In The Spotlight



2008 Award Watch
Manu Ginobili, San Antonio Spurs Kevin Garnett, Boston Celtics Hedo Turkoglu, Orlando Magic Byron Scott, New Orleans Hornets Kevin Durant, Seattle SuperSonics Kobe Bryant, Los Angeles Lakers
Sixth Man
Manu Ginobili
Defender of the Year
Kevin Garnett
Most Improved Player
Hedo Turkoglu
Coach of the Year
Byron Scott, New Orleans
Rookie of the Year
Kevin Durant
Most Valuable Player
Kobe Bryant

Voting Breakdown
SIXTH MAN
Player, Team1st2nd3rdPts
Manu Ginobili, San Antonio123----615
Leandro Barbosa, Phoenix18426283
Jason Terry, Dallas--91744
Kyle Korver, Utah--71334
Ben Gordon, Chicago--6927
Josh Childress, Atlanta--5823
J.R. Smith, Denver--41022
James Posey, Boston--31019
Jason Maxiell, Detroit--1811
Travis Outlaw, Portland----1111
Linas Kleiza, Denver--125
Jordan Farmar, L.A. Lakers--125
Jerry Stackhouse, Dallas----44
Rashad McCants, Minnesota--1--3
Louis Williams, Philadelphia--1--3
Jarrett Jack, Portland--1--3
David Lee, New York----33
Andres Nocioni, Chicago----11
Previous Winners since 1984
DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR
Player, Team 1st 2nd 3rd Pts
Kevin Garnett, Boston 90 12 7 493
Marcus Camby, Denver 12 32 22 178
Shane Battier, Boston 11 33 21 175
Bruce Bowen, San Antonio 7 7 24 80
Kobe Bryant, L.A. Lakers -- 10 10 40
Josh Smith, Atlanta 1 6 11 34
Chris Paul, New Orleans 1 4 7 24
Dwight Howard, Orlando 1 4 7 24
Tim Duncan, San Antonio -- 6 4 22
Tayshaun Prince, Detroit -- 3 4 13
Tyson Chandler, New Orleans 1 1 2 10
Rasheed Wallace, Detroit -- 3 -- 9
Richard Hamilton, Detroit -- 1 -- 3
Samuel Dalembert, Philadelphia -- 1 -- 3
Raja Bell, Phoenix -- 1 -- 3
Rajon Rondo, Boston -- -- -- 1
Chauncey Billups, Detroit -- -- 1 1
Kyle Lowry, Memphis -- -- 1 1
Ron Artest, Sacramento -- -- 1 1
Andrei Kirilenko, Utah -- -- 1 1
Previous Winners since 1984
MOST IMPROVED PLAYER OF THE YEAR
Player Team 1st 2nd 3rd Pts
Hedo TurkogluOrlando61229 380
Rudy Gay Memphis 23 14 10 167
LaMarcus Aldridge Portland 9 22 17 128
Al Jefferson Minnesota 6 16 22 100
Rajon Rondo Boston 6 10 17 77
Mike Dunleavy Indiana 3 9 9 51
Jose Calderon Toronto 2 10 5 45
Chris Paul New Orleans 5 4 4 41
Beno Udrih Sacramento 1 2 6 17
David West New Orleans 1 2 4 15
Ronnie Brewer Utah 1 2 1 12
Andrew Bynum L.A. Lakers 1 1 3 11
Chris Kaman L.A. Clippers 1 1 1 9
Louis Williams Philadelphia 1 -- 3 8
Monta Ellis Golden State 1 -- 4 7
Andrew Bogut Milwaukee -- 2 1 7
Rafer Alston Houston 1 -- 1 6
LeBron James Cleveland 1 -- -- 5
Andre Iguodala Philadelphia 1 -- -- 5
Travis Outlaw Portland 1 -- -- 5
Brandon Bass Dallas -- 1 1 4
Deron Williams Utah -- 1 1 4
Linas Kleiza Denver -- 1 -- 3
Jason Maxiell Detroit -- 1 -- 3
Tyson Chandler New Orleans -- 1 -- 3
Dwight Howard Orlando -- 1 -- 3
Shaquille O'Neal Phoenix -- 1 -- 3
Brandon Roy Portland -- -- 2 2
JR Smith Denver -- -- 1 1
Danny Granger Indiana -- -- 2 2
Roger Mason Jr. Washington -- -- 1 1
Previous Winners since 1987
COACH OF THE YEAR
Coach Team 1st 2nd 3rd Pts
Byron Scott New Orleans 70 34 6 458
Doc Rivers Boston 23 36 19 242
Rick Adelman Houston 17 23 39 193
Maurice Cheeks Philadelphia 5 12 20 81
Phil Jackson L.A. Lakers 4 9 9 56
Jerry Sloan Utah 6 4 7 49
Eddie Jordan Washington -- 5 12 47
Stan Van Gundy Orlando -- 2 8 14
Nate McMillan Portland -- -- 3 3
Flip Saunders Detroit -- -- 1 1
Mike D'AntoniPhoenix -- -- 1 1
Previous Winners since 1964
ROOKIE OF THE YEAR
Player Team 1st 2nd 3rd Pts
Kevin DurantSeattle90305 545
Al Horford Atlanta 30 74 18 390
Luis Scola Houston5 20 61 146
Al Thornton L.A. Clippers -- 1 27 30
Jamario Moon Toronto -- -- 7 7
Juan Carlos Navarro Memphis - - 3 3
Thaddeus Young Philadelphia -- -- 2 2
Carl Landry Houston -- -- 1 1
Mike Conley Memphis -- -- 1 1
Previous Winners since 1952
MOST VALUABLE PLAYER
Player, Team1st2nd3rd4th5thTotal Points
Kobe Bryant, L.A. Lakers 82 32 11 2 - 1105
Chris Paul, New Orleans 28 64 31 2 - 889
Kevin Garnett, Boston 15 23 56 26 1 670
LeBron James, Cleveland 1 7 28 77 8 438
Dwight Howard, Orlando - - - 7 39 60
Amaré Stoudemire, Phoenix - - - 3 18 27
Tim Duncan, San Antonio - - - 2 19 25
Tracy McGrady, Houston - - - 2 13 19
Steve Nash, Phoenix - - - 4 6 18
Manu Ginobili, San Antonio - - - - 9 9
Dirk Nowitzki, Dallas - - - - 5 5
Deron Williams, Utah - - - - 4 4
Carmelo Anthony, Denver - - - 1 - 3
Paul Pierce, Boston - - - - 1 1
Rasheed Wallace, Detroit - - - - 1 1
Carlos Boozer, Utah - - - - 1 1
Antawn Jamison, Washington - - - - 1 1
Previous Winners since 1958
1st place = 5 pts ; 2nd place = 3 pts ; 3rd place = 1 pt
 

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