Best NBA player ESPY award - wikipedia Best NBA player ESPY award The Best NBA Player ESPY Award is an award presented annually since 1993 to a National Basketball Association ( NBA ) player adjudged to be the best in a given year, typically the NBA season contested during or immediately before the holding of the ESPY Awards ceremony. Between 1993 and 2004, the award voting panel comprised variously fans ; sportswriters and broadcasters, sports executives, and retired sportspersons, termed collectively experts ; and retired sportspersons, but balloting thereafter has been exclusively by fans over the Internet from amongst choices selected by the ESPN Select Nominating Committee. Through the 2001 iteration of the ESPY Awards, ceremonies were conducted in February of each year to honor achievements over the previous calendar year ; awards presented thereafter are conferred in June and reflect performance from the June previous. Six players have won the award more than once ; Michael Jordan won the inaugural award and a total of four across his career. LeBron James has won the award a total of six times, the most by any player, while Kobe Bryant, Tim Duncan, Hakeem Olajuwon, and Shaquille O'Neal have claimed two each. Contents 1 Winners 2 See also 3 Notes 4 References Winners Player was a member of the winning team in the NBA Finals. Player was a member of the losing team in the NBA Finals. † indicates a winner of the Bill Russell NBA Finals Most Valuable Player Award. Year Player Nationality Position Team 1993 Jordan, Michael Michael Jordan † United States Shooting guard Chicago Bulls 1994 Barkley, Charles Charles Barkley United States Power forward Phoenix Suns 1995 Olajuwon, Hakeem Hakeem Olajuwon † United States Center Houston Rockets Olajuwon, Hakeem Hakeem Olajuwon ( 2 ) United States Center Houston Rockets 1997 Jordan, Michael Michael Jordan ( 2 ) † United States Shooting guard Chicago Bulls 1998 Jordan, Michael Michael Jordan ( 3 ) † United States Shooting guard Chicago Bulls 1999 Jordan, Michael Michael Jordan ( 4 ) United States Shooting guard Chicago Bulls 2000 Duncan, Tim Tim Duncan United States Power forward San Antonio Spurs 2001 O'Neal, Shaquille Shaquille O'Neal † United States Center Los Angeles Lakers 2002 O'Neal, Shaquille Shaquille O'Neal ( 2 ) † United States Center Los Angeles Lakers 2003 Duncan, Tim Tim Duncan ( 2 ) † United States Power forward San Antonio Spurs Garnett, Kevin Kevin Garnett United States Power forward Minnesota Timberwolves 2005 Nash, Steve Steve Nash Canada Point guard Phoenix Suns 2006 Wade, Dwyane Dwyane Wade † United States Shooting guard Miami Heat 2007 James, LeBron LeBron James United States Small forward Cleveland Cavaliers 2008 Bryant, Kobe Kobe Bryant United States Shooting guard Los Angeles Lakers 2009 James, LeBron LeBron James ( 2 ) United States Small forward Cleveland Cavaliers Bryant, Kobe Kobe Bryant ( 2 ) † United States Shooting guard Los Angeles Lakers 2011 Nowitzki, Dirk Dirk Nowitzki † Germany Power forward Dallas Mavericks 2012 James, LeBron LeBron James ( 3 ) † United States Small forward Miami Heat 2013 James, LeBron LeBron James ( 4 ) † United States Small forward Miami Heat 2014 Durant, Kevin Kevin Durant United States Small forward Oklahoma City Thunder 2015 Curry, Stephen Stephen Curry United States Point guard Golden State Warriors 2016 James, LeBron LeBron James ( 5 ) † United States Small forward Cleveland Cavaliers 2017 James, LeBron LeBron James ( 6 ) United States Small forward Cleveland Cavaliers See also 2012 ESPY Awards Notes Jump up ^ Because of the rescheduling of the ESPY Awards ceremony, the award presented in 2002 was given in consideration of performance between February 2001 and June 2002. References ESPYS 2008 : Best of the ESPYS ESPY Awards Cross-cutter Courage Female Athlete Male Athlete Breakthrough Athlete Championship Performance Coach / Manager Female College Athlete Male College Athlete Comeback Athlete Female Athlete with a Disability Male Athlete with a Disability Game Perseverance Upset Moment Play Record - Breaking Performance Team Individual Female Action Male Action Bowler Driver Fighter Female Golfer Male Golfer Jockey MLS MLB NBA NFL NHL Female Tennis Male Tennis Track and Field WNBA International Athlete Discontinued Male U.S. Olympian Female U.S. Olympian Action Soccer Female Soccer Male Soccer U.S. Olympian Male College Basketball Female College Basketball College Football Disabled Angler Boxer Golfer Female Track Male Track Outdoor Sportsman Movie Performance Under Pressure Award ceremonies 1993 1994 1995 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Best_NBA_Player_ESPY_Award&oldid=801511395 '' Categories : ESPY Awards National Basketball Association lists Hidden categories : Articles with hCards Talk Contents About Wikipedia Español Français Português Edit links This page was last edited on 20 September 2017, at 03 : 03. 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Question: who won the espy for best nba player
Answer: LeBron James