2011-12 Regular Season Award Winners


All-NBA Teams

(120 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 (Mia) ....... 596   (118)
   F   Kevin Durant (OKC) ....... 591   (117)
   C   Dwight Howard (Orl) ...... 476   (75)
   G   Kobe Bryant (LAL) ........ 568   (104)
   G   Chris Paul (LAC) ......... 484   (74)

Second Team                      Total
  Pos Player                     Points (1st team votes)
   F   Kevin Love (Min) ......... 365   (16)
   F   Blake Griffin (LAC) ...... 170
   C   Andrew Bynum (LAL) ....... 400   (33)
   G   Tony Parker (SA) ......... 367   (41)
   G   Russell Westbrook (OKC) .. 239   (5)
 
Third Team                       Total
  Pos Player                     Points (1st team votes)
   F   Carmelo Anthony (NY) ..... 154   (1)
   F   Dirk Nowitzki (Dal) ...... 136
   C   Tyson Chandler (NY) ......  60   (4)
   G   Dwyane Wade (Mia) ........ 235   (1)
   G   Rajon Rondo (Bos) ........ 142   (1)
 
Others receiving votes           Total
      Player                     Points
      LaMarcus Aldridge (Por) ...  55
      Marc Gasol (Mem) ..........  52
      Derrick Rose (Chi) ........  44
      Josh Smith (Atl) ..........  33
      Paul Pierce (Bos) .........  31
      Al Jefferson (Uta) ........  30
      Pau Gasol (LAL) ...........  27
      Steve Nash (Pho) ..........  24
      Kevin Garnett (Bos) .......  22
      Tim Duncan (SA) ...........  18
      Joe Johnson (Atl) .........  16
      Deron Williams (NJ) .......  14
      Rudy Gay (Mem) ............  10
      James Harden (OKC) ........   8
      Luol Deng (Chi) ...........   5
      Roy Hibbert (Ind) .........   5
      Manu Ginobili (SA) ........   3
      Danny Granger (Ind) .......   3
      Joakim Noah (Chi) .........   3
      Chris Bosh (Mia) ..........   2
      Monta Ellis (Mil) .........   2
      Marcin Gortat (Pho) .......   2
      Serge Ibaka (OKC) .........   2
      Paul Millsap (Uta) ........   2
      Luis Scola (Hou) ..........   2
      DeMarcus Cousins (Sac) ....   1
      David Lee (GS) ............   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) ....... 41      16   9
   F  LeBron James (Mia) ........ 53      24   5
   F  Serge Ibaka (OKC) ......... 47      20   7
   G  Chris Paul (LAC) .......... 35      13   9
   G  Tony Allen (Mem) .......... 33      13   7

Second Team                     Total   team votes
  Pos Player                    Points   1st 2nd
   C  Tyson Chandler (NY) ....... 36      13  10
   F  Kevin Garnett (Bos) ....... 26       8  10
   F  Luol Deng (Chi) ........... 20       6   8
   G  Rajon Rondo (Bos) ......... 29       9  11
   G  Kobe Bryant (LAL) ......... 17       7   3

Others receiving votes          Total   team votes
      Player                    Points   1st 2nd
      Andre Iguodala (Phi) ...... 19       4  11
      Joakim Noah (Chi) ......... 14       4   6
      Iman Shumpert (NY) ........ 13       2   9
      Paul George (Ind) ......... 10       2   8
      Russell Westbrook (OKC) ...  9       2   5
      Josh Smith (Atl) ..........  8       2   4
      Tim Duncan (SA) ...........  5       1   3
      Grant Hill (Pho) ..........  5       1   3
      Thabo Sefolosha (OKC) .....  5       1   3
      Dwyane Wade (Mia) .........  5       1   3
      Avery Bradley (Bos) .......  3       1   1
      Marc Gasol (Mem) ..........  3       1   1
      Shawn Marion (Dal) ........  3       0   3
      Metta World Peace (LAL) ...  3       0   3
      Mike Conley (Mem) .........  2       0   2
      Joe Johnson (Atl) .........  2       1   0
      Carlos Boozer (Chi) .......  1       0   1
      Jrue Holiday (Phi) ........  1       0   1
      Luc Mbah a Moute (Mil) ....  1       0   1
      Derrick Rose (Chi) ........  1       0   1

 

All-Rookie Team

(30 coaches select first and second teams - maximum 58 points)
First Team                  Total    team votes
  Player                    Points   1st 2nd
  Kyrie Irving (Cle) ........ 58      29   0
  Ricky Rubio (Min) ......... 49      21   7
  Kenneth Faried (Den) ...... 46      19   8
  Klay Thompson (GS) ........ 43      16  11
  Brandon Knight (Det) ...... 40      13  14
  Kawhi Leonard (SA) ........ 40      14  12
  Iman Shumbert (NY) ........ 40      15  10

Second Team                 Total    team votes
  Player                    Points   1st 2nd
  Chandler Parsons (Hou) .... 33      10  13
  Isaiah Thomas (Sac) ....... 27       5  17
  MarShon Brooks (NJ) ....... 18       3  12
  Tristan Thompson (Cle) .... 16       2  12
  Derrick Williams (Min) .... 16       2  12

Others receiving votes      Total    team votes
  Player                    Points   1st 2nd
  Markieff Morris (Pho) .....  7       1   5
  Kemba Walker (Cha) ........  7       0   7
  Bismack Biyombo (Cha) .....  2       0   2
  Alec Burks (Uta) ..........  2       0   2
  Norris Cole (Mia) .........  2       0   2
  Gustavo Ayon (NO) .........  1       0   1
  Enes Kanter (Uta) .........  1       0   1
  Greg Stiemsma (Bos) .......  1       0   1
  Nikola Vucevic (Phi) ......  1       0   1



Rookie of the Year: Kyrie Irving (Cle)

                            Total    position votes  (120 media votes)
  Player                    Points   1st 2nd 3rd 
  Kyrie Irving (Cle) ....... 592     117   2   1
  Ricky Rubio (Min) ........ 170       0  49  23
  Kenneth Faried (Den) ..... 129       1  30  34
  Kawhi Leonard (SA) .......  47       1   9  15
  Iman Shumpert (NY) .......  33       1   7   7
  Klay Thompson (GS) .......  30       0   5  15
  Isaiah Thomas (Sac) ......  28       0   6  10
  Brandon Knight (Det) .....  21       0   6   3
  Chandler Parsons (Hou) ...  14       0   3   5
  Marshon Brooks (NJ) ......   4       0   1   1
  Kemba Walker (Cha) .......   3       0   0   3
  Josh Selby (Mem) .........   1       0   0   1



J. Walter Kennedy Citizenship Award: Pau Gasol (LAL)

  Finalists: Pau Gasol (LAL), J.J. Redick (Orl), Jason Terry (Dal), and
             Josh Smith (Atl)


Executive of the Year: Larry Bird (Ind)

  (voting by 34 team exeuctives)
  Executive                     Votes
  Larry Bird (Ind) .........  88      12   8   4
  R.C. Buford (SA) .........  56       8   4   4
  Neil Olshey (LAC) ........  55       6   7   4
  Gar Forman (Chi) .........  16       2   2   0
  Kevin O'Connor (Uta) .....  10       0   2   4
  Glen Grunwald (NY) .......   8       0   2   2
  Pat Riley (Mia) ..........   7       1   0   2
  Sam Presti (OKC) .........   5       1   0   0
  Chris Wallace (Mem) ......   5       0   1   2
  David Kahn (Min) .........   4       0   1   1
  Dell Demps (NO) ..........   3       0   1   0
  Rick Sund (Atl) ..........   3       0   1   0
  Rod Thorn (Phi) ..........   3       0   1   0
  Danny Ainge (Bos) ........   1       0   0   1
  Lon Babby (Pho) ..........   1       0   0   1
  John Hammond (Mil) .......   1       0   0   1
  Mitch Kupchak (LAL) ......   1       0   0   1
  Otis Smith (Orl) .........   1       0   0   1
  Masai Ujiri (Den) ........   1       0   0   1



Most Valuable Player: LeBron James (Mia)

(121 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 (Mia) ...... 1074      85  25   9   1   1
  Kevin Durant (OKC) ......  889      24  83  13   1   0
  Chris Paul (LAC) ........  385       6   5  32  35  25
  Kobe Bryant (LAL) .......  352       2   5  30  39  30
  Tony Parker (SA) ........  331       4   3  31  31  22
  Kevin Love (Min) ........   58       0   0   6   6  20
  Dwight Howard (Orl) .....   13       0   0   1   1   5
  Rajon Rondo (Bos) .......   12       0   0   2   2   6
  Steve Nash (Pho) ........    7       0   0   1   1   4
  Dwyane Wade (Mia) .......    6       0   0   0   1   3
  Derrick Rose (Chi) ......    5       0   0   0   0   0
  Dirk Nowitzki (Dal) .....    4       0   0   0   1   1
  Russell Westbrook (OKC) .    4       0   0   0   1   1
  Tim Duncan (SA) .........    3       0   0   0   1   0
  Joe Johnson (Atl) .......    1       0   0   0   0   1



Sixth Man of the Year: James Harden (OKC)

                             Total    position votes  (119 media votes)
  Player                     Points   1st 2nd 3rd
  James Harden (OKC) ....... 584     115   3   0
  Louis Williams (Phi) ..... 231       3  62  30
  Jason Terry (Dal) ........  81       0  20  21
  Al Harrington (Den) ......  42       0   9  15
  Manu Ginobili (SA) .......  28       0   9   1
  Taj Gibson (Chi) .........  28       1   5   8
  O.J. Mayo (Mem) ..........  18       0   2  12
  Maurice Williams (LAC) ...  14       0   1  11
  Thaddeus Young (Phi) .....  10       0   2   4
  Kyle Korver (Chi) ........   4       0   1   1
  Zach Randolph (Mem) ......   3       0   1   0
  C.J. Watson (Chi) ........   3       0   1   0
  Carl Landry (NO) .........   3       0   1   0
  Jamal Crawford (Por) .....   3       0   0   3
  Gary Neal (SA) ...........   2       0   0   2
  Mike Dunleavy (Mil) ......   2       0   0   2
  Tyler Hansbrough (Ind) ...   2       0   0   2
  J.R. Smith (NY) ..........   1       0   0   1
  George Hill (Ind) ........   1       0   0   1
  Andre Miller (Den) .......   1       0   0   1



Most Improved Player: Ryan Anderson (Orl)

                            Total    position votes  (121 media votes)
  Player                    Points   1st 2nd 3rd
  Ryan Anderson (Orl) ...... 260      33  27  14
  Ersan Ilyasova (Mil) ..... 159      21  15   9
  Nikola Pekovic (Min) ..... 104      10  15   9
  Andrew Bynum (LAL) .......  96      13   8  19
  Greg Monroe (Det) ........  96      10   9   7
  Jeremy Lin (NY) ..........  91      10   8  17
  Goran Dragic (Hou) .......  54       4   8  10
  Avery Bradley (Bos) ......  36       4   4   4
  Danny Green (SA) .........  27       3   3   3
  Jeff Teague (Atl) ........  27       1   5   7
  Serge Ibaka (OKC) ........  16       2   2   0
  Ty Lawson (Den) ..........  16       1   3   2
  Paul George (Ind) ........  13       2   1   0
  Steve Novak (NY) .........  12       1   2   1
  DeMarcus Cousins (Sac) ...  11       0   2   5
  Kevin Love (Min) .........   8       1   0   3
  James Harden (OKC) .......   7       0   2   1
  Roy Hibbert (Ind) ........   7       0   1   4
  Marcin Gortat (Pho) ......   6       1   0   1
  Gerald Henderson (Cha) ...   6       1   0   1
  Andrew Bogut (GS) ........   5       1   0   0
  Marc Gasol (Mem) .........   5       1   0   0
  Kyle Lowry (Hou) .........   5       1   0   0
  Gordon Hayward (Uta) .....   4       0   1   1
  Arron Afflalo (Den) ......   3       0   1   0
  Tony Parker (SA) .........   3       0   1   0
  C.J. Watson (Chi) ........   3       0   1   0
  Brandan Wright (Dal) .....   3       0   1   0
  Jarrett Jack (NO) ........   1       0   0   1
  Marreese Speights (Mem) ..   1       0   0   1



Defensive Player of the Year: Tyson Chandler (NY)

                            Total    position votes  (121 media votes)
  Player                    Points   1st 2nd 3rd 
  Tyson Chandler (NY) ...... 311      45  25  11
  Serge Ibaka (OKC) ........ 294      41  24  17
  Dwight Howard (Orl) ...... 186      18  23  27
  LeBron James (Mia) ....... 112       7  19  20
  Kevin Garnett (Bos) ......  44       2   9   7
  Tony Allen (Mem) .........  36       4   3   7
  Andre Iguodala (Phi) .....  33       1   7   7
  Shawn Marion (Dal) .......  17       2   2   1
  Luol Deng (Chi) ..........  16       1   2   5
  Josh Smith (Atl) .........   9       0   2   3
  Joakim Noah (Chi) ........   6       0   2   0
  Marc Gasol (Mem) .........   5       0   1   2
  Chris Paul (LAC) .........   5       0   1   2
  Avery Bradley (Bos) ......   2       0   0   2
  Mike Conley (Mem) ........   2       0   0   2
  Grant Hill (Pho) .........   2       0   0   2
  Iman Shumpert (NY) .......   2       0   0   2
  Greg Monroe (Det) ........   1       0   0   1
  Dwyane Wade (Mia) ........   1       0   0   1
  Russell Westbrook (OKC) ..   1       0   0   1



Coach of the Year: Gregg Popovich (SA)

                            Total    position votes  (119 media votes)
  Coach                     Points   1st 2nd 3rd 
  Gregg Popovich (SA) ...... 467      77  24  10
  Tom Thibodeau (Chi) ...... 315      27  53  21
  Frank Vogel (Ind) ........ 161       7  27  45
  Lionel Hollins (Mem) .....  50       6   3  11
  Doc Rivers (Bos) .........  26       1   4   9
  Scott Brooks (OKC) .......   9       0   2   3
  Tyrone Corbin (Uta) ......   9       0   1   6
  George Karl (Den) ........   7       1   0   2
  Mike Brown (LAL) .........   4       0   1   1
  Stan Van Gundy (Orl) .....   4       0   1   1
  Larry Drew (Atl) .........   3       0   0   3
  Monty Williams (NO) ......   2       0   1   0
  Vinny Del Negro (LAC) ....   2       0   0   2
  Kevin McHale (Hou) .......   2       0   0   2
  Alvin Gentry (Pho) .......   1       0   1   1

 

NBA Sportsmanship Award: Jason Kidd (Dal)


                            Total    position votes  (334 player votes)
  Player                    Points   1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th
  Jason Kidd (Dal) ........  2501     93  74  69  44  31  16
  Shane Battier (Mia) .....  2273     69  67  77  46  40  22
  Antawn Jamison (Cle) ....  1954     35  69  57  67  59  37
  Luke Ridnour (Min) ......  1920     58  38  53  75  51  41
  Jeremy Lin (NY) .........  1624     45  35  39  52  67  80
  Chris Paul (LAC) ........  1452     34  45  29  32  65 115

  (division winners were selected by 5 former NBA players) 
  Southwest Division:  Jason Kidd (Dal)
  Pacific Division:  Chris Paul (LAC)
  Northwest Division:  Luke Ridnour (Min)
  Atlantic Division:  Jeremy Lin (NY)
  Central Division:  Antawn Jamison (Cle)
  Southeast Division:  Shane Battier (Mia)



Player of the Month

[For the 10th 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.   Chris Paul (LAC)         9-5      20.7 pts, 9.9 ast, 3 stl
Apr.   Carmelo Anthony (NY)     9-4      29.8 pts, 7.3 reb
Mar.   Kevin Durant (OKC)      11-5      27.6 pts, 8.5 reb
Mar.   Paul Pierce (Bos)       12-5      22.3 pts, 5.6 reb
Feb.   Kevin Durant (OKC)      12-3      29.1 pts, 8.1 reb
Feb.   LeBron James (Mia)      11-2      24.6 pts, 7.8 reb, 6.5 ast
Jan.   Kobe Bryant (LAL)       13-9      30 pts, 6.1 reb, 5.4 ast  [and Dec.]
Jan.   LeBron James (Mia)      16-5      29.2 pts, 8.3 reb, 7.1 ast  [and Dec.]
 


Coach of the Month

[For the 10th season in a row, the league is naming a Coach of the Month
for each conference.]
Month  Coach               Team Record
Apr.   Lionel Hollins (Mem)   13-3
Apr.   Frank Vogel (Ind)      12-3
Mar.   Gregg Popovich (SA)    12-3
Mar.   Tom Thibodeau (Chi)    13-3
Feb.   Gregg Popovic (SA)     11-2
Feb.   Eric Spoelstra (Mia)   11-2
Jan.   Scott Brooks (OKC)     16-4  [and Dec.]
Jan.   Tom Thibodeau (Chi)    18-5  [and Dec.]



Rookie of the Month

[For the 11th 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.   Kenneth Faried (Den)    10-4      11.6 pts, 9.1 reb
Apr.   Ivan Johnson (Atl)       9-3      10.7 pts, 5.9 reb
Mar.   Isaiah Thomas (Sac)      6-12     13.6 pts, 4.9 ast
Mar.   Kyrie Irving (Cle)       4-13     19.9 pts, 5.7 ast
Feb.   Isaiah Thomas (Sac)      6-7      12.2 pts, 4.4 ast
Feb.   Kyrie Irving (Cle)       5-8      19.3 pts, 5.6 ast
Jan.   Ricky Rubio (Min)       10-11     11.4 pts, 8.9 ast  [and Dec.]
Jan.   Kyrie Irving (Cle)       8-12     18.1 pts, 4.9 ast  [and Dec.]



Player of the Week

[For the 11th 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 22   Al Jefferson (Uta)         3-0    20 pts, 15.3 reb
Apr 22   LeBron James (Mia)         4-1    31 pts, 7.5 reb, 5.5 ast
Apr 15   Andrew Bynum (LAL)         4-0    21.8 pts, 16.3 reb
Apr 15   Kevin Garnett (Bos)        4-1    20 pts, 10.8 reb
Apr 8    Goran Dragic (Hou)         3-0    20.7 pts, 8.3 ast
Apr 8    LeBron James (Mia)         3-1    30.5 pts, 5.8 reb, 5.5 ast
Apr 1    Chris Paul (LAC)           4-0    21.5 pts, 11.3 ast
Apr 1    Paul Pierce (Bos)          4-0    25 pts, 8 reb
Mar 25   Kevin Durant (OKC)         3-1    29.5 pts, 10.3 reb
Mar 25   Joe Johnson (Atl)          4-1    23.2 pts, 5.4 reb
Mar 18   Andrew Bynum (LAL)         3-1    27.5 pts, 14.8 reb
Mar 18   Drew Gooden (Mil)          3-0    18 pts, 9.7 reb, 8 ast
Mar 11   Monta Ellis (GS)           3-1    20.5 pts, 7.5 ast
Mar 11   Ersan Ilysova (Mil)        3-1    25 pts, 10.8 reb
Mar 4    Ty Lawson (Den)            3-0    20.7 pts, 11.7 ast, 7reb
Mar 4    Derrick Rose (Chi)         4-0    28.8 pts, 7.5 ast
Feb 26   All-Star Break
Feb 19   Kevin Durant (OKC)         3-1    32 pts, 8 reb
Feb 19   LeBron James (Mia)         4-0    27.8 pts, 8.3 reb, 5.8 ast
Feb 13   Russell Westbrook (OKC)    3-1    30 pts, 6 reb, 5.3 ast
Feb 13   Jeremy Lin (NY)            4-0    27.3 pts, 8.3 ast
Feb 5    Tony Parker (SA)           4-0    22.3 pts, 8 ast
Feb 5    Paul Pierce (Bos)          4-0    22 pts, 5.8 reb, 6.3 ast
Jan 29   Russell Westbrook (OKC)    4-0    22 pts, 7.3 ast, 3.3 stl
Jan 29   LeBron James (Mia)         4-0    29 pts, 7.5 reb, 6 ast
Jan 22   Marc Gasol (Mem)           4-0    19.5 pts, 9.8 reb
Jan 22   Dwight Howard (Orl)        3-1    19.5 pts, 18.8 reb
Jan 15   Kobe Bryant (LAL)          3-1    43 pts, 6.3 reb
Jan 15   Derrick Rose (Chi)         5-0    24 pts, 9.3 ast
Jan 8    Kobe Bryant (LAL)          3-1    33 pts, 6.3 ast
Jan 8    LeBron James (Mia)         3-1    31 pts, 7.3 reb, 9.3 ast
Jan 1    Kevin Durant (OKC)         5-0    27.4 pts, 7 reb
Jan 1    LeBron James (Mia)         5-0    29.6 pts, 6.6 ast

 

Community Assist Award (monthly)

  Month     Player
  Season    Pau Gasol (LAL)
  April     Rudy Gay (Mem)
  March     Gerald Henderson (Cha)
  February  Wesley Matthews (Por)


Patricia Bender
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