Noah 15.0 ppg / 9.2 rpg / 3.3 apg / 1.7 spg / 2.5 bpg / 93 Drtg

3. Kevin Durant 22.0 ppg / 11.0 rpg / 4.3 apg / 1.8 spg / 1.2 bpg / 93 Drtg

Rookie of the Year

1. Anthony Davis 17.3 ppg / 8.0 rpg / .7 apg / 1.3 spg / 2.7 bpg / 52.8 fg% / 77.8 ft%

2. Damian Lillard 18.8 ppg / 3.3 rpg / 7.0 apg / 1.3 spg / 0.0 bpg / 43.0 fg% / 83.3 ft%

3. Michael Kidd-Gilchrist 12.2 ppg / 7.6 rpg / 1.2 apg / 1.6 spg / 2.2 bpg / 47.8 fg% / 76.2 ft%

Most Valuable Player

1. L eBron James 22.2 ppg / 10.0 rpg / 6.2 apg / 0.7 spg/ 0.7 bpg / 55.8 fg% / 76.0 ft%

2. Kevin Durant 22.0 ppg / 11.0 rpg / 4.3 apg / 1.8 spg / 1.2 bpg / 49.5 fg% / 84.2 ft%

3. Kobe Bryant 27.2 ppg / 5.7 rpg / 3.8 apg / 1.5 spg / 0.0 bpg / 55.9 fg% / 90.5 ft%

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