List of National Basketball Association awards
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The National Basketball Association (NBA) presents 12 annual awards to recognize its teams, players, and coaches for their accomplishments. This does not include the NBA championship trophy which is given to the winning team of the NBA Finals.
The NBA's championship trophy made its first appearance after the inaugural NBA Finals in 1947. In 1964, it was named after Walter A. Brown who was instrumental in merging the Basketball Association of America and the National Basketball League into the NBA.[1][2] The Brown Trophy design remained the same until 1977 when the current trophy design was first introduced although it retained the Walter A. Brown title.[3] In 1984, the trophy was renamed to honor former NBA commissioner Larry O'Brien.[3][4][5]
The NBA's first individual awards were the Rookie of the Year and the All-Star Game Most Valuable Player, both of which were introduced in 1953.[6][7] The only individual award of the postseason is the Bill Russell Finals MVP. The Executive of the Year is the only award not presented by the NBA. It is named annually by Sporting News but is officially recognized by the NBA.[8]
Each individual award, with the exception of the Finals MVP, is awarded at the end of the regular season while the NBA Playoffs are ongoing. This is different from the other major professional sports leagues where they hand out individual awards after their postseasons have concluded.
Aside from these annual awards, the league also has weekly and monthly honors during the regular season for its players and coaches.
Team trophies
| Image | Award | Created | Description | Most recent winner | Notes |
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Larry O'Brien Trophy | 1977 | The NBA's championship trophy; awarded to the winning team of the NBA Finals. | Golden State Warriors | [3][4] |
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Walter A. Brown Trophy | 1947 | The NBA's first championship trophy which was awarded to the winning team of the NBA Finals until it was replaced with the Larry O'Brien Trophy. | N/A; trophy retired after 1977 | [5] |
Honors
| Honor | Created | Description | Notes |
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| All-NBA Team | 1947 | Three 5-player teams (a first, second, and third team) composed of the best players in the league during the regular season as voted by a panel of sportswriters and broadcasters throughout the United States and Canada. | [9] |
| All-Rookie Team | 1963 | Two 5-player teams (a first and second team) composed of the top rookies during the regular season as voted by NBA head coaches. The coaches are not allowed to vote for players on their own team. | [10] |
| All-Defensive Team | 1969 | Two 5-player teams (a first and second team) composed of the best defensive players in the league during the regular season as voted by a panel of sportswriters and broadcasters throughout the United States and Canada. | [11] |
Individual awards
Bill Russell Finals Most Valuable Player Trophy
| Award | Created | Description | Most recent winner(s) | Notes |
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| All-Star Game MVP | 1951 | Awarded to the best performing player of the annual NBA All-Star Game as voted by a panel of media members. | Russell Westbrook (Oklahoma City Thunder) | [12] |
| Rookie of the Year (Eddie Gottlieb Trophy) |
1953 | Awarded to the top rookie of the NBA regular season as voted by a panel of sportswriters throughout the United States and Canada. | Andrew Wiggins (Minnesota Timberwolves) | [7] |
| Most Valuable Player (Maurice Podoloff Trophy) |
1956 | Awarded to the best performing player of the NBA regular season as voted by a panel of sportswriters and media members. | Stephen Curry (Golden State Warriors) | [13] |
| Coach of the Year (Red Auerbach Trophy) |
1963 | Awarded to the best coach of the NBA regular season as voted by a panel of sportswriters and media members. | Mike Budenholzer (Atlanta Hawks) | [14] |
| NBA Finals Most Valuable Player (Bill Russell Trophy) |
1969 | Named after Bill Russell;[15] awarded to the best performing player of the NBA Finals as voted by a panel of nine media members.[a] | Andre Iguodala (Golden State Warriors) | [16] |
| Executive of the Year | 1973 | Awarded to the NBA's top front office executive as voted by the executives from the league's 30 teams. | Bob Myers (Golden State Warriors) | [17] |
| Citizenship Award (J. Walter Kennedy Trophy) |
1975 | Named after J. Walter Kennedy; awarded to a team member who showed "great service and dedication to the community" as voted by the PBWA. | Joakim Noah (Chicago Bulls) | [18] |
| Defensive Player of the Year | 1983 | Awarded to the top defensive player of the NBA regular season as voted by a panel of sportswriters throughout the United States and Canada. | Kawhi Leonard (San Antonio Spurs) | [19] |
| Sixth Man of the Year | 1983 | Awarded to the best performing player as a substitute (or sixth man) during the NBA regular season as voted by a panel of sportswriters. | Lou Williams (Toronto Raptors) | [20] |
| Most Improved Player | 1986 | Awarded to the most improved player in the NBA as voted by a panel of sportswriters throughout the United States and Canada. | Jimmy Butler (Chicago Bulls) | [21] |
| Sportsmanship Award (Joe Dumars Trophy) |
1996 | Awarded to the player who most displays "the ideals of sportsmanship on the court with ethical behavior, fair play and integrity" as voted by NBA players. | Kyle Korver (Atlanta Hawks) | [22] |
| Teammate of the Year (Twyman–Stokes Trophy) |
2013 | Awarded to the “ideal teammate” who exemplifies "selfless play and commitment and dedication to his team" as voted by NBA players. | Tim Duncan (San Antonio Spurs) | [23] |
See also
- 50 Greatest Players in NBA History
- Top 10 Coaches in NBA History
- Top 10 Teams in NBA History
- List of NBA All-Stars
- Sports Illustrated NBA All-Decade Team (2009)
- Sports Illustrated NBA All-Decade awards and honors (2009)
Notes
- a Though the award winner is usually determined by nine votes, fans balloting on NBA.com accounted for the tenth vote in at least one NBA Finals.[24][25]
References
- General
- "Awards and Honors Index". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved August 11, 2008.
- Specific
- ↑ "Walter A. Brown". Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. Retrieved July 27, 2008.
- ↑ "NBA". Encyclopædia Britannica. Retrieved July 27, 2008.
- 1 2 3 "Larry O'Brien Championship Trophy". NBA.com. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. Retrieved July 26, 2008.
- 1 2 "The trophies". St. Petersburg Times. April 10, 2003. Retrieved July 26, 2008.
- 1 2 "NBA Legends Launch 2005 NBA Legends Tour: Destination Finals". NBA.com. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. Retrieved July 26, 2008.
- ↑ "All-Star Game: Year-by-Year Results". NBA.com. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. Retrieved July 26, 2008.
- 1 2 "Rookie of the Year". NBA.com. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. Retrieved July 26, 2008.
- ↑ "Reports: Baylor wins NBA executive of the year". ESPN.com. May 14, 2006. Retrieved July 24, 2008.
- ↑ "MVP Nash Highlights All-NBA First Team". NBA.com. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. May 17, 2006. Retrieved October 30, 2008.
- ↑ "Durant, Horford Headline T-Mobile All-Rookie Team". NBA.com. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. May 14, 2008. Retrieved October 30, 2008.
- ↑ "Kobe, Garnett Headline All-Defensive Team". NBA.com. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. May 12, 2008. Retrieved October 30, 2008.
- ↑ "NBA All-Star Game MVPs". NBA.com. NBA Media Ventures, LLC. Retrieved April 3, 2013.
- ↑ "NBA MVPs". basketball-reference.com. NBA Media Ventures, LLC. Retrieved April 6, 2013.
- ↑ "Coach of the Year". NBA.com. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. Retrieved July 26, 2008.
- ↑ "The Finals MVP to Receive Bill Russell MVP Award". NBA.com. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. February 14, 2009. Retrieved February 14, 2009.
- ↑ "Finals Most Valuable Player". NBA.com. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. Retrieved July 26, 2008.
- ↑ "NBA Awards — Executive of the Year". The Sports Network. Retrieved August 6, 2008.
- ↑ "Citizenship Award". NBA.com. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. Retrieved April 24, 2014.
- ↑ "Defensive of the Year". NBA.com. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. Retrieved July 26, 2008.
- ↑ "Sixth Man of the Year". NBA.com. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. Retrieved June 2, 2008.
- ↑ "Most Improved Player". NBA.com. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. Retrieved October 19, 2010.
- ↑ "Chicago's Deng Wins 2006-07 NBA Sportsmanship Award". NBA.com. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. Retrieved July 26, 2008.
- ↑ "Billups Is Inaugural Winner Of Twyman/Stokes Teammate Award". NBA.com. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. June 9, 2013. Retrieved June 9, 2013.
- ↑ Mike Bresnahan (June 19, 2008). "Numbers from final game tell bad tale for Lakers". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved July 15, 2008.
- ↑ Johnny Ludden (June 25, 2005). "MVP voting as close as the series". San Antonio Express-News. Retrieved July 15, 2008.
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