San Antonio Spurs: 2 players that might win NBA awards in 2021

These two San Antonio Spurs have a chance at season-ending awards

It doesn’t take a brilliant basketball mind to tell you that the chances of any player on the San Antonio Spurs capturing MVP this year are just about nonexistent. But that doesn’t mean that the Spurs have to be shut out from the season-ending awards entirely.

In a weird way, the Spurs are almost more likely to see someone win a season award than they are to see one of their players named to an All-Star team.

Former All-Star’s like DeMar DeRozan and LaMarcus Aldridge might be capable of making a return trip and, if he has a stellar return from injury, Derrick White might generate some darkhorse buzz but the Spurs place in the standings is likely to torpedo any players chances of making the team.

All-Star Team selections disproportionally favor players on elite teams. It’s the reason we saw four players from the ’14-15 Atlanta Hawks team named to that year’s All-Star team and it’s the reason that Bradley Beal watched last season’s contest from the comfort of his home despite having some of the best numbers in the league.

The San Antonio Spurs are not an elite team, plain and simple. And that could really hurt some player’s chances at making an All-Star team this year. But those same players could still contend for hardware at the end of the season.

Here are a few San Antonio Spurs who we think could hear their names called at the 2021 NBA Awards Ceremony.

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