This Saturday (11), at 14:10 pm, at Arena Carioca 2, Flamengo will take to the court to fight for the NBB CAIXA title, counting on the collective strength of the red-black squad against Bauru. But next Tuesday (14) is reserved for the championship's individual awards. On this day, the best of the season will be revealed in an awards ceremony organized by the National Basketball League (LNB). The Most Beloved has three representatives competing in four categories, including the Season MVP. See who the red-black competitors are.
Valuable wing
Marquinhos is currently the five-time consecutive champion of the Best Forward category, which awards two athletes per edition of the NBB, and is in the running for his sixth. Leading scorer for finalist Flamengo, averaging 16,3 points per game, in addition to contributing 4,0 rebounds and 3,2 assists per game, he is still fighting for his second MVP of the Season trophy - the first was won in 2012/2013.
Making a difference - since 2008
Marcelinho Machado, the greatest idol in the history of red-and-black basketball, is nominated this year for Best Sixth Man, after a series of matches in which he came off the bench to change the game with his refined technique, experience as the tournament's most successful player, and leadership. In the first two editions of the NBB (2008/2009 and 2009/2010), the captain of the red-and-black team was named Best Forward and MVP of the Season. This year, the athlete surpassed the XNUMX-point mark in NBB tournaments.
The most successful coach in Flamengo's history
José Neto, current three-time consecutive NBB champion and coach who won the League of the Americas and the World Cup for Flamengo in 2014, curiously has never won the Coach of the Year category, but is competing for the award, the Ary Vidal Trophy, this season, alongside Alberto Bial, from Basquete Cearense, and Demétrius, from Bauru, his rival in the fight for this year's title.
How the award works
The NBB Best of the Year election includes Season MVP, Young Player of the Year, Best Defender, Sixth Man, Best Foreign Player, Most Improved Player, Best Coach, and the Best Five (Point Guard, Small Forward/Point Guard, Small Forward, Small Forward/Power Forward, and Center). The voting included the participation of coaches, assistants, and captains of the 15 teams that competed in the eighth edition of the NBB, as well as the specialized press, Brazilian basketball personalities, commissioners, and referees.
The winners of all categories, including the winner of the MVP trophy, will be announced next Tuesday (14), at the Best of NBB CAIXA 2015/2016 Awards Ceremony, in the South Zone of São Paulo.
See the history of red-black athletes and coaches in the categories:
Best Sixth Man
2015/2016 - Marcelinho competes with Humberto and Jimmy
2014/2015 – Vitor Benite (Flamengo)
2008/2009 – Fred (Flamengo)
Technician of the Year
2015/2016 - José Neto competes with Alberto Bial and Demétrius
2008/2009 – Paulo Chupeta (Flamengo)
Best Wing
2015/2016 - Marquinhos competes with Alex Garcia, Deryk Ramos, Lucas Dias, Neto and Shamell
2014/2015 – Marquinhos (Flamengo)
2013/2014 – Marquinhos (Flamengo)
2012/2013 – Marquinhos (Flamengo)
2011/2012 – Marquinhos (at the time at Pinheiros)
2010/2011 – Marquinhos (at the time at Pinheiros)
2009/2010 – Marcelinho Machado (Flamengo)
2008/2009 – Marcelinho Machado (Flamengo)
MVP of the Season
2015/2016 - Marquinhos competes with Giovannoni and Hettsheimeir
2012/2013 – Marquinhos (Flamengo)
2009/2010 – Marcelinho Machado (Flamengo)
2008/2009 – Marcelinho Machado (Flamengo)
Valuable wing
Marquinhos is currently the five-time consecutive champion of the Best Forward category, which awards two athletes per edition of the NBB, and is in the running for his sixth. Leading scorer for finalist Flamengo, averaging 16,3 points per game, in addition to contributing 4,0 rebounds and 3,2 assists per game, he is still fighting for his second MVP of the Season trophy - the first was won in 2012/2013.
Making a difference - since 2008
Marcelinho Machado, the greatest idol in the history of red-and-black basketball, is nominated this year for Best Sixth Man, after a series of matches in which he came off the bench to change the game with his refined technique, experience as the tournament's most successful player, and leadership. In the first two editions of the NBB (2008/2009 and 2009/2010), the captain of the red-and-black team was named Best Forward and MVP of the Season. This year, the athlete surpassed the XNUMX-point mark in NBB tournaments.
The most successful coach in Flamengo's history
José Neto, current three-time consecutive NBB champion and coach who won the League of the Americas and the World Cup for Flamengo in 2014, curiously has never won the Coach of the Year category, but is competing for the award, the Ary Vidal Trophy, this season, alongside Alberto Bial, from Basquete Cearense, and Demétrius, from Bauru, his rival in the fight for this year's title.
How the award works
The NBB Best of the Year election includes Season MVP, Young Player of the Year, Best Defender, Sixth Man, Best Foreign Player, Most Improved Player, Best Coach, and the Best Five (Point Guard, Small Forward/Point Guard, Small Forward, Small Forward/Power Forward, and Center). The voting included the participation of coaches, assistants, and captains of the 15 teams that competed in the eighth edition of the NBB, as well as the specialized press, Brazilian basketball personalities, commissioners, and referees.
The winners of all categories, including the winner of the MVP trophy, will be announced next Tuesday (14), at the Best of NBB CAIXA 2015/2016 Awards Ceremony, in the South Zone of São Paulo.
See the history of red-black athletes and coaches in the categories:
Best Sixth Man
2015/2016 - Marcelinho competes with Humberto and Jimmy
2014/2015 – Vitor Benite (Flamengo)
2008/2009 – Fred (Flamengo)
Technician of the Year
2015/2016 - José Neto competes with Alberto Bial and Demétrius
2008/2009 – Paulo Chupeta (Flamengo)
Best Wing
2015/2016 - Marquinhos competes with Alex Garcia, Deryk Ramos, Lucas Dias, Neto and Shamell
2014/2015 – Marquinhos (Flamengo)
2013/2014 – Marquinhos (Flamengo)
2012/2013 – Marquinhos (Flamengo)
2011/2012 – Marquinhos (at the time at Pinheiros)
2010/2011 – Marquinhos (at the time at Pinheiros)
2009/2010 – Marcelinho Machado (Flamengo)
2008/2009 – Marcelinho Machado (Flamengo)
MVP of the Season
2015/2016 - Marquinhos competes with Giovannoni and Hettsheimeir
2012/2013 – Marquinhos (Flamengo)
2009/2010 – Marcelinho Machado (Flamengo)
2008/2009 – Marcelinho Machado (Flamengo)