2017 NBA Awards

2017 NBA Awards on TNT
2017 NBA Awards on TNT
Date	June 26, 2017
Location	Basketball City at Pier 36,; New York City, New York
Country	United States
Hosted by	Main host; Drake; Inside the NBA crew; Ernie Johnson Jr.; Shaquille O'Neal; Kenny Smith; Charles Barkley
Website	www.nba.com/nbaawards
Television/radio coverage
Network	TNT
Viewership	1.79 million
Produced by	Dick Clark Productions
	NBA Awards on TNT · 2018 →

The 2017 NBA Awards were the inaugural awards show by the National Basketball Association (NBA), held on June 26, 2017, at Basketball City at Pier 36 in New York City, New York, and hosted by musician Drake.^[3]

DateJune 26, 2017

LocationBasketball City at Pier 36,
New York City, New York

Country

United States

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NBA Most Valuable Player Award Russell Westbrook — Oklahoma City Thunder James Harden — Houston Rockets Kawhi Leonard — San Antonio Spurs	NBA Rookie of the Year Award Malcolm Brogdon — Milwaukee Bucks Joel Embiid — Philadelphia 76ers Dario Šarić — Philadelphia 76ers
NBA Most Improved Player Award Giannis Antetokounmpo — Milwaukee Bucks Rudy Gobert — Utah Jazz Nikola Jokić — Denver Nuggets	NBA Defensive Player of the Year Award Draymond Green — Golden State Warriors Rudy Gobert — Utah Jazz Kawhi Leonard — San Antonio Spurs
NBA Sixth Man of the Year Award Eric Gordon — Houston Rockets Andre Iguodala — Golden State Warriors Lou Williams — Houston Rockets	NBA Coach of the Year Award Mike D'Antoni — Houston Rockets Gregg Popovich — San Antonio Spurs Erik Spoelstra — Miami Heat
Twyman–Stokes Teammate of the Year Award Dirk Nowitzki — Dallas Mavericks	NBA Hustle Award Patrick Beverley — Houston Rockets
NBA Sportsmanship Award Kemba Walker — Charlotte Hornets	NBA Lifetime Achievement Award Bill Russell — Boston Celtics
NBA Cares Community Assist Award Isaiah Thomas — Boston Celtics	NBA Executive of the Year Award Bob Myers — Golden State Warriors
Sager Strong Award Monty Williams — San Antonio Spurs

Best Style Russell Westbrook — Oklahoma City Thunder Iman Shumpert — Cleveland Cavaliers Dwyane Wade — Chicago Bulls	Assist of the Year Draymond Green / Stephen Curry / Kevin Durant — Golden State Warriors Nikola Jokić — Denver Nuggets Chris Paul — Los Angeles Clippers
Block of the Year Kawhi Leonard — San Antonio Spurs Kristaps Porziņģis — New York Knicks Hassan Whiteside — Miami Heat	Dunk of the Year Victor Oladipo — Oklahoma City Thunder Larry Nance Jr. — Los Angeles Lakers Zach LaVine — Minnesota Timberwolves
Game Winner of the Year Russell Westbrook — Oklahoma City Thunder Kyrie Irving — Cleveland Cavaliers Tyler Ulis — Phoenix Suns	Performance of the Year Klay Thompson — Golden State Warriors Devin Booker — Phoenix Suns James Harden — Houston Rockets Russell Westbrook — Oklahoma City Thunder
Best Playoff Moment Kevin Durant — Golden State Warriors Isaiah Thomas — Boston Celtics John Wall — Washington Wizards

Artist(s)	Song(s)
2 Chainz	"Realize" (with Nicki Minaj)
Nicki Minaj^[5]	"No Frauds", "Swish Swish" (verse)

Winners and finalists

2017 NBA Awards on TNT

Date	June 26, 2017 (2017-06-26)
Location	Basketball City at Pier 36, New York City, New York
Country	United States
Hosted by	Main host Drake Inside the NBA crew Ernie Johnson Jr. Shaquille O'Neal Kenny Smith Charles Barkley
Website	www.nba.com/nbaawards
Television/radio coverage
Network	TNT
Viewership	1.79 million^[1]
Produced by	Dick Clark Productions^[2]
NBA Awards on TNT · 2018 →