The results are in for NBA.com's annual survey of the league's general managers, and the frontmen for the Association's front offices have made their decisions on who will come out on top of the 2014-15 season.
The categories that these GMs voted on were many, but we've picked out some of the best you should pay attention to as we get ready for the upcoming season.
- When asked which player they'd want taking a shot with the game on the line, 76.6 percent of those surveyed selected Kevin Durant.
- Gregg Popovich was overwhelmingly voted as the top coach in the league, garnering 92.9 percent of the vote.
- 35.7 percent voted Joakim Noah as the league's best defensive player, followed by LeBron James and Dwight Howard, who took 21.4 percent and 14.3 percent of the vote, respectively.
- GMs were bullish on Jabari Parker's potential, selecting him as the 2014-15 Rookie of the Year (with 75 percent of the vote) and as the rookie who "will be the best player in five years", edging out Andrew Wiggins, 35.7 percent to 32.1 percent.
- The San Antonio Spurs were chosen to repeat as champions, earning 46.2 percent of the vote. Cleveland was second with 15.4 percent.
- LeBron James was tabbed as the league MVP, taking 67.9 percent of the vote to Kevin Durant's 21.4 percent.
You can view the full results of the survey here.
[via NBA.com]
