Charlotte Hornets: Best candidates for 2018-19 NBA awards

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MVP: Kemba Walker

The only MVP candidate for the Hornets is one of the best players in team history. Kemba Walker has been named an All-Star in back-to-back seasons and has played his best basketball yet over the last three seasons.

Advanced Table
Season	PER	TS%	WS	WS/48
2011-12	14.9	.464	0.3	.009
2012-13	18.8	.517	4.8	.080
2013-14	16.8	.499	5.1	.093
2014-15	17.6	.486	4.5	.101
2015-16	20.8	.554	9.9	.165
2016-17	21.3	.569	8.1	.142
2017-18	20.6	.572	8.5	.150
Career	19.0	.530	41.2	.111

Provided by Basketball-Reference.com: View Original Table
Generated 9/4/2018.

Waker has posted a Player Efficiency Rating of at least 20.0 in each of the last three seasons and led the team in win shares as well. His 26.5 win share total over the last three seasons and his 22.0 points per game over the same period are both the eighth-best marks among guards.

Among all players over the last three years, Kemba is still a top-20 player in win shares; his scoring average ranks 16th over the last three years, right behind the likes of Kawhi Leonard, Kyrie Irving and Paul George.

It’s year No. 8 for Kemba Walker and he could be primed for his first MVP run of his career. He’s arguably the best point guard in the Eastern Conference and could take another leap in production if all the right pieces fall into place.

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Odds: Should make the top 10 in voting; needs at least 28.0 points and 7.0 assists per game to be in the running

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