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CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- Team success is breeding individual success for members of the Alabama Crimson Tide.Alabama senior defensive lineman Jonathan Allen won the Bronko Nagurski Trophy on Monday night given annually to the nations best college defensive player.Allen called it the greatest single accomplishment of my life.Allen was selected over four other finalists, including Crimson Tide teammate Reuben Foster, a linebacker. Florida State cornerback Tarvarus McFadden, Michigan linebacker Jabrill Peppers and Clemson defensive end Christian Wilkins were also among the finalists who attended the awards ceremony hosted by the Charlotte Touchdown Club.Allen joins an elite list of former Nagurski Trophy recipients that includes defensive linemen Aaron Donald, Warren Sapp and Ndamukong Suh, linebackers Luke Kuechly, Derrick Johnson and Terrell Suggs, and defensive backs Champ Bailey, Charles Woodson and Roy Williams.Im so honored when I think about all of the guys whove won this award, Allen said Monday night.Alabama (13-0) is ranked No. 1 in the country, in large part due to its dominant defense.The 6-foot-3, 291-pound Allen has 56 tackles and nine sacks this season for the Crimson Tide, tied for third-most in the Southeastern Conference. He had four tackles and 1 1/2 sacks this past weekend as Alabama defeated Florida 54-16 to win its third straight SEC title.Allen is perhaps best known for his flying hit on Texas A&Ms Trevor Knight earlier this season in which he leaped over running back Trayveon Williams, who tried to chip him, and took down the Aggies quarterback. The highlight reel tackle earned him a spot on the national stage.Later in that same game linebacker Ryan Anderson ripped a ball loose and Allen picked it up, threw off a would-be tackler and rambled 30 yards for a touchdown.Allen was projected as a likely first-round draft pick last year but decided to return to Alabama because he wanted to win a national championship.Allen beat out some solid competition for the award, including Peppers, who has 66 tackles -- 13 for a loss -- and one interception for the Wolverines this season. Peppers learned Monday that he was the only defensive player selected as a finalist for the Heisman Trophy.Foster, who had 94 tackles, four sacks and a forced fumble this season, also had a strong season at Alabama.McFadden, a 6-foot-2, 198-pound cornerback, had 17 tackles and eight interceptions for the Seminoles.And Wilkins had 44 tackles and 3 1/2 sacks for the playoff-bound Tigers, who held on to beat Virginia Tech 42-35 in the ACC championship.The 2016 Bronko Nagurski Trophy finalists represent the very best college football has to offer, said John Rocco, executive director of the Charlotte Touchdown Club. Each of these young men has distinguished himself as a player and as a leader.The Charlotte Touchdown Club also announced that Andrew King, a cadet at the United States Military Academy at West Point, as recipient of its inaugural Defender of the Nation Award. 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Williams scored 11 points in 10 minutes, Alan Anderson scored 17 points, and the Brooklyn Nets finished the exhibition season with a 108-87 win over the Miami Heat on Friday night. INDEPENDENCE, Ohio -- It only took until the close of the Cleveland Cavaliers first week of training camp before LeBron James stuck his neck out into the stalled J.R. Smith negotiations and publicly stumped for the holdout guard.I hate coming into another season -- two years in a row -- with one of my big guns not here, James said, alluding to Tristan Thompson, who missed most of training camp last fall with a similar holdout situation. So, for a leader of a team and for me personally, I just hate to deal with this s--- again.Its just too big of a piece to our team to have to deal with in another training camp. Like I said, hopefully things get resolved fast, because you know how big and important he is to our team.James comments came unprompted. In fact, a team public relations staffer told James he was free from media obligations for the day but James chose to meet with reporters anyway.Smith did not pick up his $5.3 million player option for the 2016-17 season in July, becoming an unrestricted free agent after averaging 12.4 points, 2.8 rebounds, 1.7 assists and 1.1 steals and hitting 204 3-pointers in 77 starts for Cleveland.Like Thompson and James, Smith is represented by Rich Paul of Klutch Sports.Multiple sources told ESPN that the Cavs have offered a three-year escalating contract to Smith with a partial guarantee in the fourth year, bringing the total guaranteed money north of $42 million -- the same amount Jamal Crawford got when he re-signed with the LA Clippers this offseason, except his deal only included $30.5 million guaranteed.A source familiar with the negotiations told ESPN on Friday about the Cavs offer: I dont see it changing anytime soon.Negotiations are always two-sides, James said, but J.R. did his part. J.R. did his part. He showed up every day. Worked his ass off every day. Became a two-way player, a model citizen in Cleveland and hes a fan favorite, obviously we all know that. All of the sudden now hes a season-ticket holder at the Indians games.The Cavs will start Iman Shumpert in Smiths absence, according to coach Tyronn Lue. Shumpert told reporters Friday he came into camp at 212 pounds, the lowest playing weight of his six-year career, and spent the offseason honing his offense.Smith represents the fourth Cavs player in the past 10 years -- Anderson Varejao, Sasha Pavlovic and Thompson are the others -- to have contract negotiatioons bleed into training camp.ddddddddddddOutside of the Cavs, Smiths options are limited. The only teams with significant cap space remaining -- the 76ers, Nuggets, Nets, Suns and Jazz -- are either in rebuilding mode or already stocked at his position.Lue wouldnt entertain the thought of negotiations falling apart and Smith going elsewhere, but -- when pressed -- said the team could withstand his departure if it came to that.Were saying that he is going to come back, Lue said. If he doesnt come back, we understand its a business and we just have to move forward. No excuses. Next man up. Next man has to be ready. We have some great pieces around who can also step in and play a role for us on this team.James echoed that sentiment.Were missing a piece, but we still have enough talent, James sad. We cant become full until hes here, but that doesnt deter anybody or any of the guys thats coming in to show up every day. Were still working our tails off and everybody who is filling in has been working extremely hard through this camp so far and were going to continue to do that.Lue also said Smith is not significantly hurting his chance to contribute this season by missing training camp.When youve been in a system for two years, you dont fall behind, Lue said. The biggest thing is probably being in shape. He knows our offense, he knows our defense. Were not changing anything. I dont think from that standpoint hell be behind at all.While the prevailing sentiment is that the sides will come together eventually, James warned that one can never consider anything a done deal before its actually done.Well, I always use this reference: Its like youre buying a house, James said. You can go find a house, you do all the negotiations and all that, but you never got the house until its closed and you got the keys. Last minute, someone can step in. Escrow could fall through or something. Then it aint your house no more.So, J.R. is a free agent. Hes not ours. Hes still my brother right now. And I feel like when I play 2K17, hes still on the Cavs, so hes on my roster there, but it wouldnt be good if he was not here. It wouldnt be good for any side.We just miss him. We miss having him around. Hes a big piece of our team and they just need to get it done. ' ' '