The inaugaral regular season of the NBA 2K League is in the books, and with that comes the end of season awards. OneWildWalnut, aka Dayne Downey, of Blazer5 Gaming took home the MVP as well as the Defensive Player of the Year award. The 6th overall pick put up great numbers with 21.1 points, 14.0 rebounds, 2.6 blocks and 2.2 steals for a Blazer5 squad that won THE TURN tournament, earned the No. 1 seed for the playoffs, and finished 12-2 in the regular season.
MVP:
OneWildWalnut, Blazer5 Gaming
🏆 MVP 🏆
Last night at the #NBA2KLeagueAwards @OneWildWalnut2K of @blazer5gaming was crowned MVP of the inaugural season of the #NBA2KLeague. In honor of his award 👀 his TOP plays of the season! pic.twitter.com/xIqEXxUggQ
— NBA2KLeague (@NBA2KLeague) August 12, 2018
DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR:
OneWildWalnut, Blazer5 Gaming
#NBA2KLeague Defensive Player of the Year @OneWildWalnut2K ‘s BEST defensive plays of the season #NBA2KLeagueAwards pic.twitter.com/kJNnqlrZIS
— NBA2KLeague (@NBA2KLeague) August 12, 2018
COACH OF THE YEAR:
Duane Burton, Pistons GT
The winner of the #NBA2KLeague Coach of the Year award is…@PistonsGT Coach Duane Burton #NBA2KLeagueAwards pic.twitter.com/VsGKp4GuXp
— NBA2KLeague (@NBA2KLeague) August 12, 2018
COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT AWARD:
Raptors Uprising GC
The winner’s of the #NBA2KLeague Community Engagement Award are…@RaptorsGC #NBA2KLeagueAwards pic.twitter.com/vwh9DYiMJU
— NBA2KLeague (@NBA2KLeague) August 12, 2018
SPORTSMANSHIP AWARD:
xTFr3sHxX, 76ers GC
The winner of the #NBA2KLeague Sportsmanship Award is…@Tfreshyy #NBA2KLeagueAwards pic.twitter.com/EXj1nl3YfA
— NBA2KLeague (@NBA2KLeague) August 12, 2018
PLAY OF THE YEAR:
Boo Painter, Wizards DG
🎮 There were many great plays in the inaugural @NBA2KLeague season… this one topped them all!
👀 the #NBA2KLeaguePlay of the Year. #NBA2KLeagueAwards pic.twitter.com/tWP6Xw7Ctj
— NBA (@NBA) August 12, 2018