| 2009 Award Watch |
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| Coach of the Year Mike Brown, Cleveland |
Defender of the Year Dwight Howard |
Rookie of the Year Derrick Rose |
Sixth Man Jason Terry |
Most Valuable Player LeBron James |
Most Improved Player Danny Granger |
| Voting Breakdown |
| COACH OF THE YEAR | |||||
| Coach | Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | Pts |
| Mike Brown | Cleveland | 55 | 21 | 17 | 355 |
| Rick Adelman | Houston | 13 | 24 | 14 | 151 |
| Stan Van Gundy | Orlando | 13 | 20 | 25 | 150 |
| Nate McMillan | Portland | 15 | 14 | 10 | 127 |
| George Karl | Denver | 11 | 16 | 14 | 117 |
| Jerry Sloan | Utah | 9 | 9 | 6 | 78 |
| Erik Spoelstra | Miami | 2 | 8 | 19 | 53 |
| Mike Woodson | Atlanta | 1 | 3 | 3 | 17 |
| Phil Jackson | L.A. Lakers | 1 | 3 | 3 | 17 |
| Doc Rivers | Boston | 1 | 2 | 4 | 15 |
| Vinny Del Negro | Chicago | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9 |
| Larry Brown | Charlotte | -- | 1 | 3 | 6 |
| Scott Skiles | Milwaukee | -- | -- | 1 | 1 |
| Tony DiLeo | Philadelphia | -- | -- | 1 | 1 |
| Rick Carlisle | Dallas | -- | -- | 1 | 1 |
| Previous Winners since 1964 | |||||
| DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR | |||||
| Player | Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | Pts |
| Dwight Howard | Orlando | 105 | 4 | 5 | 542 |
| LeBron James | Cleveland | 4 | 36 | 20 | 148 |
| Dwyane Wade | Miami | 3 | 20 | 15 | 90 |
| Shane Battier | Houston | 2 | 17 | 10 | 71 |
| Ron Artest | Houston | 1 | 13 | 10 | 54 |
| Chris Paul | New Orleans | 1 | 9 | 17 | 49 |
| Kobe Bryant | LA Lakers | 2 | 6 | 15 | 43 |
| Kevin Garnett | Boston | 1 | 6 | 8 | 31 |
| Chris Anderson | Denver | -- | 2 | 4 | 10 |
| Rajon Rondo | Boston | -- | 2 | 2 | 8 |
| Tim Duncan | San Antonio | -- | 1 | 4 | 7 |
| Raja Bell | Charlotte | -- | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| Anderson Varejao | Cleveland | -- | 1 | -- | 3 |
| Andre Iguodala | Philadelphia | -- | 1 | -- | 3 |
| Ronny Turiaf | Golden State | -- | -- | 2 | 2 |
| Trevor Ariza | LA Lakers | -- | -- | 1 | 1 |
| Marcus Camby | LA Clippers | -- | -- | 1 | 1 |
| Grant Hill | Phoenix | -- | -- | 1 | 1 |
| Joel Pryzbilla | Portland | -- | -- | 1 | 1 |
| Josh Smith | Atlanta | -- | -- | 1 | 1 |
| Hedo Turkoglu | Orlando | -- | -- | 1 | 1 |
| Previous Winners since 1984 | |||||
| ROOKIE OF THE YEAR | |||||
| Player | Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | Pts |
| Derrick Rose | Chicago | 111 | 5 | 4 | 574 |
| O.J. Mayo | Memphis | 5 | 64 | 29 | 246 |
| Brook Lopez | New Jersey | 2 | 28 | 33 | 127 |
| Russell Westbrook | Oklahoma City | 2 | 13 | 24 | 73 |
| Eric Gordon | L.A. Clippers | -- | 4 | 10 | 22 |
| Kevin Love | Minnesota | -- | 2 | 10 | 16 |
| Michael Beasley | Miami | -- | 2 | 1 | 7 |
| Marc Gasol | Memphis | -- | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| Robin Lopez | Phoenix | -- | 1 | -- | 3 |
| Rudy Fernandez | Portland | -- | -- | 3 | 3 |
| Mario Chalmers | Miami | -- | -- | 2 | 2 |
| Courtney Lee | Orlando | -- | -- | 2 | 2 |
| Nicolas Batum | Portland | -- | -- | 1 | 1 |
| Previous Winners since 1952 | |||||
| SIXTH MAN | |||||
| Player | Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | Pts |
| Jason Terry | Dallas | 111 | 6 | 3 | 576 |
| J.R. Smith | Denver | 3 | 36 | 32 | 155 |
| Nate Robinson | New York | 2 | 27 | 22 | 113 |
| Lamar Odom | L.A. Lakers | 2 | 17 | 17 | 78 |
| Travis Outlaw | Portland | 1 | 17 | 19 | 75 |
| Manu Ginobili | San Antonio | 1 | 3 | 3 | 17 |
| Ronald Murray | Atlanta | 1 | 2 | 5 | 16 |
| Chris Andersen | Denver | -- | 3 | 4 | 13 |
| Andrei Kirilenko | Utah | -- | 2 | 1 | 7 |
| Corey Maggette | Golden State | -- | 2 | 1 | 6 |
| Louis Williams | Philadelphia | -- | 1 | 3 | 6 |
| Leandro Barbosa | Phoenix | -- | 1 | 3 | 6 |
| Eddie House | Boston | -- | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| Kirk Hinrich | Chicago | -- | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| Jason Kapono | Toronto | -- | 1 | -- | 3 |
| James Posey | New Orleans | -- | -- | 2 | 2 |
| Trevor Ariza | L.A. Lakers | -- | -- | 1 | 1 |
| Michael Beasley | Miami | -- | -- | 1 | 1 |
| Hakeem Warrick | Memphis | -- | 1 | -- | 1 |
| Paul Millsap | Utah | -- | -- | 1 | 1 |
| Previous Winners since 1984 | |||||
| MOST VALUABLE PLAYER | |||||||
| Player | Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | Total Points |
| LeBron James | Cleveland | 109 | 11 | 1 | -- | -- | 1172 |
| Kobe Bryant | L.A. Lakers | 2 | 56 | 52 | 8 | 2 | 698 |
| Dwyane Wade | Miami | 7 | 50 | 41 | 17 | 4 | 680 |
| Dwight Howard | Orlando | 1 | 3 | 17 | 63 | 23 | 328 |
| Chris Paul | New Orleans | 2 | 1 | 9 | 23 | 51 | 192 |
| Chauncey Billups | Denver | -- | -- | -- | 6 | 15 | 33 |
| Paul Pierce | Boston | -- | -- | 1 | 2 | 10 | 21 |
| Tony Parker | San Antonio | -- | -- | -- | 1 | 6 | 9 |
| Brandon Roy | Portland | -- | -- | -- | 1 | 4 | 7 |
| Dirk Nowitzki | Dallas | -- | -- | -- | -- | 3 | 3 |
| Tim Duncan | San Antonio | -- | -- | -- | -- | 2 | 2 |
| Yao Ming | Houston | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1 | 1 |
| Previous Winners since 1958 | |||||||
| MOST IMPROVED PLAYER OF THE YEAR | |||||
| Player | Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | Pts |
| Danny Granger | Indiana | 48 | 37 | 13 | 364 |
| Devin Harris | New Jersey | 43 | 35 | 19 | 339 |
| Kevin Durant | Oklahoma City | 6 | 14 | 11 | 83 |
| Paul Millsap | Utah | 3 | 13 | 23 | 77 |
| Nenê | Denver | 7 | 5 | 8 | 58 |
| Rajon Rondo | Boston | 2 | 5 | 4 | 29 |
| David Lee | New York | 1 | 3 | 11 | 25 |
| John Salmons | Chicago | 2 | 2 | 1 | 17 |
| Thaddeus Young | Philadelphia | 1 | 2 | 5 | 16 |
| Von Wafer | Houston | 2 | -- | 2 | 12 |
| Brandon Roy | Portland | 1 | 1 | -- | 8 |
| Chris Andersen | Denver | 1 | -- | 1 | 6 |
| J.R. Smith | Denver | 1 | -- | 1 | 6 |
| Glen Davis | Boston | 1 | -- | -- | 5 |
| Jason Terry | Dallas | 1 | -- | -- | 5 |
| Wilson Chandler | New York | 1 | -- | -- | 5 |
| Aaron Brooks | Houston | -- | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| Jameer Nelson | Orlando | -- | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| Kelenna Azubuike | Golden State | -- | -- | 3 | 3 |
| Dwyane Wade | Miami | -- | 1 | -- | 3 |
| LaMarcus Aldridge | Portland | -- | 1 | -- | 3 |
| Roger Mason | San Antonio | -- | -- | 3 | 3 |
| Luis Scola | Houston | -- | -- | 2 | 2 |
| Ronnie Brewer | Utah | -- | -- | 2 | 2 |
| Kendrick Perkins | Boston | -- | -- | 1 | 1 |
| Emeka Okafor | Charlotte | -- | -- | 1 | 1 |
| Gerald Wallace | Charlotte | -- | -- | 1 | 1 |
| Tyrus Thomas | Chicago | -- | -- | 1 | 1 |
| Mo Williams | Cleveland | -- | -- | 1 | 1 |
| J.J. Barea | Dallas | -- | -- | 1 | 1 |
| Mike Conley | Memphis | -- | -- | 1 | 1 |
| Rasual Butler | New Orleans | -- | -- | 1 | 1 |
| Andrea Bargnani | Toronto | -- | -- | 1 | 1 |
| Jeff Green | Oklahoma City | -- | -- | 1 | 1 |
| Previous Winners since 1987 | |||||
| 1st place = 5 pts ; 2nd place = 3 pts ; 3rd place = 1 pt |