1997-98 Regular Season Award Winners

All-Interview Teams

(116 media members vote for 5 players and a coach) First Team Jayson Williams (NJ) .......... 99 Charles Barkley (Hou) ......... 88 Karl Malone (Uta) ............. 38 Michael Jordan (Chi) .......... 37 Avery Johnson (SA) ............ 18 Coach: George Karl (Sea) ...... 44 Second Team Grant Hill (Det) .............. 17 Tim Hardaway (Mia) ............ 16 Dikembe Mutombo (Atl) ......... 16 Steve Kerr (Chi) .............. 15 Reggie Miller (Ind) ........... 11 David Robinson (SA) ........... 11 Brian Williams (Det) .......... 11 Coach: Del Harris (LAL) ....... 11 Others receiving votes Players Vin Baker (Sea) ............... 10 Derek Harper (Orl) ............ 10 Steve Smith (Atl) ............. 10 LaPhonso Ellis (Den) .......... 9 Rick Fox (LAL) ................ 8 Shaquille O'Neal (LAL) ........ 8 Dennis Rodman (Chi) ........... 8 Kevin Garnett (Min) ........... 7 Hersey Hawkins (Sea) .......... 6 Eddie Johnson (Hou) ........... 6 Terrell Brandon (Mil) ......... 5 Clyde Drexler (Hou) ........... 5 Buck Williams (NY) ............ 5 Kobe Bryant (LAL) ............. 4 Gary Payton (Sea) ............. 4 Mitch Richmond (Sac/Was) ...... 4 Damon Stoudamire (Por) ........ 4 Terry Cummings (NY) ........... 3 Blue Edwards (Van) ............ 3 Terry Porter (Min) ............ 3 Danny Schayes (Orl) ........... 3 John Stockton (Uta) ........... 3 Ray Allen (Mil) ............... 2 Kenny Anderson (Bos) .......... 2 Brent Barry (Mia) ............. 2 Muggsy Bogues (GS) ............ 2 Vlade Divac (Cha) ............. 2 Greg Foster (Uta) ............. 2 Kendall Gill (NJ) ............. 2 Larry Johnson (NY) ............ 2 Shawn Kemp (Cle) .............. 2 Brevin Knight (Cle) ........... 2 Anthony Mason (Cha) ........... 2 Nate McMillan (Sea) ........... 2 Charles Oakley (NY) ........... 2 Scottie Pippen (Chi) .......... 2 Bryant Stith (Den) ............ 2 Nick Van Exel (LAL) ........... 2 David Wesley (Cha) ............ 2 Cory Alexander (SA) ........... 1 Nick Anderson (Orl) ........... 1 B.J. Armstrong (Cha) .......... 1 Dana Barros (Bos) ............. 1 Dee Brown (Tor) ............... 1 P.J. Brown (Mia) .............. 1 Jason Caffey (GS) ............. 1 Rex Chapman (Pho) ............. 1 Chris Childs (NY) ............. 1 Derrick Coleman (Phi) ......... 1 Dell Curry (Cha) .............. 1 Joe Dumars (Det) .............. 1 Mario Elie (Hou) .............. 1 Derek Fisher (LAL) ............ 1 Adonal Foyle (GS) ............. 1 Matt Geiger (Cha) ............. 1 A.C. Green (Dal) .............. 1 Tom Hammonds (Min) ............ 1 Alan Henderson (Atl) .......... 1 Allan Houston (NY) ............ 1 Mark Jackson (Ind) ............ 1 Kevin Johnson (Pho) ........... 1 Dan Majerle (Mia) ............. 1 Steve Nash (Pho) .............. 1 Hakeem Olajuwon (Hou) ......... 1 Bo Outlaw (Orl) ............... 1 Cherokee Parks (Min) .......... 1 Roy Rogers (Tor/Hou) .......... 1 Dennis Scott (Pho) ............ 1 Brian Shaw (Mia) .............. 1 Jerry Stackhouse (Det) ........ 1 Mark Strickland (Mia) ......... 1 Chris Webber (Was/Sac) ........ 1 Coaches Danny Ainge (Pho) ............. 6 Jerry Sloan (Uta) ............. 5 Jeff Van Gundy (NY) ........... 5 Larry Bird (Ind) .............. 4 Dave Cowens (Cha) ............. 4 Phil Jackson (Chi) ............ 4 Pat Riley (Mia) ............... 4 Rudy Tomjanovich (Hou) ........ 4 Larry Brown (Phi) ............. 3 John Calipari (NJ) ............ 3 Brian Hill (Van) .............. 3 Don Nelson (Dal) .............. 3 Bill Fitch (LAC) .............. 2 Mike Fratello (Cle) ........... 2 Rick Pitino (Bos) ............. 2 P.J. Carlesimo (GS) ........... 1 Butch Carter (Tor) ............ 1 Chuck Daly (Orl) .............. 1 Greg Popovich (SA) ............ 1 Flip Saunders (Min) ........... 1

All-NBA Teams

(116 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 Karl Malone (Uta) ........ 580 (116) F Tim Duncan (SA) .......... 370 (45) C Shaquille O'Neal (LAL) ... 544 (103) G Michael Jordan (Chi) ..... 580 (116) G Gary Payton (Sea) ........ 561 (108) Second Team Total Pos Player Points (1st team votes) F Grant Hill (Det) ......... 290 (20) F Vin Baker (Sea) .......... 269 (10) C David Robinson (SA) ...... 332 (13) G Tim Hardaway (Mia) ....... 245 (2) G Rod Strickland (Was) ..... 173 (4) Third Team Total Pos Player Points (1st team votes) F Scottie Pippen (Chi) ..... 201 (23) F Glen Rice (Cha) .......... 179 (14) C Dikembe Mutombo (Atl) .... 80 G Mitch Richmond (Sac/Was) . 139 G Reggie Miller (Ind) ...... 124 Others receiving votes Total Pos Player Points (1st team votes) G John Stockton (Uta) ....... 64 (2) G Jason Kidd (Pho) .......... 63 F Antoine Walker (Bos) ...... 62 (1) G Steve Smith (Atl) ......... 62 F Dennis Rodman (Chi) ....... 41 C Alonzo Mourning (Mia) ..... 37 F Kevin Garnett (Min) ....... 36 (1) F Shawn Kemp (Cle) .......... 19 G Michael Finley (Dal) ...... 17 C Hakeem Olajuwon (Hou) ..... 16 G Eddie Jones (LAL) ......... 15 C Jayson Williams (NJ) ...... 13 G Allen Iverson (Phi) ....... 11 C Rik Smits (Ind) ........... 11 F Shareef Abdur-Rahim (Van) . 10 G Stephon Marbury (Min) ..... 10 C Arvydas Sabonis (Por) ..... 10 F Keith Van Horn (NJ) ....... 8 F Chris Webber (Was/Sac) .... 8 G Allan Houston (NY) ........ 6 F Detlef Schrempf (Sea) ..... 5 G Damon Stoudamire (Por) .... 5 G Mookie Blaylock (Atl) ..... 4 G Nick Anderson (Orl) ....... 3 F Anthony Mason (Cha) ....... 3 F Charles Outlaw (Orl) ...... 3 F Antonio McDyess (Pho) ..... 2 G Ray Allen (Mil) ........... 1 F Charles Barkley (Hou) ..... 1 G Kobe Bryant (LAL) ......... 1 G Sam Cassell (NJ) .......... 1 G Rex Chapman (Pho) ......... 1 G Jeff Hornacek (Uta) ....... 1 F Juwan Howard (Was) ........ 1 G Brevin Knight (Cle) ....... 1 C Brian Williams (Det) ...... 1

Executive of the Year: Wayne Embry (Cle)

(voting by the 29 team executives) Executive Votes Wayne Embry (Cle) ..... 17 Wally Walker (Sea) .... ? 7 others received votes

Most Valuable Player: Michael Jordan (Chi)

(116 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 Michael Jordan (Chi) ..... 1084 92 22 2 0 0 Karl Malone (Uta) ........ 842 20 83 11 2 0 Gary Payton (Sea) ........ 431 3 8 50 24 23 Shaquill O'Neal (LAL) .... 311 1 2 33 34 20 Tim Duncan (SA) .......... 148 0 1 8 26 23 Tim Hardaway (Mia) ....... 71 0 0 2 14 19 David Robinson (SA) ...... 36 0 0 2 7 5 Vin Baker (Sea) .......... 24 0 0 3 1 6 Grant Hill (Det) ......... 23 0 0 1 3 9 Scottie Pippen (Chi) ..... 14 0 0 1 2 3 Glen Rice (Cha) .......... 7 0 0 0 2 1 Antoine Walker (Bos) ..... 6 0 0 1 0 1 Jason Kidd (Pho) ......... 5 0 0 1 0 0 John Stockton (Uta) ...... 5 0 0 1 0 0 Mitch Richmond (Sac/Was) . 3 0 0 0 1 0 Reggie Miller (Ind) ...... 2 0 0 0 0 2 Rik Smits (Ind) .......... 2 0 0 0 0 2 Michael Finley (Dal) ..... 1 0 0 0 0 1 Rod Strickland (Was) ..... 1 0 0 0 0 1

All-Rookie Team

(29 coaches select first and second teams - maximum 56 points) First Team Player Points (first place votes) Tim Duncan (SA) ............... 56 (28) Keith Van Horn (NJ) ........... 56 (28) Brevin Knight (Cle) ........... 54 (26) Zydrunas Ilgauskas (Cle) ...... 51 (25) Ron Mercer (Bos) .............. 50 (23) Second Team Player Points (first place votes) Tim Thomas (Phi) .............. 30 (5) Cedric Henderson (Cle) ........ 27 (2) Maurice Taylor (LAC) .......... 25 (3) Derek Anderson (Cle) .......... 25 (3) Bobby Jackson (Den) ........... 18 (1) Others receiving votes Player Points (first place votes) Chauncey Billups (Tor) ........ 17 Danny Fortson (Den)............ 8 Michael Stewart (Sac) ......... 5 (1) Antonio Daniels (Van) ......... 3 Tariq Abdul-Wahad (Sac) ....... 1 Chris Anstey (Dal) ............ 1 Kelvin Cato (Por) ............. 1 Rodrick Rhodes (Hou) .......... 1 Alvin Williams (Tor) .......... 1

Coach of the Year: Larry Bird (Ind)

Player # of votes (out of 116 media votes) Larry Bird (Ind) .......... 50 Jerry Sloan (Uta) ......... 29 Mike Fratello (Cle) ....... 15 Pat Riley (Mia) ........... 5 Danny Ainge (Pho) ......... 4 George Karl (Sea) ......... 4 Phil Jackson (Chi) ........ 3 Rick Pitino (Bos) ......... 3 John Calipari (NJ) ........ 1 Chuck Daly (Orl) .......... 1 Jeff Van Gundy (NY) ....... 1

IBM Award: Karl Malone (Uta)

The top 10 finishers for the IBM Award. Player Points Karl Malone (Uta) ............ 99.69 Tim Duncan (SA) .............. 98.70 David Robinson (SA) .......... 96.66 Grant Hill (Det) ............. 92.61 Dikembe Mutombo (Atl) ........ 90.61 Dennis Rodman (Chi) .......... 88.31 Anthony Mason (Cha) .......... 88.29 Michael Jordan (Chi) ......... 85.28 Gary Payton (Sea) ............ 84.27 Rod Strickland (Was) ......... 84.26 [points are determinted by the formula: (Player PTS - FGA + REB + AST + STL + BLK - PF - TO + (team wins x 10) x 250) / (Team PTS - FGA + REB + AST + STL + BLK - PF - TO) ]

NBA All-Defensive Team

(29 coaches select first and second teams by position - maximum 56 points) First Team Pos Player Points (first place votes) G Michael Jordan (Chi) ..... 53 (25) G Gary Payton (Sea) ........ 51 (24) F Scottie Pippen (Chi) ..... 44 (21) F Karl Malone (Uta) ........ 24 (10) C Dikembe Mutombo (Atl) .... 48 (23) Second Team Pos Player Points (first place votes) G Mookie Blaylock (Atl) .... 23 (3) G Eddie Jones (LAL) ........ 10 F Tim Duncan (SA) .......... 21 (7) F Charles Oakley (NY) ...... 19 (6) C David Robinson (SA) ...... 18 (3) Others receiving votes Pos Player Points (first place votes) F Dennis Rodman (Chi) ...... 17 (6) F Bo Outlaw (Orl) .......... 12 (3) F P.J. Brown (Mia) ......... 12 (2) F Grant Hill (Det) ......... 11 (2) G Brevin Knight (Cle) ...... 8 (1) C Alonzo Mourning (Mia) .... 6 G John Stockton (Uta) ...... 6 (2) F Anthony Mason (Cha) ...... 5 (1) C Hakeem Olajuwon (Hou) .... 5 (1) C Shaquille O'Neal (LAL) ... 5 (1) G Mitch Richmond (Sac) ..... 5 G Tim Hardaway (Mia) ....... 4 (1) F Kevin Garnett (Min) ...... 3 G Bobby Phills (Cha) ....... 2 (1) C Arvydas Sabonis (Por) .... 2 (1) F Vin Baker (Sea) .......... 2 G Joe Dumars (Det) ......... 2 F Horace Grant (Orl) ....... 2 G Jason Kidd (Pho) ......... 2 G Charlie Ward (NY) ........ 2 C Shawn Bradley (Dal) ...... 1 G Doug Christie (Tor) ...... 1 G Mario Elie (Hou) ......... 1 F Kendall Gill (NJ) ........ 1 G Ron Harper (Chi) ......... 1 G Hersey Hawkins (Sea) ..... 1 G Reggie Miller (Ind) ...... 1 F Theo Ratliff (Phi) ....... 1 F Detlef Schrempf (Sea) .... 1 G Eric Snow (Phi) .......... 1 C Jayson Williams (NJ) ..... 1

Defensive Player of the Year: Dikembe Mutombo (Atl)

Player # of votes (out of 116 media votes) Dikembe Mutombo (Atl) ..... 39 Gary Payton (Sea) ......... 37 David Robinson (SA) ....... 10 Michael Jordan (Chi) ....... 6 Mookie Blaylock (Atl) ...... 4 Tim Duncan (SA) ............ 4 Bo Outlaw (Orl) ............ 4 Dennis Rodman (Chi) ........ 4 Anthony Mason (Cha) ........ 2 Scottie Pippen (Chi) ....... 2 Brevin Knight (Cle) ........ 1 Kevin Garnett (Min) ........ 1 Kendall Gill (NJ) .......... 1 Horace Grant (Orl) ......... 1

Most Improved Player: Alan Henderson (Atl)

Player # of votes (out of 116 media votes) Alan Henderson (Atl) ...... 33 Corliss Williamson (Sac) .. 25 Donyell Marshall (GS) ..... 24 Nick Anderson (Orl) ....... 6 Michael Finley (Dal) ...... 6 Theo Ratliff (Phi) ........ 5 Kobe Bryant (LAL) ......... 3 Vin Baker (Sea) ........... 2 Lamond Murray (LAC) ....... 2 Bo Outlaw (Orl) ........... 2 Antoine Walker (Bos) ...... 2 John Wallace (Tor) ........ 2 Matt Geiger (Cha) ......... 1 Karl Malone (Utah) ........ 1 Jalen Rose (Ind) .......... 1 Rod Strickland (Was) ...... 1

J. Walter Kennedy Citizenship Award: Steve Smith (Atl)


Rookie of the Year: Tim Duncan (SA)

Player # of votes (out of 116 media votes) Tim Duncan (SA) .......... 113 Keith Van Horn (NJ) ........ 3

Sixth Man of the Year: Danny Manning (Pho)

Player # of votes (out of 116 media votes) Danny Manning (Pho) ....... 57 Kobe Bryant (LAL) ......... 31 Dale Ellis (Sea) .......... 21 John Starks (NY) ........... 3 Jerry Stackhouse (Det) ..... 2 Michael Curry (Mil) ........ 1 Tracy Murray (Was) ......... 1

NBA Sportsmanship Award: Avery Johnson (SA)

Player # of votes (out of 116 media votes) Avery Johnson (SA) ........ 60 Hersey Hawkins (Sea) ...... 30 Allan Houston (NY) ........ 15 Bobby Phills (Cha) ........ 11 (division winners were selected by 6 former NBA players) Atlantic Division: Allan Houston (NY) Central Division: Bobby Phills (Cha) Midwest Division: Avery Johnson (SA) Pacific Division: Hersey Hawkins (Sea)

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