Best NBA Player ESPY Award
Template:Short description Script error: No such module "Unsubst". 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.
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] Seven 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 a total of seven times, the most by any player. Stephen Curry has won the award three times, while Tim Duncan, Kobe Bryant, Shaquille O'Neal, and Hakeem Olajuwon have claimed two each. The award wasn't awarded in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Winners
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* NBA Regular Season MVP
† NBA Finals MVP
| Year | Player | Nationality | Position | Team |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | Script error: No such module "Sort". *† | Script error: No such module "flag". | Shooting guard | Chicago Bulls |
| 1994 | Script error: No such module "Sort". * | Script error: No such module "flag". | Power forward | Phoenix Suns |
| 1995 | Script error: No such module "Sort". *† | Script error: No such module "flag". / Script error: No such module "flag". | Center | Houston Rockets |
| 1996 | Script error: No such module "Sort". (2) † | Script error: No such module "flag". / Script error: No such module "flag". | Center | Houston Rockets |
| 1997 | Script error: No such module "Sort". (2) *† | Script error: No such module "flag". | Shooting guard | Chicago Bulls |
| 1998 | Script error: No such module "Sort". (3) † | Script error: No such module "flag". | Shooting guard | Chicago Bulls |
| 1999 | Script error: No such module "Sort". (4) *† | Script error: No such module "flag". | Shooting guard | Chicago Bulls |
| 2000 | Script error: No such module "Sort". † | Script error: No such module "flag". | Power forward | San Antonio Spurs |
| 2001 | Script error: No such module "Sort". *† | Script error: No such module "flag". | Center | Los Angeles Lakers |
| 2002 | Script error: No such module "Sort". (2) † | Script error: No such module "flag". | Center | Los Angeles Lakers |
| 2003 | Script error: No such module "Sort". (2) *† | Script error: No such module "flag". | Power forward | San Antonio Spurs |
| 2004 | Script error: No such module "Sort". * | Script error: No such module "flag". | Power forward | Minnesota Timberwolves |
| 2005 | Script error: No such module "Sort". * | Script error: No such module "flag". | Point guard | Phoenix Suns |
| 2006 | Script error: No such module "Sort". † | Script error: No such module "flag". | Shooting guard | Miami Heat |
| 2007 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | Script error: No such module "flag". | Small forward | Cleveland Cavaliers |
| 2008 | Script error: No such module "Sort". * | Script error: No such module "flag". | Point guard | Los Angeles Lakers |
| 2009 | Script error: No such module "Sort". (2) * | Script error: No such module "flag". | Small forward | Cleveland Cavaliers |
| 2010 | Script error: No such module "Sort". (2) † | Script error: No such module "flag". | Shooting guard | Los Angeles Lakers |
| 2011 | Script error: No such module "Sort". † | Script error: No such module "flag". | Power forward | Dallas Mavericks |
| 2012 | Script error: No such module "Sort". (3) *† | Script error: No such module "flag". | Small forward | Miami Heat |
| 2013 | Script error: No such module "Sort". (4) *† | Script error: No such module "flag". | Small forward | Miami Heat |
| 2014 | Script error: No such module "Sort". * | Script error: No such module "flag". | Small forward | Oklahoma City Thunder |
| 2015 | Script error: No such module "Sort". * | Script error: No such module "flag". | Point guard | Golden State Warriors |
| 2016 | Script error: No such module "Sort". (5) † | Script error: No such module "flag". | Small forward | Cleveland Cavaliers |
| 2017 | Script error: No such module "Sort". (6) | Script error: No such module "flag". | Small forward | Cleveland Cavaliers |
| 2018 | Script error: No such module "Sort". (7) | Script error: No such module "flag". | Small forward | Cleveland Cavaliers |
| 2019 | Script error: No such module "Sort". * | Script error: No such module "flag". | Power forward | Milwaukee Bucks |
| 2020 | Not awarded due to the COVID-19 pandemic | |||
| 2021 | Script error: No such module "Sort". (2) | Script error: No such module "flag". | Point guard | Golden State Warriors |
| 2022 | Script error: No such module "Sort". (3) † | Script error: No such module "flag". | Point guard | Golden State Warriors |
| 2023 | Script error: No such module "Sort". † | Script error: No such module "flag". | Center | Denver Nuggets |
| 2024 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | Script error: No such module "flag". | Point guard | Dallas Mavericks |
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Notes
- ↑ 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.
References
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