# 2019 NBA Awards

The 2019 NBA Awards were the 3rd annual awards show by the National Basketball Association (NBA), held on June 24, 2019, at Barker Hangar in Santa Monica, California and hosted by Shaquille O'Neal.
This is currently the last edition of the NBA Awards show. In future seasons, award winners were announced throughout TNT's coverage of the playoffs.

## Winners and finalists

The full list of finalists were announced on May 17, 2019.
Winners are in boldface.
| NBA Most Valuable Player Award Giannis Antetokounmpo — Milwaukee Bucks Paul George — Oklahoma City Thunder James Harden — Houston Rockets | NBA Rookie of the Year Award Luka Dončić — Dallas Mavericks Deandre Ayton — Phoenix Suns Trae Young — Atlanta Hawks |
| NBA Defensive Player of the Year Award Rudy Gobert — Utah Jazz Giannis Antetokounmpo — Milwaukee Bucks Paul George — Oklahoma City Thunder | NBA Sixth Man of the Year Award Louis Williams — Los Angeles Clippers Montrezl Harrell — Los Angeles Clippers Domantas Sabonis — Indiana Pacers |
| NBA Most Improved Player Award Pascal Siakam — Toronto Raptors De'Aaron Fox — Sacramento Kings D'Angelo Russell — Brooklyn Nets | NBA Coach of the Year Award Mike Budenholzer — Milwaukee Bucks Michael Malone — Denver Nuggets Doc Rivers — Los Angeles Clippers |
| Twyman–Stokes Teammate of the Year Award Mike Conley — Memphis Grizzlies Steven Adams — Oklahoma City Thunder Jared Dudley — Brooklyn Nets Channing Frye — Cleveland Cavaliers Rudy Gay — San Antonio Spurs Udonis Haslem — Miami Heat Andre Iguodala — Golden State Warriors Kyle Korver — Utah Jazz Khris Middleton — Milwaukee Bucks JJ Redick — Philadelphia 76ers Garrett Temple — Los Angeles Clippers Thaddeus Young — Indiana Pacers | NBA Cares Community Assist Award Bradley Beal — Washington Wizards Jarrett Allen — Brooklyn Nets Mike Conley — Memphis Grizzlies Tobias Harris — Philadelphia 76ers LeBron James — Los Angeles Lakers Damian Lillard — Portland Trail Blazers Khris Middleton — Milwaukee Bucks Donovan Mitchell — Utah Jazz Dwight Powell — Dallas Mavericks Pascal Siakam — Toronto Raptors |
| NBA Sportsmanship Award Mike Conley — Memphis Grizzlies Steven Adams — Oklahoma City Thunder Harrison Barnes — Sacramento Kings Al Horford — Boston Celtics Khris Middleton — Milwaukee Bucks Kemba Walker — Charlotte Hornets | NBA Lifetime Achievement Award Larry Bird — Boston Celtics Magic Johnson — Los Angeles Lakers |
| NBA Hustle Award Marcus Smart — Boston Celtics | NBA Executive of the Year Award Jon Horst — Milwaukee Bucks |
| Sager Strong Award Robin Roberts |

## Honors

The NBA All-Rookie Teams were announced on May 21, 2019. It was followed by the announcements for the NBA All-Defensive Teams on May 22, 2019 and the All-NBA Teams on May 23, 2019.

### NBA All-Rookie Team

| First team | First team | Second team | Second team |
| Luka Dončić | Dallas Mavericks | Shai Gilgeous-Alexander | Los Angeles Clippers |
| Trae Young | Atlanta Hawks | Collin Sexton | Cleveland Cavaliers |
| Deandre Ayton | Phoenix Suns | Landry Shamet | Los Angeles Clippers |
| Jaren Jackson Jr. | Memphis Grizzlies | Mitchell Robinson | New York Knicks |
| Marvin Bagley III | Sacramento Kings | Kevin Huerter | Atlanta Hawks |

### NBA All-Defensive Team

| First team | First team | Second team | Second team |
| Rudy Gobert | Utah Jazz | Jrue Holiday | New Orleans Pelicans |
| Paul George | Oklahoma City Thunder | Klay Thompson | Golden State Warriors |
| Giannis Antetokounmpo | Milwaukee Bucks | Joel Embiid | Philadelphia 76ers |
| Marcus Smart | Boston Celtics | Draymond Green | Golden State Warriors |
| Eric Bledsoe | Milwaukee Bucks | Kawhi Leonard | Toronto Raptors |

### All NBA Team

| First team | First team | Second team | Second team | Third Team | Third Team |
| Giannis Antetokounmpo | Milwaukee Bucks | Kevin Durant | Golden State Warriors | Blake Griffin | Detroit Pistons |
| Paul George | Oklahoma City Thunder | Kawhi Leonard | Toronto Raptors | LeBron James | Los Angeles Lakers |
| Nikola Jokić | Denver Nuggets | Joel Embiid | Philadelphia 76ers | Rudy Gobert | Utah Jazz |
| James Harden | Houston Rockets | Damian Lillard | Portland Trail Blazers | Russell Westbrook | Oklahoma City Thunder |
| Stephen Curry | Golden State Warriors | Kyrie Irving | Boston Celtics | Kemba Walker | Charlotte Hornets |