Best NBA Player ESPY Award

Best NBA Player ESPY Award

The Best NBA Player ESPY Award has been presented annually since 1993 to the National Basketball Association player, irrespective of nationality, adjudged to be the best in a given year, typically most significantly in the NBA season contested during or immediately prior to 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"; and retired sportspersons, but balloting thereafter has been exclusively by fans over the Internet from amongst choices selected by the ESPN Select Nominating Committee.

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 [Because of the rescheduling of the ESPY Awards ceremony, the award presented in 2002 was given in consideration of performance betwixt February 2001 and June 2002.] .

Winners

Four players have won the award more than once; Michael Jordan won the inaugural award and a total of four across his career, whilst Tim Duncan, Hakeem Olajuwon, and Shaquille O'Neal have claimed two each.

List of winners

ee also

*All-NBA Team
*
*National Basketball Association Most Valuable Player Award
*Best WNBA Player ESPY Award

Notes

References

* [http://www.hickoksports.com/history/espyawrd.shtml#probask Enumeration of past winners from HickokSports.com]


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