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NBA Awards Watch: Week 21

By Jared Brownlee

Mar 21, 2014; Toronto, Ontario, CAN; Oklahoma City Thunder forward Kevin Durant (35) reacts against the Toronto Raptors at Air Canada Centre. The Thunder beat the Raptors 119-118 in double overtime. Mandatory Credit: Tom Szczerbowski-USA TODAY Sports
Mar 21, 2014; Toronto, Ontario, CAN; Oklahoma City Thunder forward Kevin Durant (35) reacts against the Toronto Raptors at Air Canada Centre. The Thunder beat the Raptors 119-118 in double overtime. Mandatory Credit: Tom Szczerbowski-USA TODAY Sports /
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Most Improved Player

Mar 22, 2014; New Orleans, LA, USA; New Orleans Pelicans forward Anthony Davis (23) reacts as time expires during the fourth quarter of a win against the Miami Heat in a game at the Smoothie King Center. The Pelicans defeated the Heat 105-95. Mandatory Credit: Derick E. Hingle-USA TODAY Sports
Mar 22, 2014; New Orleans, LA, USA; New Orleans Pelicans forward Anthony Davis (23) reacts as time expires during the fourth quarter of a win against the Miami Heat in a game at the Smoothie King Center. The Pelicans defeated the Heat 105-95. Mandatory Credit: Derick E. Hingle-USA TODAY Sports /

1. Anthony Davis

2. Goran Dragic

3. Isaiah Thomas

Player FG% FT% TRB AST STL BLK PTS
Anthony Davis .530 .788 10.4 1.6 1.4 2.9 21.7
Goran Dragic .510 .755 3.2 6.0 1.3 0.2 20.4
Isaiah Thomas .450 .853 3.0 6.3 1.3 0.1 20.5

In just his second season, Davis is in the discussion for best power forward in the game. Out of all the other top players at the position (Blake Griffin, Kevin Love, LaMarcus Aldridge), Davis already has a greater impact on the defensive side of the floor as the league’s top shot blocker. Over the last eight games, he’s averaging 32.2 PPG and 13.5 RPG. Dragic has helped lead the Suns to going 4-1 in their last five games. Quietly in Sacramento, Thomas is putting up the same numbers as Dragic, averaging about seven points and more than two more assists better per game than last year.