Michael Pina

I've always wanted a defender to win this award.

And when Taj Gibson lost it to Jamal Crawford, who I also love in 2014, it hurt me a little bit.

And I thought that Alex Caruso, I predicted him to win it last year.

Look, the Detroit Pistons are the best team in the Eastern Conference.

Isaiah Stewart, we were talking about Steven Adams before.

I think that Isaiah Stewart also personifies so much of Detroit's style of play, the grit, the toughness, like don't come in the paint or you will get knocked on your ass mentality that they have.

And yeah, opponents are shooting 43% at the basket

when he's nearby to contest, like that's absolutely just an insane number that leads the NBA.

And yeah, he's like, I don't really care.

Like the 10 points are gravy to me.

The fact that he's shooting more threes that make him allows him to play with Duran helps for sure.

But it's just all the defense and all like the intangible stuff that he does to make the Detroit Pistons, the Detroit Pistons.

Yeah, a little fun column, little superlatives and little mid-season awards.

And then tomorrow I have a little trade deadline primer popping up on the site.

This could be one of the most beautiful finals you'll see in a decade. I think that the style of play that both of these teams deploy is just so much fun to watch.

This could be one of the most beautiful finals you'll see in a decade. I think that the style of play that both of these teams deploy is just so much fun to watch.

This could be one of the most beautiful finals you'll see in a decade. I think that the style of play that both of these teams deploy is just so much fun to watch.

The Oklahoma City Thunder are one of the best basketball teams, maybe in NBA history. They won 68 games this season. They had an absolutely suffocating defense, one of the more aggressive, disciplined defenses you'll basically ever see.

The Oklahoma City Thunder are one of the best basketball teams, maybe in NBA history. They won 68 games this season. They had an absolutely suffocating defense, one of the more aggressive, disciplined defenses you'll basically ever see.

The Oklahoma City Thunder are one of the best basketball teams, maybe in NBA history. They won 68 games this season. They had an absolutely suffocating defense, one of the more aggressive, disciplined defenses you'll basically ever see.