'Ridiculous' OG Anunoby has been Knicks' steady hand and Hawks' disruptor

ATLANTA — Two obligations come after you receive an NBA awards vote. First, you must educate yourself. Second, whether you want it or not, you have to get educated.As the regular-season’s finale approaches, your phone lights up with text messages or calls from agents, publicists, executives and coaches, who hope to sway you into voting for their guy. Most adopt the same strategy: Advocate in the most extreme way they can while remaining on the spectrum of reason. They use statistical, anecdotal and strategic examples to back their arguments. Some are convincing. If you push back, it’s rare that anyone concedes. Heck, one agent still harps on me not dubbing one of his clients All-Rookie First Team half a decade ago. He’s closer to the norm than the opposite would be.But this spring, I experienced unexpected déjà vu.Advertisement