Awards Talk with SI's Chris Herring

Chris Herring of Sports Illustrated joins Nekias Duncan and Steve Jones Jr. to talk about his book, "Blood on the Hardwood: The Flagrant History of the 1990s New York Knicks." Then, the three give their fictional NBA award ballots. TIME STAMPS 0:46 - Nekias and Steve catch up Chris about the challenges of NBA coverage in a season like this, gives an update on his book, then talks about his excitement for the Chicago Sky. 15:40 - Nekias, Steve, and Chris discuss Coach of the Year. 26:53 - Nekias, Steve, and Chris discuss Most Improved Player. 34:34 - Nekias, Steve, and Chris discuss Rookie of the Year. 40:30 - Nekias, Steve, and Chris give their All-Rookie teams. 53:20 - Nekias, Steve, and Chris give their All-NBA teams. 1:14:25 - Nekias and Steve give their All-Defensive teams. 1:21:57 - Nekias, Steve, and Chris discuss Defensive Player of the Year. 1:33:33 - Nekias, Steve, and Chris discuss Sixth Man of the Year. 1:40:28 - Nekias, Steve, and Chris discuss MVP -- and Chris goes on a bit of a rant. Subscribe to the The Dunker Spot on your favorite podcast app:🎧 Apple Podcasts🎧 Spotify🖥️ YouTube📢 Check out the Yahoo Sports podcast network, yahoosports.tv and Yahoo Sports NBA on YouTube