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warriors star stephen curry named clutch player of the year
Curry, 36, finished with the most clutch points scored (189) in the league this season, while Golden State played in more clutch games (48) than any other team. The NBA defines "clutch" time as the final five minutes of games played within a five-point margin.

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Curry finished with 45 first-place votes and 298 total points, with DeRozan (34 first-place votes, 272 points) a close second and Gilgeous-Alexander (11 first-place votes, 160 points) a distant third.
 

Wolves' Mike Conley named NBA's Teammate of Year​


Minnesota Timberwolves guard Mike Conley was named the NBA's Twyman-Stokes Teammate of the Year on Wednesday, the second time in his career he has won the award. Conley, who also won the award in 2018-19, finished with 51 first-place votes and 1172 total points, finishing ahead o Brooklyn Nets forward Mikal Bridges (47 first-place votes, 1041 points) and New York Knicks guard Jalen Brunson (29 first-place votes, 783 total points). In addition to now winning this award twice, Conley -- now in his 17th NBA season -- has also won the league's sportsmanship award on four different occasions.

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Bulls' Alex Caruso honored with NBA's Hustle Award​


Chicago Bulls guard Alex Caruso was named the winner of the NBA's annual Hustle Award on Thursday afternoon. Caruso, 30, averaged 10.1 points, 3.8 rebounds, 3.5 assists, 1.7 steals and 1.0 blocks per game this season -- one of nine qualifying players to average at least a steal and a block. Long considered one of the league's toughest and grittiest players, Caruso was an All-Defensive first-team selection last season and is a strong candidate to land on one of the league's two All-Defensive Teams later this month. The Hustle Award "honors players who make the traditional effort plays that don't often appear in the traditional box score, but impact winning on a nightly basis."

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Timberwolves' Rudy Gobert named Defensive Player of the Year​


Minnesota Timberwolves center Rudy Gobert owns a piece of an NBA record after winning the league's Defensive Player of the Year award on Tuesday for the fourth time. Gobert, 31, also won the honor in 2018, 2019 and 2021 with the Utah Jazz and joins Hall of Fame centers Dikembe Mutombo and Ben Wallace as the only four-time winners. The 7-foot-1 Gobert anchored the Timberwolves' top-ranked defense this season. Minnesota allowed 108.4 points per 100 possessions, 2.2 fewer than the second-ranked Boston Celtics. The Timberwolves held opponents to 56.6% shooting on dunk and layup attempts, the lowest rate in the NBA.

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Nuggets' Nikola Jokic wins NBA MVP for 3rd time in 4 seasons​


Denver Nuggets superstar Mikola Jokic continued to add to his legacy as one of the best NBA players ever by winning his third Most Valuable Player trophy on Wednesday. Jokic earned the award for the third time in four seasons, succeeding last season's MVP, Philadelphia 76ers center Joel Embiid. Jokic topped Shai Gilgeous-Alexander of the Oklahoma City Thuner and Luka Doncicof the Dallas Mavericks, who finished second and third, respectively, in the voting.

Jokic's third MVP victory wasn't close. He garnered 79 first-place votes and a total of 926 points. Gilgeous-Alexander received 15 first-place votes and 640 points. Doncic got four first-place votes and 566 points. The Milwaukee Bucks' Giannis Antetokounmpo finished fourth, and New York Knicks guard Jalen Brunson was fifth in voting.

Jokic is the first center in six decades to win MVP three times in four seasons; Kareem Abdul-Jabbar did it from 1973-74 to 1976-77. Jokic is the ninth three-time MVP in NBA history. In his ninth season, Jokic played 79 games, his most since playing 80 games during the 2018-19 season. He joined Wilt Chamberlain as the only players in NBA history to finish top-five in total points (fifth), rebounds (third) and assists (second) in multiple seasons, according to research by ESPN Stats & Information. Elgin Baylor is the only other player to do so once.

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Timberwolves' Rudy Gobert named Defensive Player of the Year​


Minnesota Timberwolves center Rudy Gobert owns a piece of an NBA record after winning the league's Defensive Player of the Year award on Tuesday for the fourth time. Gobert, 31, also won the honor in 2018, 2019 and 2021 with the Utah Jazz and joins Hall of Fame centers Dikembe Mutombo and Ben Wallace as the only four-time winners. The 7-foot-1 Gobert anchored the Timberwolves' top-ranked defense this season. Minnesota allowed 108.4 points per 100 possessions, 2.2 fewer than the second-ranked Boston Celtics. The Timberwolves held opponents to 56.6% shooting on dunk and layup attempts, the lowest rate in the NBA.

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NBA Award Season
Winners of the NBA's annual individual awards for the 2023-24 season

AWARDWINNERTEAM
Most ImprovedTyrese Maxey76ers
Sixth ManNaz ReidWolves
Clutch PlayerStephen CurryWarriors
CoachMark DaignaultThunder
ExecutiveBrad StevensCeltics
TeammateMike ConleyWolves
HustleAlex CarusoBulls
DefensiveRudy GobertWolves
RookieVictor WembanyamaSpurs
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Nuggets' Nikola Jokic wins NBA MVP for 3rd time in 4 seasons​


Denver Nuggets superstar Mikola Jokic continued to add to his legacy as one of the best NBA players ever by winning his third Most Valuable Player trophy on Wednesday. Jokic earned the award for the third time in four seasons, succeeding last season's MVP, Philadelphia 76ers center Joel Embiid. Jokic topped Shai Gilgeous-Alexander of the Oklahoma City Thuner and Luka Doncicof the Dallas Mavericks, who finished second and third, respectively, in the voting.

Jokic's third MVP victory wasn't close. He garnered 79 first-place votes and a total of 926 points. Gilgeous-Alexander received 15 first-place votes and 640 points. Doncic got four first-place votes and 566 points. The Milwaukee Bucks' Giannis Antetokounmpo finished fourth, and New York Knicks guard Jalen Brunson was fifth in voting.

Jokic is the first center in six decades to win MVP three times in four seasons; Kareem Abdul-Jabbar did it from 1973-74 to 1976-77. Jokic is the ninth three-time MVP in NBA history. In his ninth season, Jokic played 79 games, his most since playing 80 games during the 2018-19 season. He joined Wilt Chamberlain as the only players in NBA history to finish top-five in total points (fifth), rebounds (third) and assists (second) in multiple seasons, according to research by ESPN Stats & Information. Elgin Baylor is the only other player to do so once.

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NBA Most Valuable Player Voting
Nikola Jokic became the first center in six decades to win three MVPs in four seasons, following Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, who did it from 1973-74 to 1976-77.

PLAYER1ST2ND3RD4TH5THTOTAL
Nikola Jokic7918200926
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander15404031640
Luka Doncic4365080566
Giannis Antetokounmpo1144423192
Jalen Brunson0312832142
Jayson Tatum001143986
Anthony Edwards0111318
Domantas Sabonis000103
Kevin Durant000011
 

Charles Lee agrees to 4-year deal as Hornets coach, sources say​


Boston Celtics lead assistant coach Charles Lee has agreed on a four-year contract to become the head coach of the Charlotte Hornets, sources told ESPN on Thursday morning. Lee, 39, had risen to become one of the league's most accomplished assistant coaches and now lands with new executive president of basketball operations Jeff Peterson in Charlotte to preside over the Hornets' rebuild. Lee and Peterson began their NBA careers together with the Atlanta Hawks. Lee will complete the Celtics' playoff run before moving over to join the Hornets on a full-time basis, sources said.

Lee replaces Steve Clifford, who stepped down at the end of the season to move into a front office role. Charlotte has a chance to be much improved off a 21-61 season with the healthy return of All-Star point guard LaMelo Bell, the potential re-signing of free agent forward Miles Bridges and the rapid development of No. 2 overall pick Brandon Miller. Lee started his coaching career in 2012 at Bucknell, where he had been the Patriot League Player of the Year in his senior season of 2006.

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NBA suspends buck's Patrick beverley for four games
Beverley, who will turn 36 in July, averaged 8.2 points and 5.5 assists across the six games against Indiana in the playoffs, starting all of them.

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Cameras showed Beverley throwing a ball into the stands, where it hit a fan in the head. After he asked for the ball back, and had it thrown back to him, he then fired it back at that fan.
 

Nets to retire No. 15 jersey of HOF-bound Vince Carter​


The Brooklyn Nets are retiring the No. 15 jersey of Vince Carter, the high-flying guard who will be enshrined this year in the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. The Nets made the video announcement Wednesday that included former backcourtmate Jason Kidd, whose No. 5 jersey is retired by the franchise. Carter played 4½ seasons with the Nets while they were in New Jersey, averaging 23.6 points. He owns their single-season record with 2,070 points in the 2006-07 season.

Carter is third in franchise history in points and is in the Nets' top 10 in numerous other categories. He is the only player in NBA history to play in four decades. The NBA Rookie of the Year in 1999 with the Toronto Raptors, he was dealt by the Raptors to New Jersey on Dec. 17, 2004, and played with the Nets through the 2008-09 season. His last season, 2019-20, was with the Atlanta Hawks. Carter will become the seventh Nets player with a retired jersey. Along with Kidd, the others are Julius Erving, Buck Williams, Drazen Petrovic, "Super" John Williamson and Bill Melchionni.

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Sixers' Tyrese Maxey wins NBA Sportsmanship Award​


Philadelphia 76ers guard Tyrese Maxey was named the 2023-24 NBA Sportsmanship Award winner on Thursday. Maxey, 23, adds the accompanying Joe Dumars Trophy to his Most Improved Player Award announced last month. Presented since 1995-96, the NBA Sportsmanship Award honors the player who best represents the ideals of sportsmanship on the court.

Maxey received 91 first-place votes and 2,545 total points. Maxey made his first All-Star team in 2023-24 and averaged 25.9 points, 6.2 assists and 3.7 rebounds in 70 starts in his fourth season with the Sixers. He is the second Philadelphia player to win the Sportsmanship Award after guard Eric Snow (1999-2000).

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Warriors star Stephen Curry wins second Magic Johnson Award​


Golden State Warriors star Stephen Curry is the winner of the 2023-24 Magic Johnson Award, the Professional Basketball Writers Association announced Wednesday. The award is voted on by more than 200 writers and editors who belong to the PBWA and honors the NBA player who excels both on the court and in displaying "cooperation and grace in dealing with the media and fans," according to the organization. It's the second Johnson award for Curry, who also won in 2016. Damian Lillard (2017, 2020) and Shane Battier (2007, 2013) are the other two-time winners.

Curry, 36, has won about every award in his 15 seasons since the Warriors selected him No. 7 overall in the 2009 NBA draft. Among the honors, he's a two-time league MVP, four-time NBA champion, 10-time All-Star, four-time All-NBA first-team selection and a member of the league's 75th Anniversary Team. In the 2023-24 season, Curry averaged 26.4 points, 4.5 rebounds and 5.1 assists and was named Clutch Player of the Year.

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Victor Wembanyama, Chet Holmgren headline NBA All-Rookie team​


The San Antonio Spurs' Victor Wembanyama was a unanimous selection for the NBA's All-Rookie team this season, the league revealed Monday. It was no surprise, given that Wembanyama also was the unanimous choice for Rookie of the Year from the same panel of 99 voters who cast ballots for the league's awards this season. Joining Wembanyama on the first team were the Oklahoma City Thunder's Chet Holmgren, Charlotte Hornets' Brandon Miller, Miami Heat's Jaime Jaquez Jr. and Golden State Warriors' Brandon Podziemski. Holmgren -- the runner-up to Wembanyama in the Rookie of the Year race -- was also a unanimous first-team choice.

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victor wembanyama first rookie to make all-defensive first team
The San Antonio center has become the first player in NBA history to make the league's All-Defensive first team as a rookie. The league announced the teams on Tuesday, and Wembanyama appeared on 98 of the 99 ballots cast.

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Defensive player of the year Rudy Gobert of Minnesota headlined the team and was the only unanimous selection. He was joined on the first team by Wembanyama, Miami's Ben Adebayo, New Orleans' Herb Jones and the Los Angeles Lakers' Anthony Davis.

The second-team All-Defensive picks were Chicago's Alex Caruso, Orlando's Jalen Suggs, Minnesota's Jaden McDaniels and Boston teammates Derrick White and Jrue Holiday.
 
ty lue signs new long-term contract with clippers
Lue, who had one year left on his contract, has gone 184-134 (.579) in four seasons with the Clippers, which is the sixth best in the NBA in that stretch, according to ESPN Stats & Information. Lue led the Clippers to the franchise's first Western Conference finals appearance in the 2020-21 season.

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Lue is 312-217 (.590) in the regular season and 54-37 overall (.593) in the playoffs in his stops with the Cavaliers and Clippers.
 

Wizards remove interim tag, name Brian Keefe as head coach​


The Washington Wizards hired Brian Keefe as their coach Wednesday, sticking with the man who led the team on an interim basis from late January until the end of the season. Keefe was in his first season as an assistant coach for the Wizards when he was promoted to interim coach on Jan. 25, replacing Wes Unseld Jr. Washington was 7-36 at the time of the change and went 8-31 the rest of the way. Keefe was an assistant for Oklahoma City when the Thunder reached the NBA Finals in 2012. Keefe joined the Wizards after a couple of seasons with Brooklyn. Washington hasn't advanced past the second round of the playoffs since 1979.

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