2021-22 NBA awards picks: Experts leaning Nikola Jokic for MVP, agree on Sixth Man winner, split on rest

The 2021-22 NBA regular season has finally come to a close. While most of the attention will turn to postseason play, there's still some awards to be handed out. Just as there is going to be endless debate over Nikola Jokic and Joel Embiid for first-team All-NBA (at least for those who choose not to put two centers on their first team), the Twitter battles over this year's MVP race might never end. 

This could very well end up as the closest vote ever. You can't go wrong with tabbing Jokic, Embiid or Giannis Antetokounmpo as your MVP. I'm taking Jokic. As you'll see below, so do most of my CBS colleagues. 

In addition to MVP, we voted on Rookie of the Year, Defensive Player of the Year, Sixth Man of the Year, Most Improved Player, Coach of the Year and Executive of the Year. Read 'em and weep (and go easy on our mentions). 

Most Valuable Player

	First	Second	Third	Fourth	Fifth
Bill Reiter	Nikola Jokic DEN C	Giannis Antetokounmpo MIL PF	Joel Embiid PHI C	Devin Booker PHO SG	Luka Doncic DAL PG
Brad Botkin	Nikola Jokic DEN C	Joel Embiid PHI C	Giannis Antetokounmpo MIL PF	Luka Doncic DAL PG	Jayson Tatum BOS SF
James Herbert	Nikola Jokic DEN C	Giannis Antetokounmpo MIL PF	Joel Embiid PHI C	Stephen Curry GS PG	Luka Doncic DAL PG
Jack Maloney	Nikola Jokic DEN C	Giannis Antetokounmpo MIL PF	Joel Embiid PHI C	Devin Booker PHO SG	Jayson Tatum BOS SF
Colin Ward-Henninger	Nikola Jokic DEN C	Giannis Antetokounmpo MIL PF	Joel Embiid PHI C	Devin Booker PHO SG	Luka Doncic DAL PG
Jasmyn Wimbish	Nikola Jokic DEN C	Giannis Antetokounmpo MIL PF	Joel Embiid PHI C	Devin Booker PHO SG	Luka Doncic DAL PG
Sam Quinn	Nikola Jokic DEN C	Giannis Antetokounmpo MIL PF	Joel Embiid PHI C	Luka Doncic DAL PG	Devin Booker PHO SG
Michael Kaskey-Blomain	Joel Embiid PHI C	Giannis Antetokounmpo MIL PF	Nikola Jokic DEN C	Luka Doncic DAL PG	Jayson Tatum BOS SF

Rookie of the Year

	First	Second	Third
Bill Reiter	Evan Mobley CLE PF	Scottie Barnes TOR PF	Cade Cunningham DET SG
Brad Botkin	Evan Mobley CLE PF	Scottie Barnes TOR PF	Cade Cunningham DET SG
James Herbert	Scottie Barnes TOR PF	Evan Mobley CLE PF	Cade Cunningham DET SG
Jack Maloney	Evan Mobley CLE PF	Scottie Barnes TOR PF	Cade Cunningham DET SG
Colin-Ward Henninger	Evan Mobley CLE PF	Scottie Barnes TOR PF	Cade Cunningham DET SG
Jasmyn Wimbish	Scottie Barnes TOR PF	Evan Mobley CLE PF	Cade Cunningham DET SG
Sam Quinn	Evan Mobley CLE PF	Scottie Barnes TOR PF	Cade Cunningham DET SG
Michael Kaskey-Blomain	Evan Mobley CLE PF	Scottie Barnes TOR PF	Cade Cunningham DET SG

Defensive Player of the Year  

	First	Second	Third
Bill Reiter	Marcus Smart BOS PG	Bam Adebayo MIA C	Mikal Bridges PHO SF
Brad Botkin	Marcus Smart BOS PG	Bam Adebayo MIA C	Draymond Green GS PF
James Herbert	Bam Adebayo MIA C	Marcus Smart BOS PG	Draymond Green GS PF
Jack Maloney	Marcus Smart BOS PG	Jaren Jackson Jr. MEM PF	Robert Williams III BOS C
Colin Ward-Henninger	Marcus Smart BOS PG	Bam Adebayo MIA C	Jaren Jackson Jr. MEM PF
Jasmyn Wimbish	Marcus Smart BOS PG	Bam Adebayo MIA C	Mikal Bridges PHO SF
Sam Quinn	Rudy Gobert UTA C	Robert Williams III BOS C	Jaren Jackson Jr. MEM PF
Michael Kaskey-Blomain	Marcus Smart BOS PG	Mikal Bridges PHO SF	Bam Adebayo MIA C

Sixth Man of the Year 

	First	Second	Third
Bill Reiter	Tyler Herro MIA PG	Kevin Love CLE PF	Kelly Oubre Jr. CHA SG
Brad Botkin	Tyler Herro MIA PG	Cameron Johnson PHO SF	Kevin Love CLE PF
James Herbert	Tyler Herro MIA PG	Cameron Johnson PHO SF	Kevin Love CLE PF
Jack Maloney	Tyler Herro MIA PG	Kevin Love CLE PF	De'Anthony Melton MEM SG
Colin Ward-Henninger	Tyler Herro MIA PG	Cameron Johnson PHO SF	De'Anthony Melton MEM SG
Jasmyn Wimbish	Tyler Herro MIA PG	Cameron Johnson PHO SF	Jordan Clarkson UTA PG
Sam Quinn	Tyler Herro MIA PG	Cameron Johnson PHO SF	Kevin Love CLE PF
Michael Kaskey-Blomain	Tyler Herro MIA PG	Cameron Johnson PHO SF	Kevin Love CLE PF

Most Improved Player  

	First	Second	Third
Bill Reiter	Ja Morant MEM PG	Darius Garland CLE PG	Miles Bridges CHA PF
Brad Botkin	Jordan Poole GS SG	Desmond Bane MEM SG	Anfernee Simons POR SG
James Herbert	Ja Morant MEM PG	Dejounte Murray SA PG	Desmond Bane MEM SG
Jack Maloney	Darius Garland CLE PG	Dejounte Murray SA PG	Miles Bridges CHA PF
Colin Ward-Henninger	Jordan Poole GS SG	Darius Garland CLE PG	Anfernee Simons POR SG
Jasmyn Wimbish	Darius Garland CLE PG	Dejounte Murray SA PG	Ja Morant MEM PG
Sam Quinn	Darius Garland CLE PG	Anfernee Simons POR SG	Dejounte Murray SA PG
Michael Kaskey-Blomain	Darius Garland CLE PG	Miles Bridges CHA PF	Tyrese Maxey PHI PG

Coach of the Year

	First	Second	Third
Bill Reiter	Taylor Jenkins (MEM)	Monty Williams (PHO)	Erik Spoelstra (MIA)
Brad Botkin	Monty Williams (PHO)	Taylor Jenkins (MEM)	Erik Spoelstra (MIA)
James Herbert	Monty Williams (PHO)	Taylor Jenkins (MEM)	Erik Spoelstra (MIA)
Sam Quinn	Monty Williams (PHO)	Taylor Jenkins (MEM)	Ty Lue (LAC)
Colin Ward-Henninger	Monty Williams (PHO)	Taylor Jenkins (MEM)	Erik Spoelstra (MIA)
Jasmyn Wimbish	Monty Williams (PHO)	Taylor Jenkins (MEM)	J.B. Bickerstaff (CLE)
Michael Kaskey-Blomain	Monty Williams (PHO)	Taylor Jenkins (MEM)	Ime Udoka (BOS)
Jack Maloney	Monty Williams (PHO)	Ime Udoka (BOS)	Taylor Jenkins (MEM)

Executive of the Year

	First	Second	Third
Bill Reiter	Arturas Karnisovas (CHI)	Zachary Kleiman (MEM)	Pat Riley (MIA)
Brad Botkin	Brad Stevens (BOS)	Pat Riley (MIA)	Masai Ujiri (TOR)
James Herbert	Brad Stevens (BOS)	Lawrence Frank (LAC)	Pat Riley (MIA)
Sam Quinn	Masai Ujiri (TOR)	Kevin Pritchard (IND)	Brad Stevens (BOS)
Colin-Ward Henninger	Brad Stevens (BOS)	Pat Riley (MIA)	Arturas Karnisovas (CHI)
Jasmyn Wimbish	Brad Stevens (BOS)	Masai Ujiri (TOR)	Lawrence Frank (LAC)
Michael Kaskey-Blomain	Pat Riley (MIA)	Arturas Karnisovas (CHI)	Brad Stevens (BOS)
Jack Maloney	Brad Stevens (BOS)	Lawrence Frank (LAC)	Arturas Karnisovas (CHI)