Lake Show Life Staff Picks For End-of-Season NBA Awards

Jan 5, 2017; Houston, TX, USA; Houston Rockets guard James Harden (13) hugs Oklahoma City Thunder guard Russell Westbrook (0) after the Rockets defeated the City Thunder at Toyota Center. Houston Rockets won 118 to 116 .Mandatory Credit: Thomas B. Shea-USA TODAY Sports
Jan 5, 2017; Houston, TX, USA; Houston Rockets guard James Harden (13) hugs Oklahoma City Thunder guard Russell Westbrook (0) after the Rockets defeated the City Thunder at Toyota Center. Houston Rockets won 118 to 116 .Mandatory Credit: Thomas B. Shea-USA TODAY Sports
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Jan 5, 2017; Houston, TX, USA; Houston Rockets guard James Harden (13) hugs Oklahoma City Thunder guard Russell Westbrook (0) after the Rockets defeated the City Thunder at Toyota Center. Houston Rockets won 118 to 116 .Mandatory Credit: Thomas B. Shea-USA TODAY Sports
Jan 5, 2017; Houston, TX, USA; Houston Rockets guard James Harden (13) hugs Oklahoma City Thunder guard Russell Westbrook (0) after the Rockets defeated the City Thunder at Toyota Center. Houston Rockets won 118 to 116 .Mandatory Credit: Thomas B. Shea-USA TODAY Sports

 While none of us will be filling out ballots this year, we thought we’d chime in on the debate for MVP, Coach of the Year and the other end-of-season NBA awards.

Remember when people were saying this season would be unwatchable because Kevin Durant signed with the Golden State Warriors? They couldn’t have been more wrong.

After the summer came and went, everyone had a little something to prove.

Could Russell Westbrook lead a team by himself? Did James Harden have it in him to play point guard in Mike D’Antoni’s uptempo system? Was Durant going to fit in with Steph, Klay, Dray and the Warriors?

All really dumb questions with one very simple answer: Why not?

Here are our picks for the end-of-season NBA awards.