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Luka Doncic and Cade Cunningham will be eligible for NBA postseason awards despite not meeting the 65-game requirement. The NBA approved their petition based on extraordinary circumstances.
Los Angeles Lakers star Luka Doncic and Detroit Pistons All-Star Cade Cunningham will be eligible for postseason awards despite not playing the bare-minimum 65 games this season, according to a new report.
Shams Charania of ESPN reported April 16 that the NBA and its playersâ union have approved the two playersâ petition to be eligible for postseason awards based on their Extraordinary Circumstances Challenge.
As a result, Doncic and Cunningham are eligible for the MVP award and All-NBA teams.
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Doncic leads the NBA in scoring this season at 33.5 points per game. But he suffered a season-ending hamstring injury in his 64th game of the season, leaving him one short of the minimum needed to qualify for the MVP and other postseason honors.
The rule effectively exists as an incentive for teams to put their best players on the court late in the season, regardless of whether they have clinched a postseason berth or not.
Doncicâs case was simple: he didnât play the final five games of the season because he was hurt, not because the Lakers were tanking.
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The Lakers are still hoping to have Doncic for the playoffs even though he hasnât played since April 2.
As for Cunningham, who averaged 23.9 points and 9.9 assists in 64 games, he missed a significant stretch of time (March 18 to April 7) with a collapsed lung.
More to come on this story.
They are eligible due to the NBA's approval of their petition based on extraordinary circumstances, despite not playing the minimum 65 games.
They can compete for the MVP award and be selected for the All-NBA teams.
The 65-game rule requires players to participate in at least 65 games during the season to be eligible for postseason awards.

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