We thought that this trophy would still go to Mike Conley, already four times winner of this award, but the NBA designated Tyrese Maxey for his Sportsmanship award, awarded. Also called the Joe Dumars Trophy, since 1996 it has designated the player who displayed the best sportsmanship and the best state of mind during the season. Already voted Most Improved Player, the Sixers leader received the trophy from… his parents, who surprised him!
Remember that each team had nominated one of its players for this trophy. Then, from the list of 30 players, a panel of NBA executives designated a finalist for each of the six divisions. In the end, it was the NBA players who then chose the winner from the six finalists.
PAST WINNERS
1996: Joe Dumars
1997: Terrell Brandon
1998: Avery Johnson
1999: Hersey Hawkins
2000: Eric Snow
2001: David Robinson
2002: Steve Smith
2003: Ray Allen
2004: PJ Brown
2005: Grant Hill
2006: Elton Brand
2007: Luol Deng
2008: Grant Hill
2009: Chauncey Billups
2010: Grant Hill
2011: Stephen Curry
2012: Jason Kidd
2013: Jason Kidd
2014: Mike Conley
2015: Kyle Korver
2016: Mike Conley
2017: Kemba Walker
2018: Kemba Walker
2019: Mike Conley
2020: Vince Carter
2021: Jrue Holiday
2022: Patty Mills
2023: Mike Conley
