Air Alamo 2012-13 NBA Award Predictions

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[Editor's note: After four months of layoff, the NBA will officially begin their season today when the Washington Wizards and Cleveland Cavaliers tip off. (Wait, so we aren't that excited about this game?) As such, the Air Alamo staff filled out their predictions for the postseason, individual awards and additional Spurs-related categories. Enjoy.]

Postseason Predictions:

Predictions	Quixem Ramirez	Joe Bendiez	Firman Iksan	Richard Perez
Finals	Heat	Heat	Heat/Lakers	Thunder
East	Heat	Heat	Heat	Bulls
West	Spurs	Spurs	Lakers	Thunder
Atlantic	Celtics	Celtics	Celtics	76ers
Central	Pacers	Bulls	Pacers	Pacers
Southeast	Heat	Heat	Heat	Heat
Southwest	Spurs	Spurs	Spurs	Spurs
Pacific	Lakers	Lakers	Lakers	Lakers
Northwest	Thunder	Thunder	Thunder	Thunder
Most Improved Team	Warriors	Nets	Timberwolves	Cavaliers
Most Disappointing	Knicks	Kings	Knicks	Rockets
Worst Record	Magic	Bobcats	Bobcats	Bobcats

Spurs Predictions:

Predictions	Quixem Ramirez	Joe Bendiez	Firman Iksan	Richard Perez
Most Valuable Player	Tony Parker	Tony Parker	Tim Duncan	Tony Parker
Breakout Player	Kawhi Leonard	Tiago Splitter	Kawhi Leonard	Kawhi Leonard
X-Factor	Manu Ginobili	Stephen Jackson	Gary Neal	Manu Ginobili
Most likely to be traded	DeJuan Blair	DeJuan Blair	DeJuan Blair/Stephen Jackson	DeJuan Blair

Preseason Awards:

Award	Quixem Ramirez	Joe Bendiez	Firman Iksan	Richard Perez
Most Valuable Player	LeBron James	LeBron James	LeBron James	–
Rookie of the Year	Damian Lillard	Anthony Davis	Damian Lillard	Anthony Davis
Most Improved Player	Omer Asik	Eric Maynor	Michael Beasley	Andrew Bynum
Coach of the Year	Mark Jackson	Erik Spoelstra	Gregg Popovich	Gregg Popovich
Sixth Man of the Year	Manu Ginobili	Kevin Martin	Manu Ginobili	James Harden
Defensive POY	Dwight Howard	LeBron James	LeBron James	Serge Ibaka
All-NBA 1st Team	G Chris Paul G Dwyane Wade F Kevin Durant F LeBron James C Dwight Howard	G Chris Paul G Kobe Bryant F Kevin Durant F LeBron James C Andrew Bynum	G Chris Paul G Kobe Bryant F Kevin Durant F LeBron James C Dwight Howard	G Chris Paul G Tony Parker F Kevin Durant F LeBron James C Dwight Howard
All-NBA 2nd Team	G Russell Westbrook G Kobe Bryant F Kevin Love F LaMarcus Aldridge C Tyson Chandler	G Russell Westbrook G Dwyane Wade F Carmelo Anthony F Blake Griffin C Tyson Chandler	G Rajon Rondo G Deron Williams G Russell Westbrook F Blake Griffin F Kevin Love	G Russell Westbrook G Chandler Parsons F Kawhi Leonard F Kevin Love C Tyson Chandler
All-NBA 3rd Team	G Tony Parker G Deron Williams F Carmelo Anthony F Blake Griffin C Andrew Bynum	G Tony Parker G James Harden F LaMarcus Aldridge F Kevin Love C Dwight Howard	G Tony Parker G John Wall F Carmelo Anthony C Marc Gasol C Greg Monroe	G Jeremy Lin G Dwyane Wade F Carmelo Anthony F Al Jefferson C Tim Duncan
All-Rookie 1st Team	Damian Lillard Bradley Beal Michael Kidd-Gilchrist Jonas Valanciunas Anthony Davis	Damian Lillard Bradley Beal Michael Kidd-Gilchrist Thomas Robinson Anthony Davis	Damian Lillard Bradley Beal Michael Kidd-Gilchrist Harrison Barnes Anthony Davis	Damian Lillard Austin Rivers Michael Kidd-Gilchrist Tyler Zeller Anthony Davis
All-Rookie 2nd Team	Jeremy Lamb Harrison Barnes Jared Sullinger Thomas Robinson Andre Drummond	Jeremy Lamb Austin Rivers Dion Waiters Harrison Barnes Jared Sullinger	Austin Rivers Dion Waiters Terrence Jones Thomas Robinson Jonas Valanciunas
All-Defensive 1st Team	G Rajon Rondo G Andre Iguodala F LeBron James F Josh Smith C Dwight Howard	G Rajon Rondo G Tony Allen F LeBron James C Dwight Howard C Tyson Chandler	G Rajon Rondo G Tony Allen F LeBron James F Serge Ibaka C Dwight Howard	G Chris Paul G Tony Allen F Blake Griffin F Kevin Garnett F Serge Ibaka
All-Defensive 2nd Team	G Chris Paul G Tony Allen F Kevin Garnett C Omer Asik C Tyson Chandler	G Steve Nash G Andre Iguodala F Serge Ibaka C Joakim Noah C Andrew Bynum	G Thabo Sefolosha G Andre Iguodala F Kevin Garnett F Josh Smith C Tyson Chandler	G Rajon Rondo G Kobe Bryant F Luol Deng F Chandler Parsons C Tyson Chandler