In his [podcast](https://open.spotify.com/episode/34spf68TeE5uQpYWOLgHPE?si=248d8e58adca4dfd) with Kirk Goldsberry they go over each of the new awards and discuss the namesakes and whether they should have been named after other players. After some grumbling about how to pick the award and discussing Jerry West and some other candidates, Zach concludes that Dirk would have been a better namesake for the clutch player award.
The discussion on the award starts around the 14:45 mark and the Dirk talk starts at 21:25.
by bobtheflob
