Cavs' James not a finalist for league MVP

LeBron James will not have a chance to win his fifth NBA MVP award.

Finalists were announced for some of the major categories for the "NBA Awards on TNT" show on Monday, June 26 and James was not among the three remaining in the MVP race. They are the Houston Rockets' James Harden, the Oklahoma City Thunder's Russell Westbrook and the San Antonio Spurs' Kawhi Leonard.

James was not expected to win despite his stellar play this season.

Akron, Ohio, will have a representative at the show, though. The Los Angeles Lakers' Larry Nance Jr., a Revere High School product and son of former Cav Larry Nance, was nominated in the Dunk of the Year category for a slam against the Brooklyn Nets. He will compete with the Minnesota Timberwolves' Zach LaVine (against the Phoenix Suns) and the Thunder's Victor Oladipo (against the Atlanta Hawks).

The Cavs' Tyronn Lue was not chosen as a coach of the year finalist. Those were the Rockets' Mike D'Antoni, the Spurs' Gregg Popovich and the Miami Heat's Erik Spoelstra. Basketball executive of the year candidates have not been chosen.

The Cavs did have two players tabbed. In the Best Style category, Iman Shumpert goes up against the Chicago Bulls' Dwyane Wade and Westbrook. Irving was chosen in the Game Winner of the Year for his decisive 3-pointer in Game 7 of the Finals against the Warriors, along with Westbrook against the Denver Nuggets and the Suns' Tyler Ulis against the Celtics.