# 2007–08 NBA season

The 2007–08 NBA season was the 62nd season of the National Basketball Association (NBA). The Boston Celtics defeated the Los Angeles Lakers 131–92 to win the 2008 NBA Finals, four games to two. The 2007 NBA draft was held on June 28, 2007, and Greg Oden was selected first overall by the Portland Trail Blazers. However, he missed the entire season due to right knee surgery.
This season was notable for being one of the most competitive Western Conference playoff races in NBA history. Up until April 4, 2008, not a single Western Conference team had secured a playoff spot, and the eighth-seeded team was a mere 6.5 games behind the first seed. Additionally, the quality of the teams ensured that the Golden State Warriors finished with the highest winning percentage of any non-playoff team in NBA history since the switch to the eight-team playoff format, beating out the 2000–01 Houston Rockets. This was later tied by the 2013–14 Phoenix Suns. The all-time record is held by the 1971–72 Phoenix Suns (49–33), which was during the four-team playoff era.

## Notable occurrences

* The 2008 NBA All-Star Game was played at the New Orleans Arena, home of the New Orleans Hornets, on February 17, 2008, with the East winning 134–128 and Cleveland's LeBron James being named the MVP. Every single All-Star Game participant would end up in the NBA playoffs, with the exception of Brandon Roy of the Portland Trail Blazers and Dwyane Wade of the Miami Heat.
* The Hornets returned to New Orleans, Louisiana full-time, after splitting home games during the previous two seasons with New Orleans and Oklahoma City due to damage caused by Hurricane Katrina.
* The NBA extended its eight-year television contract with Time Warner's TNT and The Walt Disney Company's ABC and ESPN through 2016.
* Sacramento Kings small forward Ron Artest and Golden State Warriors shooting guard Stephen Jackson were suspended for the first seven games of the season.
* The Orlando Magic got approvals in the last week of July for a new arena, which was ready for the 2010–11 season.
* After spending 12 seasons with the Minnesota Timberwolves, Kevin Garnett was traded to the Boston Celtics in exchange for seven players, the largest trade in NBA history for one player.
* On November 2, 2007, the Seattle SuperSonics made their plans to move to Oklahoma City official.
* On December 23, 2007, Kobe Bryant became the youngest player to score 20,000 points at age 29 years, 122 days old, surpassing Wilt Chamberlain's previous record of 29 years, 134 days old.
* On December 24, 2007, the Chicago Bulls fired head coach Scott Skiles after a 9–16 start. Jim Boylan was named the interim head coach for the remaining games in the season three days later.
* On January 11, 2008, NBA commissioner David Stern granted the Miami Heat a 51.9-second replay on their overtime game on December 19, 2007, versus the Atlanta Hawks because the official scorer ruled incorrectly that Shaquille O'Neal was fouled out, when he was on his fifth foul. The Hawks were fined $50,000 for their "gross negligence". The replay was held on March 8, 2008, before the teams' next meeting. This was the first replay since December 1982 when then-NBA commissioner Larry O'Brien granted a replay on a double-overtime game between the San Antonio Spurs and the Los Angeles Lakers. This replay was continued despite O'Neal having been traded to the Phoenix Suns. The Hawks went on to win the replay.
* February 2008 was marked by several major trades by some of the league's top teams. Some of the more notable trades include:
** Pau Gasol going from the Memphis Grizzlies to the Los Angeles Lakers for Kwame Brown, Javaris Crittenton, Aaron McKie, draft rights to his brother Marc Gasol, and two first-round draft picks in 2008 and 2010.
** Shaquille O'Neal going from the Miami Heat to the Phoenix Suns in return for Shawn Marion and Marcus Banks.
** Mike Bibby going from the Sacramento Kings to the Atlanta Hawks in exchange for Anthony Johnson, Tyronn Lue, Shelden Williams, Lorenzen Wright and a 2008 second-round draft pick.
** Jason Kidd, along with Malik Allen and Antoine Wright going from the New Jersey Nets to the Dallas Mavericks in exchange for Devin Harris, DeSagana Diop, Maurice Ager, Trenton Hassell, retired Keith Van Horn, two first-round draft picks and $3 million.
** Kurt Thomas going from the Seattle SuperSonics to the San Antonio Spurs in exchange for Brent Barry, Francisco Elson and a 2009 first-round draft pick. Barry was immediately waived by the Sonics, and later re-signed by the Spurs.
** A three-team deal between Cleveland, Chicago and Seattle that saw Ben Wallace and Joe Smith, a 2009 second-round pick, Sonics forward Wally Szczerbiak and guard Delonte West all go to Cleveland, Cavs forwards Drew Gooden and Cedric Simmons, guards Larry Hughes and Shannon Brown go to Chicago, Cavs forwards Ira Newble and Donyell Marshall, and Bulls forward Adrian Griffin go to Seattle.
** Bonzi Wells and Mike James going from the Houston Rockets to the New Orleans Hornets for point guard Bobby Jackson.
* On February 28, 2008, Cleveland Cavaliers' LeBron James became the youngest player to score 10,000 points at age 23 years and 59 days old, surpassing Kobe Bryant's previous record of 24 years and 193 days old.
* From January 29, 2008, to March 18, 2008, the Houston Rockets won 22 consecutive games, notching the fourth-longest winning streak in NBA history.
* The Boston Celtics broke the record for the best single-season turnaround in NBA history by improving from 24 wins in 2006–07 to 66 wins this season, a total of 42 games. The previous record of 36 games was held by the 1997–98 San Antonio Spurs, who improved from 20 to 56 wins.
* The Atlanta Hawks made the playoffs for the first time since 1999, ending the league's longest playoff drought.
* The Golden State Warriors missed the playoffs despite finishing the regular season with a 48–34 record.
* On April 28, 2008, Pat Riley announced that he would step down as the Miami Heat head coach after leading the team to a 15–67 record. Former Heat assistant coach Erik Spoelstra was announced as his replacement. Riley remained as team president.
* The New Orleans Hornets (as of 2013, the Pelicans) won their team's first playoff series in franchise history defeating the Dallas Mavericks 4–1. They lost a seven-game series to the San Antonio Spurs in the conference semifinals.
* After losing in the first round of the playoffs, Dallas Mavericks coach Avery Johnson was fired as head coach. Former Pacers coach Rick Carlisle was named as Johnson's replacement.
* Mike D'Antoni agreed to a four-year, $24 million contract with the New York Knicks. The team D'Antoni left, the Phoenix Suns, replaced him with Terry Porter.
* The 2008 NBA Finals featured No. 1 seeds from both conferences for the first time since 2000. The Boston Celtics, who earned their first finals appearance since 1987, faced the Los Angeles Lakers, reviving a classic rivalry not seen since the Lakers beat the Celtics 4–2 in 1987. This time the Celtics prevailed 4–2 over the Lakers.
* Flip Saunders was dismissed as Detroit Pistons head coach, four days after the Celtics beat the Pistons in the Eastern Conference Finals. Detroit's game 4 win over Boston marked the last and most recent playoff win as of 2021 for the Motor City as they began to rebuild for the next several years—longtime Pistons guard Chauncey Billups was traded to the Denver Nuggets for Allen Iverson after the first few games in the 2008–09 season, and several players were signed and traded away, which marked the end of the mid-2000s Pistons era.
* On June 17, 2008, after a rough 26-game playoff journey, the Boston Celtics won their record 17th NBA championship with a six-game NBA Finals triumph over the Los Angeles Lakers.
* Beginning with this season, all NBA broadcasts on ESPN, ABC and TNT include interviews with the head coaches by the courtside reporter prior to the second and fourth quarter of games. The visiting team's coach is interviewed before the second, the host team's coach is interviewed before the fourth quarter.

### Coaching changes

Offseason :
| Team | 2006–07 coach | 2007–08 coach |
| Charlotte Bobcats | Bernie Bickerstaff | Sam Vincent |
| Houston Rockets | Jeff Van Gundy | Rick Adelman |
| Indiana Pacers | Rick Carlisle | Jim O'Brien |
| Memphis Grizzlies | Tony Barone | Marc Iavaroni |
| Orlando Magic | Brian Hill | Stan Van Gundy |
| Sacramento Kings | Eric Musselman | Reggie Theus |
| Seattle SuperSonics | Bob Hill | P. J. Carlesimo |
| In-season |||
| Team | Outgoing coach | Incoming coach |
| Chicago Bulls | Scott Skiles | Pete Myers |
| Chicago Bulls | Pete Myers | Jim Boylan |

## 2007–08 logo and uniform changes

* Atlanta Hawks – added new logo and new uniforms, replacing red, black, yellow and gold colors with remained red, and added dark navy blue, grey and silver to their color scheme, and side panels to their jerseys and shorts.
* Charlotte Bobcats – added new grey road alternate uniforms, and added pinstripes with checkered flag of black-and-white "NASCAR version" side panels to their jerseys and shorts.
* Philadelphia 76ers – slightly changed their uniforms by adding side panels to their jerseys and shorts, and added new red road alternate uniforms with blue side panels to their jerseys and shorts.
* Washington Wizards – slightly changed their logo and uniforms by replacing dark brown with lighter brown to their color scheme, and added side panels to their jerseys and shorts.

## Final standings
### By division
#### Eastern Conference

| Atlantic Divisionvte | W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | Div |
| z-Boston Celtics | 66 | 16 | .805 | – | 35–6 | 31–10 | 14–2 |
| x-Toronto Raptors | 41 | 41 | .500 | 25 | 25–16 | 16–25 | 10–6 |
| x-Philadelphia 76ers | 40 | 42 | .488 | 26 | 22–19 | 18–23 | 7–9 |
| New Jersey Nets | 34 | 48 | .415 | 32 | 21–20 | 13–28 | 4–12 |
| New York Knicks | 23 | 59 | .280 | 43 | 15–26 | 8–33 | 5–11 |
| Central Divisionvte | W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | Div |
| y-Detroit Pistons | 59 | 23 | .732 | – | 34–7 | 25–16 | 11–5 |
| x-Cleveland Cavaliers | 45 | 37 | .549 | 14 | 27–14 | 18–23 | 7–9 |
| Indiana Pacers | 36 | 46 | .439 | 23 | 21–20 | 15–26 | 5–11 |
| Chicago Bulls | 33 | 49 | .402 | 26 | 20–21 | 13–28 | 11–5 |
| Milwaukee Bucks | 26 | 56 | .317 | 33 | 19–22 | 7–34 | 6–10 |
| Southeast Divisionvte | W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | Div |
| y-Orlando Magic | 52 | 30 | .634 | – | 25–16 | 27–14 | 12–4 |
| x-Washington Wizards | 43 | 39 | .500 | 9 | 25–16 | 18–23 | 10–6 |
| x-Atlanta Hawks | 37 | 45 | .451 | 15 | 25–16 | 12–29 | 9–7 |
| Charlotte Bobcats | 32 | 50 | .390 | 20 | 21–20 | 11–30 | 7–9 |
| Miami Heat | 15 | 67 | .183 | 37 | 9–32 | 6–35 | 2–14 |

#### Western Conference

| Northwest Divisionvte | W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | Div |
| y-Utah Jazz | 54 | 28 | .659 | – | 37–4 | 17–24 | 13–3 |
| x-Denver Nuggets | 50 | 32 | .610 | 4 | 33–8 | 17–24 | 10–6 |
| Portland Trail Blazers | 41 | 41 | .500 | 13 | 28–13 | 13–28 | 10–6 |
| Minnesota Timberwolves | 22 | 60 | .268 | 32 | 15–26 | 7–34 | 3–13 |
| Seattle SuperSonics | 20 | 62 | .244 | 34 | 13–28 | 7–34 | 6–10 |
| Pacific Divisionvte | W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | Div |
| c-Los Angeles Lakers | 57 | 25 | .695 | – | 30–11 | 27–14 | 12–4 |
| x-Phoenix Suns | 55 | 27 | .671 | 2 | 30–11 | 25–16 | 10–6 |
| Golden State Warriors | 48 | 34 | .585 | 9 | 27–14 | 21–20 | 10–6 |
| Sacramento Kings | 38 | 44 | .463 | 19 | 26–15 | 12–29 | 3–13 |
| Los Angeles Clippers | 23 | 59 | .284 | 34 | 13–28 | 10–31 | 5–11 |
| Southwest Divisionvte | W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | Div |
| y-New Orleans Hornets | 56 | 26 | .683 | – | 30–11 | 26–15 | 10–6 |
| x-San Antonio Spurs | 56 | 26 | .683 | – | 34–7 | 22–19 | 10–6 |
| x-Houston Rockets | 55 | 27 | .671 | 1 | 31–10 | 24–17 | 8–8 |
| x-Dallas Mavericks | 51 | 31 | .622 | 5 | 34–7 | 17–24 | 10–6 |
| Memphis Grizzlies | 22 | 60 | .268 | 34 | 14–27 | 8–33 | 2–14 |

### By conference

Eastern Conferencevte :
| # | Team | W | L | PCT | GB |
| 1 | z-Boston Celtics | 66 | 16 | .805 | – |
| 2 | y-Detroit Pistons | 59 | 23 | .732 | 7 |
| 3 | y-Orlando Magic | 52 | 30 | .634 | 14 |
| 4 | x-Cleveland Cavaliers | 45 | 37 | .549 | 21 |
| 5 | x-Washington Wizards | 43 | 39 | .524 | 23 |
| 6 | x-Toronto Raptors | 41 | 41 | .500 | 25 |
| 7 | x-Philadelphia 76ers | 40 | 42 | .488 | 26 |
| 8 | x-Atlanta Hawks | 37 | 45 | .451 | 29 |
| 9 | Indiana Pacers | 36 | 46 | .439 | 30 |
| 10 | New Jersey Nets | 34 | 48 | .415 | 32 |
| 11 | Chicago Bulls | 33 | 49 | .402 | 33 |
| 12 | Charlotte Bobcats | 32 | 50 | .390 | 34 |
| 13 | Milwaukee Bucks | 26 | 56 | .317 | 40 |
| 14 | New York Knicks | 23 | 59 | .280 | 43 |
| 15 | Miami Heat | 15 | 67 | .183 | 51 |
| # | Western Conferencevte | Western Conferencevte | Western Conferencevte | Western Conferencevte | Western Conferencevte |
| # | Team | W | L | PCT | GB |
| 1 | c-Los Angeles Lakers | 57 | 25 | .695 | – |
| 2 | y-New Orleans Hornets | 56 | 26 | .683 | 1 |
| 3 | x-San Antonio Spurs | 56 | 26 | .683 | 1 |
| 4 | y-Utah Jazz | 54 | 28 | .659 | 3 |
| 5 | x-Houston Rockets | 55 | 27 | .671 | 2 |
| 6 | x-Phoenix Suns | 55 | 27 | .671 | 2 |
| 7 | x-Dallas Mavericks | 51 | 31 | .622 | 6 |
| 8 | x-Denver Nuggets | 50 | 32 | .610 | 7 |
| 9 | Golden State Warriors | 48 | 34 | .585 | 9 |
| 10 | Portland Trail Blazers | 41 | 41 | .500 | 16 |
| 11 | Sacramento Kings | 38 | 44 | .463 | 19 |
| 12 | Los Angeles Clippers | 23 | 59 | .280 | 34 |
| 13 | Minnesota Timberwolves | 22 | 60 | .268 | 35 |
| 14 | Memphis Grizzlies | 22 | 60 | .268 | 35 |
| 15 | Seattle SuperSonics | 20 | 62 | .244 | 37 |
Notes
* z – Clinched home court advantage for the entire playoffs
* c – Clinched home court advantage for the conference playoffs
* x – Clinched playoff spot
* y – Clinched division title

## Playoffs

Teams in bold advanced to the next round. The numbers to the left of each team indicate the team's seeding in its conference, and the numbers to the right indicate the number of games the team won in that round. The division champions are marked by an asterisk. Home-court advantage does not necessarily belong to the higher-seeded team, but instead the team with the better regular season record; teams enjoying the home advantage are shown in italics.
| First Round | First Round | First Round | | | Conference Semifinals | Conference Semifinals | Conference Semifinals | Conference Finals | Conference Finals | Conference Finals | | NBA Finals | NBA Finals | NBA Finals |
| E1 | Boston* | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| E8 | Atlanta | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| E8 | Atlanta | 3 | | | E1 | Boston* | 4 | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | E4 | Cleveland | 3 | | | | | | | |
| E4 | Cleveland | 4 | | | E4 | Cleveland | 3 | | | | | | | |
| E5 | Washington | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| E5 | Washington | 2 | | | | | | E1 | Boston* | 4 | | | | |
| Eastern Conference | Eastern Conference | Eastern Conference | Eastern Conference | Eastern Conference | Eastern Conference | Eastern Conference | Eastern Conference | E1 | Boston* | 4 | | | | |
| Eastern Conference | Eastern Conference | Eastern Conference | Eastern Conference | Eastern Conference | Eastern Conference | Eastern Conference | Eastern Conference | E2 | Detroit* | 2 | | | | |
| E3 | Orlando* | 4 | | | | | | | | | E2 | Detroit* | 2 | | | | |
| E6 | Toronto | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| E6 | Toronto | 1 | | | E3 | Orlando* | 1 | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | E2 | Detroit* | 4 | | | | | | | |
| E2 | Detroit* | 4 | | | E2 | Detroit* | 4 | | | | | | | |
| E7 | Philadelphia | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| E7 | Philadelphia | 2 | | | | | | | | | | E1 | Boston* | 4 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | W1 | LA Lakers* | 2 |
| W1 | LA Lakers* | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | W1 | LA Lakers* | 2 |
| W8 | Denver | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| W8 | Denver | 0 | | | W1 | LA Lakers* | 4 | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | W4 | Utah* | 2 | | | | | | | |
| W4 | Utah* | 4 | | | W4 | Utah* | 2 | | | | | | | |
| W5 | Houston | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| W5 | Houston | 2 | | | | | | W1 | LA Lakers* | 4 | | | | |
| Western Conference | Western Conference | Western Conference | Western Conference | Western Conference | Western Conference | Western Conference | Western Conference | W1 | LA Lakers* | 4 | | | | |
| Western Conference | Western Conference | Western Conference | Western Conference | Western Conference | Western Conference | Western Conference | Western Conference | W3 | San Antonio | 1 | | | | |
| W3 | San Antonio | 4 | | | | | | | | | W3 | San Antonio | 1 | | | | |
| W6 | Phoenix | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| W6 | Phoenix | 1 | | | W3 | San Antonio | 4 | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | W2 | New Orleans* | 3 | | | | | | | |
| W2 | New Orleans* | 4 | | | W2 | New Orleans* | 3 | | | | | | | |
| W7 | Dallas | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
* * Division winner
* Bold Series winner
* Italic Team with home-court advantage

## Statistics leaders

| Category | Player | Team | Stat |
| Points per game | LeBron James | Cleveland Cavaliers | 30.0 |
| Rebounds per game | Dwight Howard | Orlando Magic | 14.2 |
| Assists per game | Chris Paul | New Orleans Hornets | 11.6 |
| Steals per game | Chris Paul | New Orleans Hornets | 2.71 |
| Blocks per game | Marcus Camby | Denver Nuggets | 3.61 |
| Field goal percentage | Andris Biedriņš | Golden State Warriors | .626 |
| Free throw percentage | Peja Stojaković | New Orleans Hornets | .929 |
| Three-point field goal percentage | Jason Kapono | Toronto Raptors | .483 |

## NBA awards
### Yearly awards

* Most Valuable Player: Kobe Bryant, Los Angeles Lakers
* Rookie of the Year: Kevin Durant, Seattle SuperSonics
* Defensive Player of the Year: Kevin Garnett, Boston Celtics
* Sixth Man of the Year: Manu Ginóbili, San Antonio Spurs
* Most Improved Player: Hedo Türkoğlu, Orlando Magic
* Coach of the Year: Byron Scott, New Orleans Hornets
* Executive of the Year: Danny Ainge, Boston Celtics
* Sportsmanship Award: Grant Hill, Phoenix Suns

### Players of the week

The following players were named the Eastern and Western Conference Players of the Week.
| Week | Eastern Conference | Western Conference |
| Oct. 30 – Nov. 4 | Danny Granger (Indiana Pacers) (1/1) | Tracy McGrady (Houston Rockets) (1/2) |
| Nov. 5 – Nov. 11 | Kevin Garnett (Boston Celtics) (1/3) | Yao Ming (Houston Rockets) (1/1) |
| Nov. 12 – Nov. 18 | Dwight Howard (Orlando Magic) (1/2) | Allen Iverson (Denver Nuggets) (1/3) |
| Nov. 19 – Nov. 25 | LeBron James (Cleveland Cavaliers) (1/3) | Tony Parker (San Antonio Spurs) (1/1) |
| Nov. 26 – Dec. 2 | Dwight Howard (Orlando Magic) (2/2) | Stephen Jackson (Golden State Warriors) (1/1) |
| Dec. 3 – Dec. 9 | Josh Smith (Atlanta Hawks) (1/1) | Brandon Roy (Portland Trail Blazers) (1/2) |
| Dec. 10 – Dec. 16 | Paul Pierce (Boston Celtics) (1/2) | Brandon Roy (Portland Trail Blazers) (2/2) |
| Dec. 17 – Dec. 23 | Joe Johnson (Atlanta Hawks) (1/2) | Carmelo Anthony (Denver Nuggets) (1/2) |
| Dec. 24 – Dec. 30 | Paul Pierce (Boston Celtics) (2/2) | Chris Paul (New Orleans Hornets) (1/2) |
| Dec. 31 – Jan. 6 | LeBron James (Cleveland Cavaliers) (2/3) | Allen Iverson (Denver Nuggets) (2/3) |
| Jan. 7 – Jan. 13 | Chris Bosh (Toronto Raptors) (1/1) | Kobe Bryant (Los Angeles Lakers) (1/3) |
| Jan. 14 – Jan. 20 | Gerald Wallace (Charlotte Bobcats) (1/1) | Baron Davis (Golden State Warriors) (1/1) |
| Jan. 21 – Jan. 27 | Hedo Türkoğlu (Orlando Magic) (1/2) | Al Jefferson (Minnesota Timberwolves) (1/1) |
| Jan. 28 – Feb. 3 | Hedo Türkoğlu (Orlando Magic) (2/2) | Brad Miller (Sacramento Kings) (1/1) |
| Feb. 4 – Feb. 10 | Andre Miller (Philadelphia 76ers) (1/2) | Amar'e Stoudemire (Phoenix Suns) (1/2) |
| Feb. 19 – Feb. 24 | LeBron James (Cleveland Cavaliers) (3/3) | Manu Ginobili (San Antonio Spurs) (1/1) |
| Feb. 25 – Mar. 2 | Andre Miller (Philadelphia 76ers) (2/2) | Kobe Bryant (Los Angeles Lakers) (2/3) |
| Mar. 3 – Mar. 9 | Jason Richardson (Charlotte Bobcats) (1/2) | Tracy McGrady (Houston Rockets) (2/2) |
| Mar. 10 – Mar. 16 | Antawn Jamison (Washington Wizards) (1/1) | Amar'e Stoudemire (Phoenix Suns) (2/2) |
| Mar. 17 – Mar. 23 | Kevin Garnett (Boston Celtics) (2/3) | Chris Paul (New Orleans Hornets) (2/2) |
| Mar. 24 – Mar. 30 | Jason Richardson (Charlotte Bobcats) (2/2) | Carmelo Anthony (Denver Nuggets) (2/2) |
| Mar. 31 – Apr. 6 | Joe Johnson (Atlanta Hawks) (2/2) | Kobe Bryant (Los Angeles Lakers) (3/3) |
| Apr. 7 – Apr. 13 | Kevin Garnett (Boston Celtics) (3/3) | Allen Iverson (Denver Nuggets) (3/3) |

### Players of the month

The following players were named the Eastern and Western Conference Players of the Month.
| Month | Eastern Conference | Western Conference |
| October – November | Dwight Howard (Orlando Magic) (1/2) | Carlos Boozer (Utah Jazz) (1/1) |
| December | Dwight Howard (Orlando Magic) (2/2) | Chris Paul (New Orleans Hornets) (1/2) |
| January | LeBron James (Cleveland Cavaliers) (1/2) | Yao Ming (Houston Rockets) (1/1) |
| February | LeBron James (Cleveland Cavaliers) (2/2) | Kobe Bryant (Los Angeles Lakers) (1/2) |
| March | Joe Johnson (Atlanta Hawks) (1/1) | Chris Paul (New Orleans Hornets) (2/2) |
| April | Hedo Türkoğlu (Orlando Magic) (1/1) | Kobe Bryant (Los Angeles Lakers) (2/2) |

### Rookies of the month

The following players were named the Eastern and Western Conference Rookies of the Month.
| Month | Eastern Conference | Western Conference |
| October – November | Al Horford (Atlanta Hawks) (1/3) | Kevin Durant (Seattle SuperSonics) (1/5) |
| December | Yi Jianlian (Milwaukee Bucks) (1/1) | Kevin Durant (Seattle SuperSonics) (2/5) |
| January | Jamario Moon (Toronto Raptors) (1/1) | Kevin Durant (Seattle SuperSonics) (3/5) |
| February | Al Horford (Atlanta Hawks) (2/3) | Luis Scola (Houston Rockets) (1/1) |
| March | Al Horford (Atlanta Hawks) (3/3) | Kevin Durant (Seattle SuperSonics) (4/5) |
| April | Ramon Sessions (Milwaukee Bucks) (1/1) | Kevin Durant (Seattle SuperSonics) (5/5) |

### Coaches of the month

The following coaches were named the Eastern and Western Conference Coaches of the Month.
| Month | Eastern Conference | Western Conference |
| October – November | Doc Rivers (Boston Celtics) (1/3) | Gregg Popovich (San Antonio Spurs) (1/1) |
| December | Flip Saunders (Detroit Pistons) (1/2) | Nate McMillan (Portland Trail Blazers) (1/1) |
| January | Mike Brown (Cleveland Cavaliers) (1/1) | Byron Scott (New Orleans Hornets) (1/1) |
| February | Flip Saunders (Detroit Pistons) (2/2) | Rick Adelman (Houston Rockets) (1/1) |
| March | Doc Rivers (Boston Celtics) (2/3) | Jerry Sloan (Utah Jazz) (1/1) |
| April | Doc Rivers (Boston Celtics) (3/3) | Phil Jackson (Los Angeles Lakers) (1/1) |