2009-10 Regular Season Award Winners


All-NBA Teams

(122 media members select, by position (2 guards, 2 forwards, 1 center),
a first team (worth 5 points), a second team (3 points), and a third team
(1 point))

First Team                       Total
  Pos  Player                    Points (1st team votes)
   F   LeBron James (Cle) ....... 610   (122)
   F   Kevin Durant (OKC) ....... 579   (107)
   C   Dwight Howard (Orl) ...... 610   (122)
   G   Kobe Bryant (LAL) ........ 604   (119)
   G   Dwyane Wade (Mia) ........ 520   (81)

Second Team                      Total
  Pos Player                     Points (1st team votes)
   F   Dirk Nowitzki (Dal) ...... 356   (10)
   F   Carmelo Anthony (Den) .... 321   (9)
   C   Amare Stoudemire (Pho) ... 239   (2)
   G   Steve Nash (Pho) ......... 366   (24)
   G   Deron Williams (Uta) ..... 343   (14)
 
Third Team                       Total
  Pos Player                     Points (1st team votes)
   F   Tim Duncan (SA) .......... 125
   F   Pau Gasol (LAL) ..........  94
   C   Andrew Bogut (Mil) ....... 149
   G   Joe Johnson (Atl) ........ 118
   G   Brandon Roy (Por) ........  87
 
Others receiving votes           Total
      Player                     Points
      Chris Bosh (Tor) ..........  80
      Rajon Rondo (Bos) .........  47
      David Lee (NY) ............  43
      Carlos Boozer (Uta) .......  33
      Chauncey Billups (Den) ....  24
      Zach Randolph (Mem) .......  20
      Al Horford (Atl) ..........  19
      Jason Kidd (Dal) ..........  18
      Derrick Rose (Chi) ........  15
      Chris Paul (NO) ...........  14
      Manu Ginobili (SA) ........  13
      Chris Kaman (LAC) .........   9
      Paul Pierce (Bos) .........   6
      Brook Lopez (NJ) ..........   6
      Josh Smith (Atl) ..........   6
      Gerald Wallace (Cha) ......   5
      Marcus Camby (Por) ........   3
      Andrew Bynum (LAL) ........   2
      Danny Granger (Ind) .......   2
      Kevin Garnett (Bos) .......   1
      Tony Parker (SA) ..........   1
      Maurice Williams (Cle) ....   1
      David West (NO) ...........   1


NBA All-Defensive Teams

(30 coaches select first and second teams by position - maximum 58 points)
 
First Team                      Total   team votes
  Pos Player                    Points   1st 2nd
   C  Dwight Howard (Orl) ....... 57      28   1
   F  LeBron James (Cle) ........ 45      20   5
   F  Gerald Wallace (Cha) ...... 30      11   8
   G  Rajon Rondo (Bos) ......... 50      23   4
   G  Kobe Bryant (LAL) ......... 34      13   8

Second Team                     Total   team votes
  Pos Player                    Points   1st 2nd
   C  Tim Duncan (SA) ........... 21       8   5
   F  Josh Smith (Atl) .......... 20       6   8
   F  Anderson Varejao (Cle) .... 15       2  11
   G  Dwyane Wade (Mia) ......... 20       8   4
   G  Thabo Sefolosha (OKC) ..... 14       3   8

Others receiving votes          Total   team votes
      Player                    Points   1st 2nd
      Marcus Camby (Por) ........ 12       1  10
      Jason Kidd (Dal) .......... 12       4   4
      Ron Artest (LAL) .......... 11       3   5
      Deron Williams (Uta) ...... 10       2   6
      Kirk Hinrich (Chi) ........  9       1   7
      Andrew Bogut (Mil) ........  8       0   8
      Luc Mbah a Moute (Mil) ....  8       1   6
      Arron Afflalo (Den) .......  6       1   4
      Kevin Garnett (Bos) .......  5       1   3
      Kenyon Martin (Den) .......  5       1   3
      Shane Battier (Hou) .......  4       1   2
      Grant Hill (Pho) ..........  4       2   0
      Joakim Noah (Chi) .........  4       0   4
      Kendrick Perkins (Bos) ....  4       1   2
      Trevor Ariza (Hou) ........  3       1   1
      Andrei Kirilenko (Uta) ....  3       1   1
      Russell Westbrook (OKC) ...  3       0   3
      Nicolas Batum (Por) .......  2       0   2
      Manu Ginobili (SA) ........  2       1   0
      George Hill (SA) ..........  2       1   0
      Andre Iguodala (Phi) ......  2       0   2
      Joe Johnson (Atl) .........  2       1   0
      Lamar Odom (LAL) ..........  2       1   0
      Jermaine O'Neal (Mia) .....  2       1   0
      Luis Scola (Hou) ..........  2       0   0
      Chauncey Billups (Den) ....  1       0   1
      Caron Butler (Dal) ........  1       0   1
      Jared Dudley (Pho) ........  1       0   1
      Kevin Durant (OKC) ........  1       0   1
      Raymond Felton (Cha) ......  1       0   1
      Marc Gasol (Mem) ..........  1       0   1
      Pau Gasol (LAL) ...........  1       0   1
      Chuck Hayes (Hou) .........  1       0   1
      Brendan Haywood (Dal) .....  1       0   1
      Al Horford (Atl) ..........  1       0   1
      Serge Ibaka (OKC) .........  1       0   1
      Ersan Ilyasova (Mil) ......  1       0   1
      Stephen Jackson (Cha) .....  1       0   1
      Nene (Den) ................  1       0   1
      Chris Paul (NO) ...........  1       0   1
      Tayshaun Prince (Det) .....  1       0   1
      Earl Watson (Ind) .........  1       0   1

 

Most Valuable Player: LeBron James (Cle)

(122 media members give 1st (worth 10 points), 2nd (7 points), 3rd (5
points), 4th (3 points), and 5th (1 point) place votes) 
                            Total    position votes  
  Player                    Points   1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th
  LeBron James (Cle) ...... 1205     116   5   2   0   0
  Kevin Durant (OKC) ......  609       4  46  31  29   5
  Kobe Bryant (LAL) .......  599       0  43  44  23   9
  Dwight Howard (Orl) .....  478       3  27  30  29  22
  Dwyane Wade (Mia) .......  119       0   1   6  19  25
  Carmelo Anthony (Den) ...   65       0   1   3   8  19
  Dirk Nowitzki (Dal) .....   55       0   0   3   7  19
  Steve Nash (Pho) ........   49       0   0   3   6  16
  Deron Williams (Uta) ....    7       0   0   1   0   2
  Amare Stoudemire (Pho) ..    5       0   0   0   1   2
  Manu Ginobili (SA) ......    3       0   0   0   1   0
  Chauncey Billups (Den) ..    1       0   0   0   0   1
  Chris Bosh (Tor) ........    1       0   0   0   0   1
  Stephen Jackson (Cha) ...    1       0   0   0   0   1
  Joe Johnson (Atl) .......    1       0   0   0   0   1



All-Rookie Team

(30 coaches select first and second teams - maximum 58 points)
First Team                  Total    team votes
  Player                    Points   1st 2nd
  Stephen Curry (GS) ........ 58      29   0
  Tyreke Evans (Sac) ........ 58      29   0
  Brandon Jennings (Mil) .... 58      29   0
  Darren Collison (NO) ...... 46      20   6
  Taj Gibson (Chi) .......... 41      15  11

Second Team                 Total    team votes
  Player                    Points   1st 2nd
  Marcus Thornton (NO) ...... 31       6  19
  DeJuan Blair (SA) ......... 30       6  18
  Jonny Flynn (Min) ......... 22       4  14
  James Harden (OKC) ........ 22       4  14
  Jonas Jerebko (Det) ....... 22       2  18

Others receiving votes      Total    team votes
  Player                    Points   1st 2nd
  Wes Matthews (Uta) ........ 16       3  10
  Omri Casspi (Sac) ......... 13       0  13
  Chase Budinger (Hou) ......  8       0   8
  Jrue Holiday (Phi) ........  7       1   5
  Ty Lawson (Den) ...........  7       0   7
  Serge Ibaka (OKC) .........  6       1   4
  Tony Douglas (NY) .........  2       1   0
  Rodrigue Beaubois (Dal) ...  1       0   1
  DeMar DeRozan (Tor) .......  1       0   1
  Sam Young (Mem) ...........  1       0   1



Rookie of the Year: Tyreke Evans (Sac)

                            Total    position votes  (123 media votes)
  Player                    Points   1st 2nd 3rd 
  Tyreke Evans (Sac) ....... 491      67  50   6
  Stephen Curry (GS) ....... 391      43  50  26
  Brandon Jennings (Mil) ... 204      12  22  78
  Darren Collison (NO) .....  17       1   1   9
  Jonny Flynn (Min) ........   2       0   0   2
  Taj Gibson (Chi) .........   2       0   0   2



Sixth Man of the Year: Jamal Crawford (Atl)

                             Total    position votes  (122 media votes)
  Player                     Points   1st 2nd 3rd
  Jamal Crawford (Atl) ...... 580     110  10   0
  Jason Terry (Dal) ......... 220       6  48  46
  Anderson Varejao (Cle) .... 126       2  32  20
  Manu Ginobili (SA) ........  75       2  17  14
  J.R. Smith (Den) ..........  33       0   4  21
  Lamar Odom (LAL) ..........  25       1   6   2
  Paul Millsap (Uta) ........  15       1   2   4
  Carl Landry (Sac) .........   5       0   0   5
  Marcus Thornton (NO) ......   3       0   1   0
  Kyle Lowry (Hou) ..........   1       0   0   1
  Jared Dudley (Pho).........   1       0   0   1
  Kevin Love (Min) ..........   1       0   0   1
  Al Harrington (NY) ........   1       0   0   1



Executive of the Year: John Hammond (Mil)

  (voting by 30 team exeuctives)
  Executive                     Votes
  John Hammond (Mil) ..........  12
  Sam Presti (OKC) ............   9
  Danny Ferry (Cle) ...........   2
  Rod Higgins (Cha) ...........   1
  Mark Cuban (Dal) ............   1
  Chris Wallace (Mem) .........   1
  Jeff Bower (NO) .............   1
  Kevin Pritchard (Por) .......   1
  Geoff Petrie (Sac) ..........   1
  Kevin O'Connor (Uta) ........   1


Most Improved Player: Aaron Brooks (Hou)

                            Total    position votes  (123 media votes)
  Player                    Points   1st 2nd 3rd
  Aaron Brooks (Hou) ....... 403      62  27  12
  Kevin Durant (OKC) ....... 101      17   5   1
  Marc Gasol (Mem) ......... 101       9  13  17
  George Hill (SA) ......... 101       7  17  15
  Andrew Bogut (Mil) .......  93       7  17   7
  Russell Westbrook (OKC) ..  67       5  11   9
  Joakim Noah (Chi) ........  64       7   8   5
  Gerald Wallace (Cha) .....  29       3   4   2
  Corey Brewer (Min) .......  19       0   3  10
  Brook Lopez (NJ) .........  19       1   3   5
  Carl Landry (Sac) ........  18       0   4   6
  Andray Blatche (Was) .....  12       1   2   1
  Rajon Rondo (Bos) ........  12       2   0   2
  Channing Frye (Pho) ......  10       1   0   5
  Danilo Gallinari (NY) ....  10       0   1   7
  Josh Smith (Atl) .........   8       0   2   2
  David Lee (NY) ...........   7       0   0   7
  Dwight Howard (Orl) ......   5       1   0   0
  Ersan Ilyasova (Mil) .....   4       0   1   1
  Chris Kaman (LAC) ........   4       0   1   1
  J.J. Reddick (Orl) .......   4       0   1   1
  Chris Douglas-Roberts (NJ)   3       0   1   0
  Paul Millsap (Uta) .......   3       0   1   0
  Nene (Den) ...............   3       0   1   0
  Robin Lopez (Pho) ........   2       0   0   2
  Monta Ellis (GS) .........   1       0   0   1
  J.J. Hickson (Cle) .......   1       0   0   1
  Zach Randolph (Mem) ......   1       0   0   1
  John Salmons (Mil) .......   1       0   0   1
  Ben Wallace (Det) ........   1       0   0   1



Coach of the Year: Scott Brooks (OKC)

                            Total    position votes  (123 media votes)
  Coach                     Points   1st 2nd 3rd 
  Scott Brooks (OKC) ....... 480      71  39   8
  Scott Skiles (Mil) ....... 313      26  54  21
  Nate McMillan (Por) ...... 107       9   9  35
  Jerry Sloan (Uta) ........  98      10   9  21
  Alvin Gentry (Pho) .......  46       4   5  11
  Larry Brown (Cha) ........  23       1   2  12
  George Karl (Den) ........  11       1   1   3
  Rick Adelman (Hou) .......   7       0   2   1
  Mike Woodson (Atl) .......   7       0   2   1
  Lionel Hollins (Mem) .....   6       0   0   6
  Stan Van Gundy (Orl) .....   5       1   0   0
  Mike Brown (Cle) .........   2       0   0   2
  Rick Carlisle (Dal) ......   1       0   0   1
  Erik Spoelstra (Mia) .....   1       0   0   1

 

Defensive Player of the Year: Dwight Howard (Orl)

                            Total    position votes  (122 media votes)
  Player                    Points   1st 2nd 3rd 
  Dwight Howard (Orl) ...... 576     110   8   2
  Josh Smith (Atl)  ........ 136       3  34  19
  Gerald Wallace (Cha) ..... 113       1  29  21
  LeBron James (Cle) .......  61       4  11   8
  Rajon Rondo (Bos) ........  55       1  13  11
  Ron Artest (LAL) .........  29       0   7   8
  Andrew Bogut (Mil) .......  23       1   2  12
  Thabo Sefolosha (OKC) ....  20       2   1   7
  Anderson Varejao (Cle) ...  18       0   5   3
  Marcus Camby (Por) .......  13       0   3   4
  Dwyane Wade (Mia) ........  13       0   2   7
  Kobe Bryant (LAL) ........   9       0   1   6
  Shawn Marion (Dal) .......   8       0   2   2
  Tim Duncan (SA) ..........   7       0   2   1
  Shane Battier (Hou) ......   5       0   1   2
  Andrei Kirilenko (Uta) ...   4       0   1   1
  Arron Afflalo (Den) ......   1       0   0   1
  Matt Barnes (Orl) ........   1       0   0   1
  Brendan Haywood (Dal) ....   1       0   0   1
  David Lee (NY) ...........   1       0   0   1
  Kenyon Martin (Den) ......   1       0   0   1
  Luc Mbah a Moute (Mil) ...   1       0   0   1
  Kendrick Perkins (Bos) ...   1       0   0   1
  Ben Wallace (Det) ........   1       0   0   1



J. Walter Kennedy Citizenship Award: Samuel Dalembert (Phi)


NBA Sportsmanship Award: Grant Hill (Pho)


                            Total    position votes  (315 player votes)
  Player                    Points   1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th
  Grant Hill (Pho) ........  2485     96  88  47  45  22  17
  Chauncey Billups (Den) ..  2152     79  48  64  53  35  36
  Ray Allen (Bos) .........  1983     48  72  63  37  43  52
  Antawn Jamison (Cle) ....  1905     45  43  67  72  53  35
  Al Horford (Atl) ........  1487     13  37  49  68  90  58
  Luis Scola (Hou) ........  1325     34  27  25  40  72 117

  (division winners were selected by 5 former NBA players) 
  Southwest Division:  Luis Scola (Hou)
  Pacific Division:  Grant Hill (Pho)
  Northwest Division:  Chauncey Billups (Den)
  Atlantic Division:  Ray Allen (Bos)
  Central Division:  Antawn Jamison (Cle)
  Southeast Division:  Al Horford (Atl)



Player of the Month

[For the 9th season in a row, the league is naming a Player of the Month
for each conference.]
Month  Player               Team Record  Player's stats for month
Apr.   Kevin Durant (OKC)       4-4      34.6 pts, 7.9 reb
Apr.   Derrick Rose (Chi)       6-2      25.4 pts, 7 ast
Mar.   Amare Stoudemire (Pho)  12-2      27.3 pts, 9.9 reb
Mar.   Dwyane Wade (Mia)       12-3      26.9 pts, 7.5 ast
Feb.   Carlos Boozer (Uta)     10-3      21.2 pts, 13 reb
Feb.   LeBron James (Cle)       8-3      32.6 pts, 6.8 reb, 10.5 ast
Jan.   Chris Paul (NO)         12-5      20.8 pts, 11.9 ast
Jan.   LeBron James (Cle)      12-3      30.7 pts, 7.3 reb, 8.5 ast
Dec.   Kobe Bryant (LAL)       12-3      31.3 pts, 5 ast
Dec.   LeBron James (Cle)      14-3      28.6 pts, 7.4 reb, 7.6 ast
Nov.   Carmelo Anthony (Den)   12-5      31 pts, 6 reb
Nov.   LeBron James (Cle)      12-5      29.2 pts, 6.7 reb, 8 ast
 


Coach of the Month

[For the 8th season in a row, the league is naming a Coach of the Month
for each conference.]
Month  Coach               Team Record
Apr.   Rick Carlisle (Dal)     5-2
Apr.   Stan Van Gundy (Orl)    7-1
Mar.   Alvin Gentry (Pho)     12-2
Mar.   Erik Spoelstra (Mia)   12-3
Feb.   Scott Brooks (OKC)      9-2
Feb.   Scott Skiles (Mil)     10-4
Jan.   George Karl (Den)      12-3
Jan.   Larry Brown (Cha)      12-4
Dec.   Lionel Hollins (Mem)    9-4
Dec.   Mike Brown (Cle)       14-3
Nov.   Alvin Gentry (Pho)     14-3
Nov.   Stan Van Gundy (Orl)   14-4



Rookie of the Month

[For the 9th season in a row, the league is naming a Rookie of the Month
for each conference.]
Month  Player               Team Record  Player's stats for month
Apr.   Stephen Curry (GS)       5-3      26.4 pts, 8.1 ast
Apr.   Terrence Williams (NJ)   2-5      14.3 pts, 7.1 reb, 6.3 ast
Mar.   Stephen Curry (GS)       4-12     19.8 pts, 7.3 ast
Mar.   Brandon Jennings (Mil)  11-4      14.1 pts, 5.1 ast
Feb.   Darren Collisnon (NO)    5-8      21.6 pts, 8.3 ast
Feb.   Jonas Jerebko (Det)      6-7      10.2 pts, 6 reb
Jan.   Stephen Curry (GS)       4-11     17.7 pts, 6.2 ast
Jan.   Brandon Jennings (Mil)   8-7      17.7 pts, 6.2 ast
Dec.   Tyreke Evans (Sac)       6-9      22.1 pts, 5.1 ast
Dec.   Brandon Jennings (Mil)   3-11     16.7 pts, 6.5 ast
Nov.   Tyreke Evans (Sac)       8-8      18.8 pts, 5 reb, 4.7 ast
Nov.   Brandon Jennings (Mil)   9-7      21.8 pts, 5.7 ast



Player of the Week

[For the 9th season in a row, the league is naming a Player of the Week
for each conference.]
Week                                Team
Ending   Player                    Record  Player stats for week
Apr. 11  Dwight Howard (Orl)        3-0    21.3 pts, 12 reb, 3.3 blk
Apr. 11  Dirk Nowitzki (Dal)        3-0    33.7 pts, 8.7 reb
Apr. 4   Kevin Durant (OKC)         4-0    31.5 pts, 8 reb
Apr. 4   Chris Bosh (Tor)           3-1    31.5 pts, 11.5 reb 
Mar. 28  Manu Ginobili (SA)         3-1    25.8 pts, 5 ast
Mar. 28  Dwyane Wade (Mia)          4-0    25.3 pts, 8.8 ast
Mar. 21  Pau Gasol (LAL)            4-0    24.8 pts, 11.8 reb
Mar. 21  Paul Pierce (Bos)          4-0    24.8 pts
Mar. 14  Brandon Roy (Por)          4-0    27 pts
Mar. 14  Andrew Bogut (Mil)         3-0    19.3 pts, 13.7 reb, 3.7 blk
Mar. 7   Dirk Nowitzki (Dal)        4-0    26.8 pts, 8.8 reb
Mar. 7   Dwyane Wade (Mia)          3-0    33.3 pts, 12 ast
Feb. 28  Dirk Nowitzki (Dal)        4-0    31.8 pts, 8.3 reb
Feb. 28  LeBron James (Cle)         3-0    30.7 pts, 10.3 ast
Feb. 21  Carlos Boozer (Uta)        4-0    20 pts, 15.5 reb
Feb. 21  Dwight Howard (Orl)        2-1    28 pts, 16.3 reb, 5.3 blk
Feb. 14  [All-Star break]
Feb. 7   Russell Westbrook (OKC)    3-0    19.7 pts, 5 reb, 9.7 ast, 3 stl
Feb. 7   LeBron James (Cle)         3-0    35 pts, 7 reb, 10.3 ast
Jan. 31  Kevin Durant (OKC)         2-1    34.3 pts
Jan. 31  Chris Bosh (Tor)           3-0    25.7 pts, 16 reb
Jan. 24  Chauncey Billups (Den)     3-0    25.7 pts, 7.7 ast
Jan. 24  LeBron James (Cle)         3-0    34 pts, 10.7 ast
Jan. 17  Carmelo Anthony (Det)      3-0    29.3 pts, 5.7 reb
Jan. 17  Stephen Jackson (Cha)      3-0    29.3 pts, 3.3 stl
Jan. 10  Chris Kaman (LAC)          3-0    21 pts, 12 reb
Jan. 10  LeBron James (Cle)         2-1    33 pts, 7.7 reb, 7.7 ast
Jan. 3   Kevin Durant (OKC)         3-1    34.3 pts, 7.3 reb
Jan. 3   Derrick Rose (Chi)         3-0    26.7 pts, 5 reb, 5.7 ast
Dec. 27  Kobe Bryant (LAL)          2-1    37.7 pts, 8 reb, 6 ast
Dec. 27  LeBron James (Cle)         4-0    28.8 pts, 7.8 reb, 7.3 ast
Dec. 20  Kobe Bryant (LAL)          4-0    34.5 pts, 5.5 reb
Dec. 20  Dwight Howard (Orl)        3-1    17 pts, 17.8 reb, 4.5 blk
Dec. 13  Deron Williams (Uta)       3-1    21.9 pts, 11.3 ast
Dec. 13  Rodney Stuckey (Det)       3-0    27 pts, 6 ast
Dec. 6   Carlos Boozer (Uta)        2-1    26.7 pts, 13.7 reb
Dec. 6   Kevin Garnett (Bos)        3-0    19.7 pts, 7.3 reb
Nov. 29  Tim Duncan (SA)            4-0    21.8 pts, 10 reb
Nov. 29  Gerald Wallace (Cha)       3-0    25.3 pts, 13.7 reb
Nov. 22  Kobe Bryant (LAL)          3-0    29.8 pts, 6.7 reb, 6.7 ast
Nov. 22  LeBron James (Cle)         3-1    34.3 pts, 5.8 reb, 9.3 ast
Nov. 16  Dirk Nowitzki (Dal)        3-1    24.3 pts, 8.8 reb
Nov. 16  Brandon Jennings (Mil)     2-0    43.5 pts, 7 ast
Nov. 9   Chris Kaman (LAC)          3-0    24.3 pts, 9.7 reb
Nov. 9   Joe Johnson (Atl)          3-1    20 pts, 6.5 reb
Nov. 1   Carmelo Anthony (Den)      3-0    37.7 pts, 7 reb
Nov. 1   Dwight Howard (Orl)        3-0    21.7 pts, 16 reb

 

Community Assist Award (monthly)

  Month   Player
  Apr.    Juwan Howard (Por)
  Mar.    Rudy Gay (Mem)
  Feb.    Ronny Turiaf (GS)
  Jan.    Samuel Dalembert (Phi)
  Dec.    Jason Kidd (Dal)
  Nov.    Shaquille O'Neal (Cle)
  Oct.    Dwight Howard (Orl)
  Summer  Daequin Cook (Mia)


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