NBA Awards & Champions — Winners by Year
Year-by-year winners of every major NBA award, and the league champion each season.
NBA Champions by year
Most Valuable Player (MVP)
Finals MVP
Defensive Player of the Year
Rookie of the Year
Sixth Man of the Year
| Season | Winner | Team |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | Payton Pritchard | BOS |
| 2023-24 | Naz Reid | MIN |
| 2022-23 | Malcolm Brogdon | BOS |
| 2021-22 | Tyler Herro | MIA |
| 2020-21 | Jordan Clarkson | UTA |
| 2019-20 | Montrezl Harrell | LAC |
| 2018-19 | Lou Williams | LAC |
| 2017-18 | Lou Williams | LAC |
| 2016-17 | Eric Gordon | HOU |
| 2015-16 | Jamal Crawford | LAC |
| 2014-15 | Lou Williams | TOR |
| 2013-14 | Jamal Crawford | LAC |
| 2012-13 | J.R. Smith | NYK |
| 2011-12 | James Harden | OKC |
| 2010-11 | Lamar Odom | LAL |
| 2009-10 | Jamal Crawford | ATL |
| 2008-09 | Jason Terry | DAL |
| 2007-08 | Manu Ginóbili | SAS |
| 2006-07 | Leandro Barbosa | PHX |
| 2005-06 | Mike Miller | MEM |
| 2004-05 | Ben Gordon | CHI |
| 2003-04 | Antawn Jamison | DAL |
| 2002-03 | Bobby Jackson | SAC |
| 2001-02 | Corliss Williamson | DET |
| 2000-01 | Aaron McKie | PHI |
| 1999-00 | Rodney Rogers | PHX |
| 1998-99 | Darrell Armstrong | ORL |
| 1997-98 | Danny Manning | PHX |
| 1996-97 | John Starks | NYK |
| 1995-96 | Toni Kukoč | CHI |
| 1994-95 | Anthony Mason | NYK |
| 1993-94 | Dell Curry | CHH |
| 1992-93 | Clifford Robinson | POR |
| 1991-92 | Detlef Schrempf | IND |
| 1990-91 | Detlef Schrempf | IND |
| 1989-90 | Ricky Pierce | MIL |
| 1988-89 | Eddie Johnson | PHX |
| 1987-88 | Roy Tarpley | DAL |
| 1986-87 | Ricky Pierce | MIL |
| 1985-86 | Bill Walton | BOS |
| 1984-85 | Kevin McHale | BOS |
| 1983-84 | Kevin McHale | BOS |
| 1982-83 | Bobby Jones | None |
Most Improved Player
| Season | Winner | Team |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | Dyson Daniels | ATL |
| 2023-24 | Tyrese Maxey | PHI |
| 2022-23 | Lauri Markkanen | UTA |
| 2021-22 | Ja Morant | MEM |
| 2020-21 | Julius Randle | NYK |
| 2019-20 | Brandon Ingram | NOP |
| 2018-19 | Pascal Siakam | TOR |
| 2017-18 | Victor Oladipo | IND |
| 2016-17 | Giannis Antetokounmpo | MIL |
| 2015-16 | CJ McCollum | POR |
| 2014-15 | Jimmy Butler | CHI |
| 2013-14 | Goran Dragić | PHX |
| 2012-13 | Paul George | IND |
| 2011-12 | Ryan Anderson | ORL |
| 2010-11 | Kevin Love | MIN |
| 2009-10 | Aaron Brooks | HOU |
| 2008-09 | Danny Granger | IND |
| 2007-08 | Hedo Türkoğlu | ORL |
| 2006-07 | Monta Ellis | GSW |
| 2005-06 | Boris Diaw | PHX |
| 2004-05 | Bobby Simmons | LAC |
| 2003-04 | Zach Randolph | POR |
| 2002-03 | Gilbert Arenas | GSW |
| 2001-02 | Jermaine O'Neal | IND |
| 2000-01 | Tracy McGrady | ORL |
| 1999-00 | Jalen Rose | IND |
| 1998-99 | Darrell Armstrong | ORL |
| 1997-98 | Alan Henderson | ATL |
| 1996-97 | Isaac Austin | MIA |
| 1995-96 | Gheorghe Mureșan | WSB |
| 1994-95 | Dana Barros | PHI |
| 1993-94 | Don MacLean | WSB |
| 1992-93 | Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf | DEN |
| 1991-92 | Pervis Ellison | WSB |
| 1990-91 | Scott Skiles | ORL |
| 1989-90 | Rony Seikaly | MIA |
| 1988-89 | Kevin Johnson | PHX |
| 1987-88 | Kevin Duckworth | POR |
| 1986-87 | Dale Ellis | SEA |
| 1985-86 | Alvin Robertson | SAS |
Clutch Player of the Year
| Season | Winner | Team |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | Jalen Brunson | NYK |
| 2023-24 | Stephen Curry | GSW |
| 2022-23 | De'Aaron Fox | SAC |