Best NBA Player ESPY Award

The Best NBA Player ESPY Award is an award presented annually since 1993 to a National Basketball Association (NBA) player adjudged to be the best in a given year, typically the NBA season contested during or immediately before the holding of the ESPY Awards ceremony.

Between 1993 and 2004, the award voting panel comprised variously fans; sportswriters and broadcasters, sports executives, and retired sportspersons, termed collectively experts; and retired sportspersons, but balloting thereafter has been exclusively by fans over the Internet from amongst choices selected by the ESPN Select Nominating Committee.

Through the 2001 iteration of the ESPY Awards, ceremonies were conducted in February of each year to honor achievements over the previous calendar year; awards presented thereafter are conferred in June and reflect performance from the June previous.[1] Six players have won the award more than once; Michael Jordan won the inaugural award and a total of four across his career. LeBron James has won the award four times, while Kobe Bryant, Tim Duncan, Hakeem Olajuwon, and Shaquille O'Neal have claimed two each.

Winners

Year Player Nationality Position Team
1993 Jordan, MichaelMichael Jordan  United States Shooting guard Chicago Bulls
1994 Barkley, CharlesCharles Barkley  United States Power forward Phoenix Suns
1995 Olajuwon, HakeemHakeem Olajuwon  United States Center Houston Rockets
1996 Olajuwon, HakeemHakeem Olajuwon (2)  United States Center Houston Rockets
1997 Jordan, MichaelMichael Jordan (2)  United States Shooting guard Chicago Bulls
1998 Jordan, MichaelMichael Jordan (3)  United States Shooting guard Chicago Bulls
1999 Jordan, MichaelMichael Jordan (4)  United States Shooting guard Chicago Bulls
2000 Duncan, TimTim Duncan  United States Power forward San Antonio Spurs
2001 O'Neal, ShaquilleShaquille O'Neal  United States Center Los Angeles Lakers
2002 O'Neal, ShaquilleShaquille O'Neal (2)  United States Center Los Angeles Lakers
2003 Duncan, TimTim Duncan (2)  United States Power forward San Antonio Spurs
2004 Garnett, KevinKevin Garnett  United States Power forward Minnesota Timberwolves
2005 Nash, SteveSteve Nash  Canada Point guard Phoenix Suns
2006 Wade, DwyaneDwyane Wade  United States Shooting guard Miami Heat
2007 James, LeBronLeBron James  United States Small forward Cleveland Cavaliers
2008 Bryant, KobeKobe Bryant  United States Shooting guard Los Angeles Lakers
2009 James, LeBronLeBron James (2)  United States Small forward Cleveland Cavaliers
2010 Bryant, KobeKobe Bryant (2)  United States Shooting guard Los Angeles Lakers
2011 Nowitzki, DirkDirk Nowitzki  Germany Power forward Dallas Mavericks
2012 James, LeBronLeBron James (3)  United States Small forward Miami Heat
2013 James, LeBronLeBron James (4)  United States Small forward Miami Heat
2014 Durant, KevinKevin Durant  United States Small forward Oklahoma City Thunder

See also

2012 ESPY Awards

Notes

  1. ↑ Because of the rescheduling of the ESPY Awards ceremony, the award presented in 2002 was given in consideration of performance between February 2001 and June 2002.

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