THE FUTURE AWARDS

My Rewards Show of the Future:

I have decided to host an awards show for awards that players have not won yet, but that they will eventually win before their career is over. Would anyone in the year 2002 have guessed that Steve Nash would eventually win back-to-back MVP awards? Probably not. Here are a few of my predictions. First the All-Stars, including the easy picks, and the long shot picks and the super sleeper picks. Also in this list is the Future Defensive Player of the year, Sixth Man of the Year, Most Improved, and the MVP.

1.Future All-Stars That Have Never Been


WEST

The easy picks:

• Kevin Martin


• Leandro Barbosa


• Monte Ellis: Monte Ellis and Leandro Barbosa have the most amazing ability to run like 600 mph and finger roll or layup the ball with the lightest touch. These two are easy locks for future all stars


• Chris Kaman: Ever since he shaved his hair off Chris Kaman has been amazing on an awful team. Once Brand is back, Livingston, and everyone else. (The Clippers have the most games missed due to injuries in the whole league) Chris Kaman will finally get the recognition for all-star that he deserves


• Tyson Chandler


• Manu Ginobili


• Andrew Bynum


• Deron Williams: Not only will he be an All-Star, but Deron Williams may win an MVP award. Maybe a Finals MVP. The Jazz have had problems all year, one of them being they tend to play down to poor teams levels, especially Deron. Hopefully he can get past that.


• Al Jefferson


• LaMarcus Aldridge


• Rudy Gay: Rudy Gay Like Al Jefferson is on an abysmal team. Both of these guys numbers are just amazing for how bad the teams are. Though I must admit, I think the Timberwolves have a much better chance at being good then the Grizzlies in the future. And did you see this Rudy Gay dunk on Scola and Dikembe?
  

The Jamaal Magluire picks: (Long shots or one time all stars)

• Kelenna Azubuike: This would be great to see a D-League player make the all-star team, and of all the D-League players he has the best chance.


• Corey Maggette goes to the free throw line almost 10 times a game. And now he has developed a mid-range game also, he is going to be scary.


• Jordan Farmar


• Rafer Alston


• Randy Foye


• Francisco Garcia is going to be the face of the Kings soon, as soon as the Kings get rid of Ron Artest. He has stepped up his game lately, and with Kevin Martin will eventually get the Kings to the Playoffs again
  

Sleeper Picks

• Mike Conley


• Shaun Livingston


• Travis Outlaw


• Rudy Fernandez: Many people don't know this kid out of Spain. He is the reigning Spanish League MVP and is amazing with the ball. Don't believe me? check out this mix:
  

EAST

Easy Picks:

• Quentin Richardson


• Andre Iguodala: This guy should be an All Star already. The Sixers are now the die-hard team of the league along with the Warriors. You NEVER put the Sixers away easy now. They have been down by as much as 25 to come back more than once this season and the new AI is the reason. He can shoot and when he comes down the lane just get out of the way.


• Ben Gordon The Bulls have a number of players that could be All Stars. Not on this list is Hinrich and maybe Tyrus Thomas who could also be considered. Why are they so bad?


• Al Horford


• Hedo Turkoglu


• Raymond Felton


• Jose Calderon


• Luol Deng


• Gerald Wallace: I bet Sacramento is kicking themselves that they ever got rid of him. The most underrated player in the league, who will eventually be in many All-Star games.


• Danny Granger

The Shareef Abdur-Rahim picks: (Long shots or one time all-stars)

• Anthony Parker: This guy can just flat out shoot. He has a few weaknesses, defense being one of them, but if he continues to shoot lights out he could be an All-Star.


• Thabo Sefolosha


• Nick Young


• Andrew Bogut: May be a stretch. Remember when his dad said he would be the best player ever? Yeah that won't happen, but he may be a one time All Star.


• Rajon Rondo


• Andrea Bargnani


• Josh Smith

Sleeper Picks

• Carlos Delfino


• Glen Davis


• T.J. Ford
• David Lee

Future Sixth Man of the Year:

Those who cannot be on this list are David Lee, and Carlos Arroyo, because I think this is the last year they come off the bench. Corey Maggette is added because next year he will be coming off the bench and have a great chance for sixth man of the year as well as he is playing.

• Corey Maggette
• Jason Maxiell
• Travis Outlaw

Future Most Improved Player of the Year

• Paul Milsap: Paul Milsap needs one more year with Jerry Sloan and then needs to be traded to someone like the Houston Rockets. He would get plenty of minutes, and the lack of power forward strenth on the rockets would give him the minutes he needs to really show how good this guy can be. But with AK, Harpring, Okur, Boozer, and even Collins, he is never going to get the minutes he needs.
• Leon Powe
• Brandon Bass

Future Defensive Player of the Year:

• Kobe Bryant: Kobe can play amazing defense. I think that if he ever is going to get Michael Jordan-like status he is going to have to win this award just like MJ. And once he figures that out, he will clamp down on the D.
• Josh Smith: Josh Smith for his size, may be the best Pound for Pound Shot Blocker the league has ever had. Originally he could only block shots coming from the weak-side but that is not the case anymore.
• Dwight Howard

Long Shots:

• Gerald Wallace
• Raja

Future MVP:



-Kobe Bryant

-LeBron James: LeBron will get his MVP award very soon. I don't think it will be in a Cav's uniform. Even the trade this year did not solve the problem that his surrounding team mates just aren't that good. He needs to get out of Cleveland. His relationship with the Brooklyn Nets owner may be just the ticket.

-Kevin Garnett
-Chris Paul

Long Shots:
-Deron Williams

-Amare Stoudemire Even before Shaq came to Phoenix Amare was on fire. He has extended his jumpshot out even further now, and has added a hook he can fire from both sides. As long as after Nash leaves they get a point guard who can get him the ball, he will win the MVP.

-Dwight Howard
-Greg Oden

Super Sleepers:

-Yao Ming


-Brandon Roy: NO ONE picked the Blazers to be this good this year. Brandon Roy is the ultimate leader on the floor. In fact only two players score more points in the fourth quarter, LeBron and Kobe than Roy. He was awesome in the All-Star game, and with Aldridge, Oden, and Outlaw on the floor, defenses will not be able to double team him. If Rudy Fernandez turns out to be a decent point guard next season, Brandon Roy will get more talk about MVP faster than anyone would predict.