Kenny Atkinson guides Cavaliers to a 64-18 record and the No. 1 seed in the Eastern Conference during 1st year at the helm.

With the NBA’s 2024-25 awards season now complete, the league has released the individual voter ballots from its media panel.

The full slate for the “Fantastic Four” of the 2024/25 National Basketball Association season was set last Sunday (May 18) following the only Game 7 of the semi-final round between the Oklahoma City Thunder and the Denver Nuggets.

Despite a coaching change, the Cavs ended their season in the same place — Game 5 of the Eastern Conference semifinals. So all eyes are on the roster.

Mannix went on to name Giannis Antetokounmpo of the Milwaukee Bucks, Jaylen Brown of the Boston Celtics, and Kevin Durant of the Phoenix Suns as All-Star-level players who could be targets. Brown and Durant each have previous experience playing for Udoka, with Durant’s stint coming when Udoka was an assistant with the Brooklyn Nets.

The Minnesota Timberwolves had a rollercoaster season in the 2024-25 campaign, which coach Chris Finch wants to brand as a modest success.

A year ago, the Los Angeles Lakers seemed to be in a sort of malaise as a franchise. After a geyser of hope had emerged following their appearance in the Western Conference finals in 2023, they got run down in the first round of the 2024 NBA Playoffs in five games by the Denver Nuggets.

It was like a dungeon,” Jock Landale says of Houston’s previous practice facility at Toyota Center. “It was quite depressing, to be honest with you.”