Halfway through the 2017-18 NBA season, who are the favorites for each of the league's major awards? Can anyone catch Lou Williams in the Sixth Man of the Year race? Is Brad Stevens running away with Coach of the Year? Will anyone challenge Victor Oladipo for Most Improved Player? Is there a front-runner for Defensive Player of the Year? Can Donovan Mitchell supplant Ben Simmons in the Rookie of the Year race? Did James Harden's hamstring injury open the door for other challengers in the MVP race?

Check out the episode to hear Morten Jensen (@msjnba) and Bryan Toporek (@btoporek) discuss all of that and more.

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