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Spencer Dinwiddie started NBA award campaign — for opposing players

Spencer Dinwiddie has cast his choices for the NBA’s Most Improved Player and Sixth Man of the Year Awards.

Kobe Bryant said it himself, Spencer Dinwiddie is playing like an All-Star.

With Kyrie Irving and Caris LeVert out, the point guard has become Brooklyn’s leader in the scoring column and in the closing minutes of ballgames. As a result, he’s been named Eastern Conference Player of the Week once, was a nominee on two other occasions and Dinwiddie was an Eastern Conference Player of the Month nominee for games played in October and November.

Now, the fact he’s performing as well as he has as a starter has helped his chances at making the NBA All-Star game, but there’s an award Dinwiddie is also making a run at — one that he may have a better shot at winning than getting an All-Star nod.

Most Improved Player.

Though, there are other quality candidates around the league. In fact, Dinwiddie started campaigning for one of them on Sunday: Charlotte’s Devonte’ Graham.

Some fans thought the point guard had the wrong player from the Southeast Division. They made the case for Miami’s Bam Adebayo:

Dinwiddie didn’t stop there.

The award the point guard was expected to contend for entering the season was Sixth Man of the Year. Of course, Clippers guard Lou Williams is the favorite having won it each of the last two years. But Dinwiddie thinks the honor should actually go to one of Williams’ teammates: Montrezl Harrell.

Still a lot of season left. Once Irving is back, Dinwiddie can starting working toward Sixth Man of the Year again. Until then, he’ll just have to shoot for All-Star.

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