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2008 Official NBA Awards



Most Valuable Player





Kobe Bryant

Los Angeles Lakers


Defensive Player of the year





Kevin Garnett

Boston Celtics


Most Improved Player





Hedo Turkoglu

Orlando Magic


Rookie of the year






Kevin Durant

Seattle Supersonics


Sixth man of the year





Manu Ginobili

San Antonio Spurs


Coach of the year





Byron Scott

New Orleans Hornets







2008 Not-so-official NBA Awards



The Josh Davis commemorative "I'm going to see how many different NBA teams I can sign with in the first three seasons of my NBA career before disppearing to the Ukraine or somewhere" award






Bobby Jones

Denver Nuggets


The Damon Jones commemorative "how and when in the name of all that's holy did this decidedly awful player suddenly become a feared jumpshooter off of the bench?" award






Sasha Vujacic

Los Angeles Lakers



The Kevin Willis celebratory carriage clock for being really, really old




P.J. Brown

Boston Celtics


The Walter Herrmann award for the player who looks most like the lead singer of that frankly shocking band "Nickleback" who, despite their shockingness, happen to occasionally write the occasional really catchy song, about which, if you say you don't like it, you're lying






Walter Herrmann

Charlotte Bobcats/Detroit Pistonms


The inaugral Jamario Moon award for "player whose name you have seen battered around for years, in summer leagues and minor leagues and whatnot, who finally gets a shot in the NBA and who turns out to not just be a scrub, but a regular starter for a playoff team". [Note: award may never be won again.]





Jamario Moon

Toronto Raptors


The Ben Wallace "HOW MUCH?!?!?!?!" award





Rashard Lewis

Orlando Magic


The Lavar Postell award for impressive numbers posted during meaningless games which are not particularly indicative of that players potential or future, but which are fun while they last






Ramon Sessions

Milwaukee Bucks


The Szymon Szewcyk award for "nope, can't pronounce that"





Lukasz Obrzut

Atlanta Hawks


The Andy Betts award for "most pointless inclusion into any trade ever"





Sergei Lishouk's draft rights

Memphis to Houston


The Garth Joseph award for "most random training camp signing from an old fart whose career you thought was long since over
" (joint winners)





Tony Massenburg and Stacey Augmon

Washington Wizards/Denver Nuggets


Tea cosy hair of the year





Zaza Pachulia (again)

Atlanta Hawks


Alarmingly fat bastard award, 2008





Glen Davis

Boston Celtics



Teeth of the year






Jannero Pargo (forever and always)

New Orleans Hornets


The Rick Brunson award for best Rick Brunson






Anthony Carter

Denver Nuggets



Greasy Argentinian mullet of the year





Fabricio Oberto (again)

San Antonio Spurs



Shameless chucker of the year






Larry Hughes

Cleveland Cavaliers/Chicago Bulls



Sasha of the year






Sasha Vujacic

Los Angeles Lakers


Player with the most ironic name





Chucky Atkins

Denver Nuggets




Previous winners


- 2007
- 2006

- 2005
- 2004
- 2003

- 2002
- 2001
- 2000

- 1999
- 1998
- 1997

- 1996
- 1995
- 1994

- 1993
- 1992
- 1991

- 1990
- 1989
- 1988

- 1987
- 1986
- 1985



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