NBA Sportsmanship Award

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Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. The NBA Sportsmanship Award is an annual National Basketball Association (NBA) award given to a player who most "exemplifies the ideals of sportsmanship on the court with ethical behavior, fair play, and integrity."[1] It is directly analogous to the Kim Perrot Sportsmanship Award, which has been awarded by the NBA's sister league, the WNBA, with neither award demanding excellence of play.

Every year, each of the 30 NBA teams nominates one of its players to compete for this award. From these nominees, one player from each NBA division are selected by a panel as the divisional Sportsmanship Award winners. At the end of the regular season, players in the league cast votes for the award, with eleven points given for each first-place vote, nine for second-place vote, seven points for third, five points for fourth, three points for fifth and one point for each sixth place vote received. The player with the highest point total, regardless of the number of first-place votes, wins the award and presented with the Joe Dumars Trophy; named after the former Detroit Pistons player and the award's inaugural recipient.[1][2]

Grant Hill has won the award three times; the most in NBA history.[3] Jason Kidd and Mike Conley are the only other two players to have won it multiple times, each having done so twice.[4][5]

Winners

Mike Conley with his arms spread
Mike Conley, current holder of the NBA Sportsmanship Award and one of the few multiple time winners
Grant Hill at a pre-game warm up
Grant Hill, three-time NBA Sportsmanship Award winner.
Luol Deng chasing after a loose ball
Luol Deng, the only foreign NBA player to win the award
Jason Kidd holding the ball
Jason Kidd won the award twice in consecutive years
^ Denotes player who is still active in the NBA
* Elected to the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame
Player (X) Denotes the number of times the player has received the award
Season Player Position Nationality Team References
1995–96 Joe Dumars* Guard  United States Detroit Pistons [2]
1996–97 Terrell Brandon Guard  United States Cleveland Cavaliers [6]
1997–98 Avery Johnson Guard  United States San Antonio Spurs [7]
1998–99 Hersey Hawkins Guard  United States Seattle SuperSonics [8]
1999–00 Eric Snow Guard  United States Philadelphia 76ers [9]
2000–01 David Robinson* Center  United States San Antonio Spurs [10]
2001–02 Steve Smith Guard  United States San Antonio Spurs [11]
2002–03 Ray Allen Guard  United States Seattle SuperSonics [12]
2003–04 P. J. Brown Center/Forward  United States New Orleans Hornets [13]
2004–05 Grant Hill Forward  United States Orlando Magic [3]
2005–06 Elton Brand^ Forward  United States Los Angeles Clippers [14]
2006–07 Luol Deng^ Forward  United Kingdom[lower-alpha 1] Chicago Bulls [1]
2007–08 Grant Hill (2) Forward  United States Phoenix Suns [3]
2008–09 Chauncey Billups Guard  United States Denver Nuggets [16]
2009–10 Grant Hill (3) Forward  United States Phoenix Suns [3]
2010–11 Stephen Curry^ Guard  United States Golden State Warriors [17]
2011–12 Jason Kidd Guard  United States Dallas Mavericks [18]
2012–13 Jason Kidd (2) Guard  United States New York Knicks [4]
2013–14 Mike Conley^ Guard  United States Memphis Grizzlies [19]
2014–15 Kyle Korver^ Guard/Forward  United States Atlanta Hawks [20]
2015–16 Mike Conley^ (2) Guard  United States Memphis Grizzlies [21]

See also

Notes

  1. ↑ Luol Deng was born in Wau, a city in Sudan (South Sudan since July 9, 2011), but became a naturalized British citizen in 2006.[15]

References

General
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Specific
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