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NBA Wires roundtable: Projecting the NBA’s 2023 regular season awards

These are our picks for the league’s full season awards.

The 2022-23 NBA season is officially over, and the votes for the league’s regular season hardware are being tabulated for each of the Association’s major awards. Soon, the world will know who the 2023 Most Valuable Player, Sixth Man of the Year, Defensive Player of the Year, and Rookie of the Year are among player awards.

With them will come Coach of the Year, and Executive of the Year as well. Ahead of the official release of which players, coaches, and execs won what awards, our staff at USA TODAY’s NBA Wire sites put their heads together to try and prognosticate the results we think we’ll soon hear in official releases from the league.

So with all that said, these are our picks for the NBA’s 2023 regular season awards.

Donovan Mitchell trade to Cleveland official

The Cleveland Cavaliers have acquired NBA All-Star guard Donovan Mitchell in a trade with the Utah Jazz, Cavaliers President of Basketball Operations Koby Altman announced today from Cleveland Clinic Courts. In exchange, Cleveland has sent guard …

The Cleveland Cavaliers have acquired NBA All-Star guard Donovan Mitchell in a trade with the Utah Jazz, Cavaliers President of Basketball Operations Koby Altman announced today from Cleveland Clinic Courts. In exchange, Cleveland has sent guard Collin Sexton (via sign and trade), forward Lauri Markkanen, guard Ochai Agbaji and three future unprotected first round draft picks (2025, 2027, 2029) to Utah, while also agreeing to swap picks in 2026 and 2028.

Source: NBA.com

What’s the buzz on Twitter?

Marla Ridenour @MRidenourABJ
Updated with statement from Koby Altman: Cleveland #Cavaliers announce trade for NBA All-Star guard Donovan Mitchell beaconjournal.com/story/sports/p… via @beaconjournal – 5:10 PM
Tim Reynolds @ByTimReynolds
The Donovan Mitchell trade is now official, the teams say. League had to sign off, which happens with all trades. – 5:04 PM
Kelsey Russo @kelseyyrusso
#Cavs officially announce trade for three-time All-Star Donovan Mitchell in exchange for Collin Sexton (via sign and trade), Lauri Markkanen, Ochai Agbaji, three future unprotected first round draft picks (2025, 2027, 2029) and swap picks in 2026 and 2028 to the Utah Jazz. – 5:04 PM
Marla Ridenour @MRidenourABJ
#Cavs trade for Donovan Mitchell is now official – 5:02 PM
Chris Fedor @ChrisFedor
The trade call with the NBA is complete. Donovan Mitchell is officially a member of #Cavs. – 5:00 PM
Danny Leroux @DannyLeroux
Dunc’d On Prime: Donovan Mitchell Traded to Cleveland w/ @Nate Duncan
Subscribe to Total Access for ad-free episodes of Dunc’d On, and much more: https://t.co/n4QLDC9m6F pic.twitter.com/2QMnwN7vgL – 5:00 PM

Ian Begley @IanBegley
A look at what’s next for Knicks to decide after Donovan Mitchell talks, including minutes/roles for young players and why the one clear winner from the trade at this point is Collin Sexton: sny.tv/articles/what-… – 4:21 PM
Donovan Mitchell @spidadmitchell
I got @OhioStateFB tonight ‼️‼️ – 1:24 PM
Danny Leroux @DannyLeroux
Dunc’d On Prime: Donovan Mitchell Traded to Cleveland w/ @Nate Duncan
Subscribe to Total Access for ad-free episodes of Dunc’d On, and much more: https://t.co/n4QLDCqWYd pic.twitter.com/kZsliRuLEm – 1:00 PM

Stefan Bondy @SBondyNYDN
Did the Knicks have a fair shot to land Donovan Mitchell? nydailynews.com/sports/basketb… – 12:58 PM
Nate Duncan @NateDuncanNBA
Dunc’d On Prime: Donovan Mitchell Traded to Cleveland w/ @Danny Leroux
Subscribe to Total Access for ad-free episodes of Dunc’d On, and much more: https://t.co/XSgwN6kjka pic.twitter.com/RIlilE5Edn – 12:00 PM

Stefan Bondy @SBondyNYDN
Did the Knicks have a fair shot to land Donovan Mitchell before guard was dealt to Cavs? nydailynews.com/sports/basketb… – 10:53 AM
Tommy Beer @TommyBeer
Did the Knicks win by losing the Donovan Mitchell Sweepstakes?
tommybeer.substack.com/p/donovan-mitc… – 8:56 AM
David Aldridge @davidaldridgedc
ICYMI: Cleveland swooped in to get Donovan Mitchell from Utah, after weeks of talks between the Jazz and Knicks for the 3X All-Star. Where does it leave the three teams? Our ⁦@Sam Amick⁩, ⁦@Joe Vardon⁩ & i roundtable it, in ⁦@TheAthletic⁩: theathletic.com/3560214/2022/0… – 8:06 AM
Rob Perez @WorldWideWob
talking Knicks/Donovan Mitchell with @DanGraca in 2 mins on @ESPNNY98_7FM
espn.com/newyork/radio/ – 8:59 PM
Nate Duncan @NateDuncanNBA
Dunc’d On Prime: Donovan Mitchell Traded to Cleveland w/ @Danny Leroux
Subscribe to Total Access for ad-free episodes of Dunc’d On, and much more: https://t.co/XSgwN6kjka pic.twitter.com/Hghy9iYATD – 8:00 PM

Ian Begley @IanBegley
From earlier: Talked to @CWilliamson44 about Knicks’ belief that they made offers that were equal to – or better than – what CLE gave Utah for Donovan Mitchell. And why, even with that, there is potential fallout for NYK from not landing Mitchell: pic.twitter.com/AeHHuadybk – 7:33 PM
Ryan McDonald @ryanwmcdonald
Donovan Mitchell posts thank you message on Instagram as he leaves the Utah Jazz https://t.co/0sxDT6l1u1 pic.twitter.com/hUYmPbF3jL – 7:13 PM

Sarah Todd @NBASarah
Grading the Donovan Mitchell trade from every angle https://t.co/J7ig7jchWb pic.twitter.com/twu3UyNnvQ – 6:40 PM

Eric Walden @tribjazz
A goodbye to Jazz fans from Donovan Mitchell pic.twitter.com/BBEKUQq0ho – 6:39 PM

Marc Berman @NYPost_Berman
#Knicks “shocked and “disappointed after Donovan Mitchell miss #NBA nypost.com/2022/09/02/rj-… – 6:11 PM
David Aldridge @davidaldridgedc
PMers: The Cavaliers beat out the Knicks and other teams for Donovan Mitchell Thursday, bolstering their expectations in the east. How this shakes out for everyone is the subject of panelization, featuring myself, @Sam Amick & @Joe Vardon, in @TheAthletic: bit.ly/3q82H4Y – 6:00 PM
Danny Leroux @DannyLeroux
Dunc’d On Prime: Donovan Mitchell Traded to Cleveland w/ @Nate Duncan
Subscribe to Total Access for ad-free episodes of Dunc’d On, and much more: https://t.co/n4QLDCqWYd pic.twitter.com/Mh0bcuzO3E – 6:00 PM

Nate Duncan @NateDuncanNBA
Dunc’d On Prime: Donovan Mitchell Traded to Cleveland w/ @Danny Leroux
Subscribe to Total Access for ad-free episodes of Dunc’d On, and much more: https://t.co/XSgwN6BUIK pic.twitter.com/o50kD8V7E1 – 5:15 PM

More on this storyline

“The acquisition of Donovan Mitchell presented us with an incredible opportunity to bring one of the NBA’s most dynamic young All-Stars to Cleveland,” said Altman. “Already a special and proven talent at just 25-years-old, Donovan brings a competitive mentality that organically fits with the core group of this team. We are excited to see the impact that someone of Donovan’s caliber can bring to the Cavaliers with his ability to score the basketball, but also make plays for his teammates.” -via NBA.com / September 3, 2022
According to Adrian Wojnarowski from ESPN, the Cleveland Cavaliers trasded Lauri Markkanen, Ochair Agbaji, Collin Sexton, three unprotected first-round picks, and two pick swaps to Utah Jazz for Donovan Mitchell. “Obviously, it’s a great addition to the team,” Cedi Osman shared his reaction to the trade with BasketNews. “I believe that everybody [in the organization] is excited.” Does he see the Cavaliers being contenders in Eastern Conference in the upcoming season? “Definitely,” Osman answered with confidence. -via BasketNews / September 3, 2022
Chris Fedor: The Cavs believed that their offer was going to be tough. That the best offer that they were willing to give to the Utah Jazz could have been beaten and maybe even should have been beaten by the Knicks or another team. The Knicks were always the most likely landing spot for Donovan Mitchell because they have a horde of draft picks. So when the Cavaliers and Jazz had conversations around summer league about two months ago, that’s when they first had the conversations. The cows left those conversations saying, yeah, probably not happening. Those weren’t very productive. They want way too much for somebody like Donovan Mitchell, and we just can’t do it. -via Apple Podcasts / September 3, 2022

Khalifa Diop, 20, a native of …

Khalifa Diop, 20, a native of Guediawaye, Senegal, played last season for Gran Canaria in Spain, averaging 6.1 points, 4.2 rebounds and 0.8 blocked shots in 15.7 minutes of 49 games. President of Basketball Operations Koby Altman said Diop would remain in Spain next season under the watchful eye of ex-Cav Jose Calderon, now a special advisor to the front office.

The Cleveland Cavaliers have acquired …

The Cleveland Cavaliers have acquired the 49th pick in tonight’s NBA Draft from the Sacramento Kings (from Chicago via Memphis) in exchange for cash considerations and the draft rights to Aleksandar Vezenkov, Cavaliers President of Basketball Operations Koby Altman announced today from Cleveland Clinic Courts. The Cavaliers now have picks 14, 39, 49 and 56 in the draft.

“I think Oklahoma City has learned and …

“I think Oklahoma City has learned and most teams have learned, like, every year they’re going to say… there will be teams at one, two and three, and I’ll say because teams will tell me, ‘Hey, we’re going to see what the pick is worth in the marketplace. We’re going to listen. We’re going to see how people value it.’ “But it’s rare when somebody trades out of there. For all the picks the Thunder have… Koby Altman knew what he had [in Mobley]. I don’t think Sam Presti could have offered him enough to get him out.”