List of NBA G League awards

The NBA G League, formerly known as the National Basketball Development League (NBDL) and NBA Development League (D-League), presents 11 annual awards to recognize its teams, players, and coaches for their accomplishments. This does not include the G League championship trophy, which is given to the winning team of the G League Finals.

Team trophies

Current

Award	First awarded	Description	Most recent winner
Championship Trophy	2002	The league's championship trophy; awarded to the winning team of the playoff finals.	Delaware Blue Coats (2023)

Former

Award	First awarded	Last awarded	Description
Development Champion	2012	2015	Awarded to the team that best embodies the league's goals of developing NBA basketball talent via call-ups and assignments.^[1]

Honors

Honor	Created	Description
All-NBA G League Team	2002	Three 5-player teams (a first, second, and third team) composed of the best players in the league during the regular season.
All-Defensive Team	2011	5-player team composed of the best defensive players in the league during the regular season.
All-Rookie Team	2011	5-player team composed of the top rookies during the regular season.

Individual awards

Current

Award	First awarded	Description	Most recent winner(s)
Most Valuable Player	2002	Awarded to the best performing player of the regular season.	Carlik Jones, Windy City Bulls (2022–23)
Finals MVP	2015	Awarded to the best performing player of the league finals.	Jaden Springer, Delaware Blue Coats (2023)
Defensive Player of the Year	2002	Awarded to the best defensive player of the regular season.	Jay Huff, Capital City Go-Go (2022–23)
Most Improved Player	2010	Awarded to the most improved player across the regular season.	Lester Quiñones, Santa Cruz Warriors (2022–23)
Rookie of the Year	2002	Awarded to the top rookie of the regular season.	Kenneth Lofton Jr., Memphis Hustle (2022–23)
Coach of the Year (Dennis Johnson Trophy)	2007	Awarded to the best coach of the regular season.	Ronnie Burrell, Long Island Nets (2022–23)
Sportsmanship Award	2002	Awarded to the player who best represents the ideals of character and conduct on and off the court.^[2]	Nate Pierre-Louis, South Bay Lakers (2022-23)
Basketball Executive of the Year	2016	Awarded to the league's top front office executive involved with basketball operations.	Paul Johnson, Stockton Kings (2022–23)
Team Executive of the Year	2010	Awarded to the league's top front office executive involved with team operations.

Former

Award	First awarded	Last awarded	Description
All-Star Game MVP	2007	2017	Awarded to the best performing player of the All-Star Game.
Impact Player of the Year	2008	2017	Awarded to the player who joined the league mid-season and made the greatest contribution to his team's success following that acquisition.^[3]

See also

• List of National Basketball Association awards

References

1. "Fort Wayne Mad Ants Earn 2014-15 NBA D-League "Development Champion" Award". NBA.com. May 26, 2015. Retrieved April 15, 2016.
2. . NBA.com. April 20, 2015. Archived from the original on April 25, 2016. Retrieved April 15, 2016.
3. "Ryan Gomes Named 2015-16 NBA D-League Impact Player of the Year". NBA.com. April 14, 2016. Retrieved April 15, 2016.