NBA Awards – Booker not MVP Finalist, Bridges, Johnson up for honors

Devin Booker is not a finalist for the NBA Most Valuable Player award,  but two of his teammates are in position for regular-season hardware. 

The 2021-22 Finalists for KIA NBA Defensive Player of the Year #KiaDPOY@mikal_bridges of the @Suns @rudygobert27 of the @utahjazz @smart_MS3 of the @celtics pic.twitter.com/ikFPN5Zk0r

— NBA (@NBA) April 18, 2022

The 2021-22 Finalists for KIA NBA Sixth Man #KiaSixth @raf_tyler of the @MiamiHEAT
Cam Johnson of the @Suns @kevinlove of the @cavs pic.twitter.com/SOPmxooR2C

— NBA (@NBA) April 18, 2022

Booker was passed over as an MVP finalist in favor of three big men. 

The 2021-22 Finalists for KIA NBA Most Valuable Player #KiaMVP @Giannis_An34 of the @Bucks @JoelEmbiid of the @sixers
Nikola Jokic of the @nuggets pic.twitter.com/eCHBiemyC3

— NBA (@NBA) April 18, 2022