Shams: NBA implementing minimum 65 games played rule for Major Awards. MVP, All NBA, ROY.

[Raquinotj]

Assuming the number gonna be high like 72+ games or something. They want to limit players sitting down. If you sitting down for load management while healthy it’s gonna be tough If you get hurt down the line because those games you missed earlier can automatically take you out of major award competition.

 

[King Sun]

Thats a fair compromise

 

[Thavoiceofthevoiceless]

62 games should be the cutoff number

 

[get these nets]

I thought there was already a minimum for awards and "leader" titles.

 

[Rosecrans]

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[Sauce Dab]

That’s a good rule. JJJ might be getting the DPOY award but how many games has he played?

 

[The Phoenix]

I thought this was already the case? Have there been players winning major awards while only playing in a handful of games?

 

[Thavoiceofthevoiceless]

That’s a good rule. JJJ might be getting the DPOY award but how many games has he played?

65 games if he finished out the season, which isn't necessarily that bad.

 

[The_Sheff]

Since there are pay increases tied to All-NBA I recommend they add minimum games to those spots as well. No super-max if you aren’t playing enough.

 

[Thavoiceofthevoiceless]

Since there are pay increases tied to All-NBA I recommend they add minimum games to those spots as well. No super-max if you aren’t playing enough.

Those are major awards, so I would assume they’re part of the mix as well.

 

[Diondon]

I have ZERO problem with this

 

[tremonthustler1]

well once you sprain your ankle and miss the cutoff, 70 and 0 will feel exactly the same. A player's gonna stub his toe and the team will list it as "broken neck"

 

[Raquinotj]

well once you sprain your ankle and miss the cutoff, 70 and 0 will feel exactly the same. A player's gonna stub his toe and the team will list it as "broken neck"

They won’t do this but they probably need to tie up contract tears to games played. Zion is a great player but no way he should be elegible to the contract extension he just signed.

 

[CarltonJunior]

I think 63 games should be the minimum

 

[Joe Sixpack]

I love it