Blazers’ Anfernee Simons Excluded From Clutch Player of the Year Voting

Anfernee Simons was one of the most clutch players in the NBA this season, but the Portland Trail Blazers guard never received a vote for Clutch Player of the Year. Portland Trail Blazers guard Anfernee Simons came through in the clutch this season many times for his team. The NBA defines “clutch play” as any game where it is within five points with five minutes to go. Among all NBA players, Simons averaged 4.4 points per game in these situations, which came second in the league behind DeMar DeRozan for players who had 15 or more games in the clutch....