On the twenty-second episode of the Hot Hand Theory Podcast, XJ and Geoff are joined by none other than Alex Hoops—creator of the AlexHoops YouTube channel and co-host of The Media Pass podcast!

The trio dives headfirst into the NBA awards season, offering their takes on who deserves the league's top honors and why. They discuss who deserves the MVP and why the race might be closer than most think, tackle the big debate between the two candidates for Defensive Player of the Year, and shout out a HUGE sleeper 6th Man of the Year candidate. The three then debate about the criteria for Most Improved Player, causing them to go in different directions with their choices, and try to nail down what makes the Coach of the Year. Finally, they cover their All-NBA teams and discuss who the biggest snub might be.