News from June 26. Minnesota released Jordan Hill. The NBA held their first ever awards show, announcing most of the 16-17 awards during the show - the All-Defense teams and All-Rookie teams were announced earlier in the day and the All-NBA teams were announced on May 19. Russell Westbrook (OKC) won the Most Valuable Player award. Total position votes Player Points 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th Russell Westbrook (OKC) ..... 888 69 19 13 0 0 James Harden (Hou) .......... 753 22 69 10 0 0 Kawhi Leonard (SA) .......... 500 9 9 52 28 3 LeBron James (Cle) .......... 133 1 4 19 63 11 Isaiah Thomas (Bos) ......... 81 0 0 4 8 37 Stephen Curry (GS) .......... 52 0 0 3 1 34 Giannis Antetokounmpo (Mil) . 7 0 0 0 0 7 John Wall (Was) ............. 7 0 0 0 1 Anthony Davis (NO) .......... 2 0 0 0 0 2 Kevin Durant (GS) .......... 2 0 0 0 0 2 DeMar DeRozan (Tor) ........ 1 0 0 0 0 1 Malcolm Brogdon (Mil) was named as Rookie of the Year. Total position votes Player Points 1st 2nd 3rd Malcolm Brogdon (Mil) .......... 414 64 30 4 Dario Saric (Phi) .............. 266 13 59 24 Joel Embiid (Phi) .............. 177 23 9 35 Buddy Hield (Sac) .............. 21 0 18 21 Jamal Murray (Den) ............. 8 0 1 5 Willy Hernangomez (NY) ......... 8 0 0 8 Marquese Chriss (Pho) .......... 3 0 0 3 Jaylen Brown (Bos) ............. 1 0 0 1 Yogi Ferrell (Dal) ............. 1 0 0 1 Rodney McGruder (Mia) .......... 1 0 0 1 Mike D'Antoni (Hou) was named as Coach of the Year. Total position votes Coach Points 1st 2nd 3rd Mike D'Antoni (Hou) ....... 400 68 17 9 Erik Spoelstra (Mia) ...... 153 9 28 24 Gregg Popovich (SA) ....... 115 8 19 18 Brad Stevens (Bos) ........ 96 7 16 13 Scott Brooks (Was) ........ 63 5 7 17 Quin Snyder (Uta) ......... 37 1 8 8 Steve Kerr (GS) ........... 14 1 1 6 Jason Kidd (Mil) .......... 13 1 2 2 Dwane Casey (Tor) ......... 5 0 1 2 David Fizdale (Mem) ....... 4 0 1 1 Draymond Green (GS) was named as Defensive Players of the Year. Total position votes Player Points 1st 2nd 3rd Kawhi Leonard (SA) ........... 547 84 41 4 Draymond Green (GS) .......... 434 73 22 3 Rudy Gobert (Uta) ............ 269 16 53 30 Kawhi Leonard (SA) ........... 182 11 23 58 Robert Covington (Phi) ....... 4 0 1 1 LeBron James (Cle) ........... 3 0 1 0 Hassan Whiteside (Mia) ....... 3 0 0 3 Andre Roberson (OKC) ......... 3 0 0 3 Patrick Beverley (Hou) ....... 1 0 0 1 LaMarcus Aldridge (SA) ....... 1 0 0 1 Eric Gordon (Hou) was named as Sixth Man of the Year. Total position votes Player Points 1st 2nd 3rd Eric Gordon (Hou) ......... 358 46 40 8 Andre Iguodala (GS) ....... 326 43 34 9 Louis Williams (Hou) ...... 70 5 10 15 Zach Randolph (Mem) ....... 46 2 6 18 James Johnson (Mia) ....... 25 1 3 11 Greg Monroe (Mil) ......... 21 1 1 13 Jamal Crawford (LAC) ...... 20 1 3 6 Enes Kanter (OKC) ......... 14 1 1 6 Patty Mills (SA) .......... 14 0 1 11 Tim Hardaway (Atl) ........ 3 0 1 0 Malcolm Brogdon (Mil) ..... 1 0 0 1 Vince Carter (Mem) ........ 1 0 0 1 Tyler Johnson (Mia) ....... 1 0 0 1 Giannis Antetokounmpo (Mil) was named as the Most Improved Player. Total position votes Player Points 1st 2nd 3rd Giannis Antetokounmpo (Mil) .... 428 80 8 4 Nikola Jokic (Den) ............. 161 14 26 13 Rudy Gobert (Uta) .............. 113 1 30 18 Otto Porter (Was) .............. 43 1 10 8 Isaiah Thomas (Bos) ............ 35 0 7 14 James Johnson (Mia) ............ 34 1 6 11 Bradley Beal (Was) ............. 19 1 3 5 Devin Booker (Pho) ............. 18 1 3 4 Tim Hardaway (Atl) ............. 14 0 3 5 Mike Conley (Mem) .............. 5 1 0 0 Dion Waiters (Mia) ............. 4 0 1 1 Gordon Hayward (Uta) ........... 3 0 0 3 Jusuf Nurkic (Por) ............. 3 0 1 0 Kristaps Porzingis (NY) ........ 3 0 1 0 Dennis Schroder (Atl) .......... 3 0 1 0 Harrison Barnes (Dal) .......... 2 0 0 2 Seth Curry (Dal) ............... 2 0 0 2 Gary Harris (Den) .............. 2 0 0 2 Myes Turner (Ind) .............. 2 0 0 2 Avery Bradley (Bos) ............ 1 0 0 1 Clint Capela (Hou) ............. 1 0 0 1 DeMar DeRozan (Tor) ............ 1 0 0 1 Joe Ingles (Uta) ............... 1 0 0 1 John Wall (Was) ................ 1 0 0 1 Hassan Whiteside (Mia) ......... 1 0 0 1 Dirk Nowitzki (Dal) was named as winner of the Twyman-Stokes Teammate of the Year Award, which recognizes friendship amongst teammates. The award is voted on by the players. Kemba Walker (Cha) was named as winner of the Sportsmanship Award. The award is voted on by the players. Bob Myers (GS) was named as Executives of the Year in a polling of 30 NBA executives. All-Defense teams. The teams were selected by the media who were asked to select 5 players by position for the 1st team and 5 for the 2nd team. A 1st team vote was worth 2 points and a 2nd place vote was worth 1 point. Draymond Green (GS) was the only unanimous selection. First Team Total team votes Pos Player Points 1st 2nd F Draymond Green (GS) ........... 198 99 0 F Kawhi Leonard (SA) ............ 196 97 2 C Rudy Gobert (Uta) ............. 192 93 6 G Chris Paul (LAC) .............. 140 61 18 G Patrick Beverley (Hou) ........ 110 38 34 Second Team Total team votes Pos Player Points 1st 2nd F Andre Roberson (OKC) .......... 53 3 47 F Giannis Antetokounmpo (Mil) ... 35 7 21 C Anthony Davis (NO) ............ 58 0 58 G Tony Allen (Mem) .............. 80 17 46 G Danny Green (SA) .............. 68 21 26 Others receiving votes Total team votes Avery Bradley (Bos) ............ 46 1 44 Klay Thompson (GS) ............. 45 16 13 John Wall (Was) ................ 38 14 10 DeAndre Jordan (LAC) ........... 35 1 33 Paul Millsap (Atl) ............. 35 0 35 Hassan Whiteside (Mia) ......... 25 1 23 Marcus Smart (Bos) ............. 21 5 11 Jimmy Butler (Chi) ............. 18 0 18 LeBron James (Cle) ............. 12 1 10 Robert Covington (Phi) ......... 11 2 7 Russell Westbrook (OKC) ........ 10 5 0 Paul George (Ind) .............. 7 0 7 Kevin Durant (GS) .............. 6 0 6 Dwight Howard (Atl) ............ 6 1 4 Mike Conley (Mem) .............. 5 1 3 Jae Crowder(Bos) ............... 5 0 5 Jrue Holiday (NO) .............. 5 0 5 Wesley Matthews (Dal) .......... 4 2 0 Stephen Curry (GS) ............. 3 0 3 Andre Iguodala (GS) ............ 3 1 1 Michael Kidd-Gilchrist (Cha) ... 3 0 3 Ricky Rubio (Min) .............. 3 0 3 P.J. Tucker (Tor) .............. 3 0 3 Trevor Ariza (Hou) ............. 2 0 2 Nicolas Batum (Cha) ............ 2 0 2 Marc Gasol (Mem) ............... 2 0 2 Eric Gordon (Hou) .............. 2 1 0 Karl-Anthony Towns (Min) ....... 2 1 0 Steven Adams (OKC) ............. 1 0 1 LaMarcus Aldridge (SA) ......... 1 0 1 Al-Farouq Aminu (Por) .......... 1 0 1 Kentavious Caldwell-Pope (Det) . 1 0 1 George Hill (Uta) .............. 1 0 1 Serge Ibaka(Uta) ............... 1 0 1 Damian Lillard (Por) ........... 1 0 1 Luc Mbah a Moute (LAC) ......... 1 0 1 Austin Rivers(LAC) ............. 1 0 1 Isaiah Thomas (Bos) ............ 1 0 1 Cody Zeller (Cha) .............. 1 0 1 All-Rookie teams. The teams were selected (regardless of position) by the media who were asked to select 5 rookies for the 1st team and 5 for the 2nd team. A 1st team vote was worth 2 points and a 2nd place vote was worth 1 point. Malcolm Brogdon (Mil) and Dario Saric (Phi) were the unanimous selections. All-Rookie Team First Team Total team votes Player Points 1st 2nd Malcolm Brogdon (Mil) ......... 200 100 0 Dario Saric (Phi) ............. 200 100 0 Joel Embiid (Phi) ............. 171 82 7 Buddy Hield (Sac) ............. 154 63 28 Willy Hernangomez (NY) ........ 128 44 40 Second Team Total team votes Player Points 1st 2nd Jamal Murray (Den) ............ 123 34 55 Jaylen Brown (Bos) ............ 106 24 58 Marquese Chriss (Pho) ......... 91 20 51 Brandon Ingram (LAL) .......... 81 11 61 Yogi Ferrell (Dal) ............ 63 7 49 Others receiving votes Total team votes Player Points 1st 2nd Rodney McGruder (Mia) .......... 61 7 34 Caris LeVert (Bro) ............. 36 2 32 Domantas Sabonis (OKC) ......... 19 4 11 Tyler Ulis (Pho) ............... 10 1 8 Patrick McCaw (GS) ............. 8 0 8 Skal Labissiere (Sac) .......... 7 1 5 Kris Dunn (Min) ................ 5 0 5 Juan Hernangomez (Den) ......... 5 0 5 Taurean Prince (Atl) ........... 5 0 5 Isaiah Whitehead (Bro) ......... 5 0 5 Alex Abrines (OKC) ............. 4 0 4 Davis Bertans (SA) ............. 3 0 3 Thon Maker (Mil) ............... 3 0 3 Dejounte Murray (SA) ........... 3 0 3 Andrew Harrison (Mem) .......... 2 0 2 DeAndre Bembry (Atl) ........... 1 0 1 Dragan Bender (Pho) ............ 1 0 1 Malcolm Delaney (Atl) .......... 1 0 1 Jakob Poeltl (Tor) ............. 1 0 1 Fred VanVleet (Tor) ............ 1 0 1 [see the May 19 news for the All-NBA teams] ---- Patricia Bender pbender@eskimo.com For Trianglons puzzles: http://www.trianglons.com For NBA stuff: http://www.eskimo.com/~pbender/index.html For Mavs stuff: http://www.eskimo.com/~pbender/mavs.html