NBA Scouting Live’s Award Picks History
Here is a list of who we picked for various awards and teams from 2017 to the present.
NBA Scouting Live’s MVP Picks:
2017 – Russell Westbrook, Oklahoma City Thunder (Actual MVP: Russell Westbrook, Oklahoma City Thunder)
2018 – James Harden, Houston Rockets (Actual MVP: James Harden, Houston Rockets)
2019 – Giannis Antetokounmpo, Milwaukee Bucks (Actual MVP: Giannis Antetokounmpo, Milwaukee Bucks)
2020 – No MVP pick listed, pre-bubble: Giannis Antetokounmpo, Damian Lillard listed as our Orlando Bubble MVP (Actual MVP: Giannis Antetokounmpo, Milwaukee Bucks)
2021 – Nikola Jokic, Denver Nuggets (Actual MVP: Nikola Jokic, Denver Nuggets)
2022 – Giannis Antetokounmpo, Milwaukee Bucks (Actual MVP: Nikola Jokic, Denver Nuggets)
2023 – Giannis Antetokounmpo, Milwaukee Bucks (Actual MVP: Joel Embiid, Philadelphia 76ers)
2024 – Nikola Jokic, Denver Nuggets (Actual MVP: Nikola Jokic, Denver Nuggets)
2025 – Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Oklahoma City Thunder (Actual MVP: Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Oklahoma City Thunder)
NBA Scouting Live’s Defensive Player of the Year (DPOY) Picks:
2017 – Kawhi Leonard, San Antonio Spurs (Actual DPOY: Draymond Green, Golden State Warriors)
2018 – Robert Covington, Philadelphia 76ers (Actual DPOY: Rudy Gobert, Utah Jazz)
2019 – Giannis Antetokounmpo, Milwaukee Bucks (Actual DPOY: Rudy Gobert, Utah Jazz)
2020 – No pick listed; pre-bubble: Giannis Antetokounmpo, Orlando Bubble: no pick listed (Actual DPOY: Giannis Antetokounmpo, Milwaukee Bucks)
2021 – Ben Simmons, Philadelphia 76ers (Actual DPOY: Rudy Gobert, Utah Jazz)
2022 – Marcus Smart, Boston Celtics (Actual DPOY: Marcus Smart, Boston Celtics)
2023 – Evan Mobley, Cleveland Cavaliers (Actual DPOY: Jaren Jackson Jr., Memphis Grizzlies)
2024 – Jrue Holiday, Boston Celtics (Actual DPOY: Rudy Gobert, Minnesota Timberwolves)
2025 – Evan Mobley, Cleveland Cavaliers (Actual DPOY: Evan Mobley, Cleveland Cavaliers)
NBA Scouting Live’s Coach of the Year Picks:
2017 – Mike D’Antoni, Houston Rockets (Actual Winner: Mike D’Antoni, Houston Rockets)
2018 – Quin Snyder, Utah Jazz (Actual Winner: Dwane Casey, Toronto Raptors)
2019 – Mike Budenholzer, Milwaukee Bucks (Actual Winner: Mike Budenholzer, Milwaukee Bucks)
2020 – No pick listed, pre-bubble: Nick Nurse, Toronto Raptors, Phoenix’s Monty Williams listed as our Orlando Bubble Coach of the year (Actual Winner: Nick Nurse, Toronto Raptors)
2021 – Tom Thibodeau, New York Knicks (Actual Winner: Tom Thibodeau, New York Knicks)
2022 – Taylor Jenkins, Memphis Grizzlies (Actual Winner: Monty Williams, Phoenix Suns)
2023 – Mike Brown, Sacramento Kings (Actual Winner: Mike Brown, Sacramento Kings)
2024 – Mark Daigneault, Oklahoma City Thunder (Actual Winner: Mark Daigneault, Oklahoma City Thunder)
2025 – Kenny Atkinson, Cleveland Cavaliers (Actual Winner: Kenny Atkinson, Cleveland Cavaliers)
NBA Scouting Live’s Rookie of the Year (ROY) Picks:
2017 – Joel Embiid, Philadelphia 76ers (Actual ROY: Malcolm Brogdon, Milwaukee Bucks)
2018 – Ben Simmons, Philadelphia 76ers (Actual ROY: Ben Simmons, Philadelphia 76ers)
2019 – Luka Doncic, Dallas Mavericks (Actual ROY: Luka Doncic, Dallas Mavericks)
2020 – No pick listed, pre-bubble: Ja Morant, Memphis; Denver’s Michael Porter Jr. listed as our Orlando Bubble ROY (Actual ROY: Ja Morant, Memphis Grizzlies)
2021 – LaMelo Ball, Charlotte Hornets (Actual ROY: LaMelo Ball, Charlotte Hornets)
2022 – Scottie Barnes, Toronto Raptors (Actual ROY: Scottie Barnes, Toronto Raptors)
2023 – Paolo Banchero, Orlando Magic (Actual ROY: Paolo Banchero, Orlando Magic)
2024 – Victor Wembanyama, San Antonio Spurs (Actual ROY: Victor Wembanyama, San Antonio Spurs)
2025 – Stephon Castle, San Antonio Spurs (Actual ROY: Stephon Castle, San Antonio Spurs)
NBA Scouting Live’s Sixth Man of the Year Picks:
2017 – Lou Williams, Houston Rockets (Actual Winner: Eric Gordon, Houston Rockets)
2018 – Lou Williams, Los Angeles Clippers (Actual Winner: Lou Williams, Los Angeles Clippers)
2019 – Lou Williams, Los Angeles Clippers (Actual Winner: Lou Williams, Los Angeles Clippers)
2020 – No pick listed, Gary Trent Jr., Portland Trail Blazers listed as our 6th Man of the Bubble (Actual Winner: Montrezl Harrell, Los Angeles Clippers)
2021 – Joe Ingles, Utah Jazz (Actual Winner: Jordan Clarkson, Utah Jazz)
2022 – Tyler Herro, Miami Heat (Actual Winner: Tyler Herro, Miami Heat)
2023 – Malcolm Brogdon, Boston Celtics (Actual Winner: Malcolm Brogdon, Boston Celtics)
2024 – Malik Monk, Sacramento Kings (Actual Winner: Naz Reid, Minnesota Timberwolves)
2025 – Payton Pritchard, Boston Celtics (Actual Winner: Payton Pritchard, Boston Celtics)
NBA Scouting Live’s Most Improved Player Picks:
2017 – Giannis Antetokounmpo, Milwaukee Bucks (MIP: Giannis Antetokounmpo, Milwaukee Bucks)
2018 – Victor Oladipo, Indiana Pacers (MIP: Victor Oladipo, Indiana Pacers)
2019 – D’Angelo Russell, Brooklyn Nets (Actual MIP: Pascal Siakam, Toronto Raptors)
2020 – No pick listed, Portland’s Jusuf Nurkic listed as our Bubble Comeback Player. (Actual MIP: Brandon Ingram, New Orleans Pelicans)
2021 – Julius Randle, New York Knicks (Actual MIP: Julius Randle, New York Knicks)
2022 – Ja Morant, Memphis Grizzlies (Actual MIP: Ja Morant, Memphis Grizzlies)
2023 – Lauri Markkanen, Utah Jazz (Actual MIP: Lauri Markkanen, Utah Jazz)
2024 – Tyrese Maxey, Philadelphia 76ers (Actual MIP: Tyrese Maxey, Philadelphia 76ers)
2025 – Cade Cunningham, Detroit Pistons (Actual MIP: Dyson Daniels, Atlanta Hawks)
NBA Scouting Live’s Executive of the Year Picks:
2017 – Bob Myers, Golden State Warriors (Actual Winner: Bob Myers, Golden State Warriors)
2018 – Daryl Morey, Houston Rockets (Actual Winner: Daryl Morey, Houston Rockets)
2019 – Jon Horst, Milwaukee Bucks (Actual Winner: Jon Horst, Milwaukee Bucks)
2020 – No pick listed (Actual Winner: Lawrence Frank, Los Angeles Clippers)
2021 – James Jones, Phoenix Suns (Actual Winner: James Jones, Phoenix Suns)
2022 – Brad Stevens, Boston Celtics (Actual Winner: Zach Kleiman, Memphis Grizzlies)
2023 – No pick listed (Actual Winner: Monte McNair, Sacramento Kings)
2024 – Brad Stevens, Boston Celtics (Actual Winner: Brad Stevens, Boston Celtics)
2025 – Trajan Langdon, Detroit Pistons (Actual Winner: Sam Presti, Oklahoma City Thunder)
NBA Scouting Live’s All-NBA 1st Team Picks:
Below is our list of who we picked for NBA Scouting Live’s All-NBA 1st teams over the years. To see the actual All-NBA 1st teams, click here.
NBA Scouting Live’s 2017 All-NBA 1st Team:
C Rudy Gobert, Utah Jazz
F LeBron James, Cleveland Cavaliers
F Kawhi Leonard, San Antonio Spurs
G James Harden, Houston Rockets
G Russell Westbrook, Oklahoma City Thunder
Note: Four players on our list made the NBA’s 2017 All-NBA 1st Team. Anthony Davis was named to the NBA’s 2017 All-NBA 1st Team. Rudy Gobert was named to the 2017 All-NBA 2nd Team.
NBA Scouting Live’s 2018 All-NBA 1st Team:
C Anthony Davis, New Orleans Pelicans
F Giannis Antetokounmpo, Milwaukee Bucks
F LeBron James, Cleveland Cavaliers
G James Harden, Houston Rockets
G Damian Lillard, Portland Trail Blazers
Note: Four players on our list made the NBA’s 2018 All-NBA 1st Team. Kevin Durant was named to the NBA’s 2018 All-NBA 1st Team. Giannis Antetokounmpo was named to the 2018 All-NBA 2nd Team.
NBA Scouting Live’s 2019 All-NBA 1st Team:
C Nikola Jokic, Denver Nuggets
F Giannis Antetokounmpo, Milwaukee Bucks
F Kawhi Leonard, Toronto Raptors
G James Harden, Houston Rockets
G Damian Lillard, Portland Trail Blazers
Note: Three players on our list made the NBA’s 2021 All-NBA 1st Team. Stephen Curry and Paul George were named to the NBA’s 2019 All-NBA 1st Team. Kawhi Leonard and Damian Lillard were named to the 2019 All-NBA 2nd Team.
2020* – Our Picks for the 2020 All-Bubble 1st Team:
C Giannis Antetokounmpo, Milwaukee Bucks
F T.J. Warren, Indiana Pacers
G James Harden, Houston Rockets
G Devin Booker, Phoenix Suns
G Damian Lillard, Portland Trail Blazers
Side note: The above 2020 list is not an All-NBA team picks’ list, just picks for the best five in the Orlando bubble. Also for reference, the NBA’s 2020 All-NBA First Team was Anthony Davis, Giannis Antetokounmpo, Jayson Tatum, Luka Doncic, and Devin Booker.
NBA Scouting Live’s 2021 All-NBA 1st Team:
C Nikola Jokić, C, Denver Nuggets
F Kawhi Leonard, Los Angeles Clippers
F Giannis Antetokounmpo, Milwaukee Bucks
G Damian Lillard, Portland Trail Blazers
G Stephen Curry, Golden State Warriors
Note: Four players on our list made the NBA’s 2021 All-NBA 1st Team. Luka Doncic was named to the NBA’s 2021 All-NBA 1st Team. Damian Lillard was named to the 2021 All-NBA 2nd Team.
Our 2022 All-NBA 1st Team:
C Nikola Jokic, Denver Nuggets
F Giannis Antetokounmpo, Milwaukee Bucks
F Kevin Durant, Brooklyn Nets
G Devin Booker, Phoenix Suns
G Luka Doncic, Dallas Mavericks
Four players on our list made the NBA’s 2022 All-NBA 1st Team. Jayson Tatum was named to the NBA’s 2022 All-NBA 1st Team. Kevin Durant was named to the 2022 All-NBA 2nd Team.
Our Picks for the 2022-23 NBA All-NBA 1st Team:
C Nikola Jokic, Denver Nuggets
C Joel Embiid, Philadelphia 76ers
F Giannis Antetokounmpo, Milwaukee Bucks
F Jayson Tatum, Boston Celtics
G Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Oklahoma City Thunder
Four players on our list made the NBA’s 2023 All-NBA 1st Team. Luka Doncic was named to the NBA’s 2023 All-NBA 1st Team. Nikola Jokic was named to the 2023 All-NBA 2nd Team.
Our Picks for the 2023-24 NBA All-NBA 1st Team:
C Nikola Jokic, Denver Nuggets
F Giannis Antetokounmpo, Milwaukee Bucks
F Jayson Tatum, Boston Celtics
G Luka Doncic, Dallas Mavericks
G Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Oklahoma City Thunder
Everyone on our 2024 All-NBA 1st team made the NBA’s 2024 All-NBA 1st team.
Our Picks for the 2024-25 NBA All-NBA 1st Team:
Nikola Jokic, Denver Nuggets
Evan Mobley, Cleveland Cavaliers
Giannis Antetokounmpo, Milwaukee Bucks
Jayson Tatum, Boston Celtics
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Oklahoma City Thunder
Four of the five players on our 2025 All-NBA 1st team made the NBA’s 2025 All-NBA 1st team. Donovan Mitchell made the NBA’s 2025 All-NBA 1st team. Evan Mobley was named to the NBA’s All-NBA 2nd team.
NBA Scouting Live’s All-Rookie 1st Team Picks:
Our 2017 All-Rookie First Team:
C Joel Embiid, Philadelphia 76ers
F Marquese Chriss, Phoenix Suns
F Dario Saric, Philadelphia 76ers
G Malcolm Brogdon, Milwaukee Bucks
G Buddy Hield, Sacramento Kings
Four players listed above made the 2017 NBA All-Rookie 1st team. Willy Hernangomez made the NBA’s 2017 All-Rookie 1st team, and Marquese Chriss was named to the 2017 All-Rookie 2nd team.
Our 2018 All-Rookie First Team:
F Lauri Markkanen, Chicago Bulls
F Kyle Kuzma, Los Angeles Lakers
F Jayson Tatum, Boston Celtics
G Donovan Mitchell, Utah Jazz
G Ben Simmons, Philadelphia 76ers
Everyone on our 2018 All-Rookie 1st team made the NBA’s 2018 All-Rookie 1st team.
Our 2019 All-Rookie First Team:
C DeAndre Ayton, Phoenix Suns
F Marvin Bagley III, Sacramento Kings
F Luka Doncic, Dallas Mavericks
G Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Los Angeles Clippers
G Trae Young, Atlanta Hawks
Four players listed above made the 2022 NBA All-Rookie 1st team. Jaren Jackson Jr. made the NBA’s 2019 All-Rookie 1st team, and Shai Gilgeous-Alexander was named to the 2019 All-Rookie 2nd team.
Our 2021 All-Rookie First Team:
C Isaiah Stewart, Detroit Pistons
G LaMelo Ball, Charlotte Hornets
G Anthony Edwards, Minnesota Timberwolves
G Immanuel Quickley, New York Knicks
G Tyrese Haliburton, Sacramento Kings
Three players listed above made the 2021 NBA All-Rookie 1st team. Saddiq Bey and Jae’Sean Tate made the NBA’s 2021 All-Rookie 1st team, and Isaiah Stewart and Immanuel Quickley ended up on the NBA’s All-Rookie 2nd Team.
Our 2022 NBA All-Rookie 1st Team:
C Evan Mobley, Cleveland Cavaliers
F Scottie Barnes, Toronto Raptors
F Franz Wagner, Orlando Magic
G Ayo Dosunmu, Chicago Bulls
G Cade Cunningham, Detroit Pistons
Four players listed above made the 2022 NBA All-Rookie 1st team. Jalen Green made the NBA’s 2022 All-Rookie 1st team, and Ayo Dosunmu ended up on the 2022 NBA All-Rookie 2nd team.
Our Picks for the 2022-23 NBA All-Rookie 1st Team:
F Paolo Banchero, Orlando Magic
F Keegan Murray, Sacramento Kings
G Jalen Williams, Oklahoma City Thunder
C Walker Kessler, Utah Jazz
G Bennedict Mathurin, Indiana Pacers
Everyone on our 2023 All-Rookie 1st team made the NBA’s 2023 All-Rookie 1st team.
Our Picks for the 2023-24 NBA All-Rookie 1st Team:
C Victor Wembanyama, San Antonio Spurs
F Chet Holmgren, Oklahoma City Thunder
F Brandon Miller, Charlotte Hornets
G Jaime Jaquez Jr., Miami Heat
G Brandon Podziemski, Golden State Warriors
Everyone on our 2024 All-Rookie 1st team made the NBA’s 2024 All-Rookie 1st team.
Our Picks for the 2024-25 NBA All-Rookie 1st Team:
Zach Edey, Memphis Grizzlies
Kel’el Ware, Miami Heat
Jaylen Wells, Memphis Grizzlies
Zaccharie Risacher, Atlanta Hawks
Stephon Castle, San Antonio Spurs
Four of the five players on our 2025 All-Rookie 1st team made the NBA’s All-Rookie 1st team. Alex Sarr made the NBA’s All-Rookie 1st Team, and Kel’el Ware landed on the NBA’s All-Rookie 2nd Team.
NBA Scouting Live’s All-Defensive 1st Team Picks:
Our 2018 NBA All-Defensive 1st Team:
C Rudy Gobert, Utah Jazz
F Al Horford, Boston Celtics
F Robert Covington, Philadelphia 76ers
G Paul George, Oklahoma City Thunder
G Fred VanVleet, Toronto Raptors
Note: Two players from our list made the NBA’s All-Defensive 1st team. Jrue Holiday, Anthony Davis, and Victor Oladipo made the NBA’s 2018 All-Defensive 1st team. Al Horford was named to the NBA’s 2018 All-Defensive 2nd team. Paul George and Fred VanVleet were left off both of the teams.
Our 2019 NBA All-Defensive 1st Team:
C Rudy Gobert, Utah Jazz
F Giannis Antetokounmpo, Milwaukee Bucks
F Kawhi Leonard, Toronto Raptors
G Paul George, Oklahoma City Thunder
G Eric Bledsoe, Milwaukee Bucks
Note: Four players from our list made the NBA’s All-Defensive 1st team. Marcus Smart made the NBA’s 2019 All-Defensive 1st team. Kawhi Leonard was named to the NBA’s 2019 All-Defensive 2nd team.
NBA Scouting Live’s 2021 All-Defensive 1st Team:
C Rudy Gobert, Utah Jazz
F Draymond Green, Golden State Warriors
F Jimmy Butler, Miami Heat
G Matisse Thybulle, Philadelphia 76ers
G Ben Simmons, Philadelphia 76ers
Note: Three players from our list made the NBA’s All-Defensive 1st team. Giannis Antetokounmpo and Jrue Holiday made the NBA’s 2021 All-Defensive 1st team. Jimmy Butler and Matisse Thybulle were named to the NBA’s 2021 All-Defensive 2nd team.
Our 2022 NBA All-Defensive 1st Team:
C Bam Adebayo, Miami Heat
F Robert Williams, Boston Celtics
F Draymond Green, Golden State Warriors
G Mikal Bridges, Phoenix Suns
G Marcus Smart, Boston Celtics
Note: Two players from our list made the NBA’s All-Defensive 1st team. Rudy Gobert, Giannis Antetokounmpo, and Jaren Jackson Jr. made the NBA’s 2022 All-Defensive 1st team, and Draymond Green, Bam Adebayo, and Robert Williams made the NBA’s 2022 All-Defensive 2nd team.
Our Picks for the 2023 All-Defensive 1st Team:
C Evan Mobley, Cleveland Cavaliers
F Draymond Green, Golden State Warriors
G Jrue Holiday, Milwaukee Bucks
F Jaren Jackson Jr., Memphis Grizzlies
F Nic Claxton, Brooklyn Nets
Note: Three players from our list made the NBA’s All-Defensive 1st team. Brook Lopez and Alex Caruso made the NBA’s 2023 All-Defensive 1st team. Draymond Green was named to the NBA’s 2023 All-Defensive 2nd team, and Nic Claxton was left off both of the teams.
Our Picks for the 2023-24 NBA All-Defensive 1st Team:
C Rudy Gobert, Minnesota Timberwolves
F Jaden McDaniels, Minnesota Timberwolves
F Herbert Jones, New Orleans Pelicans
G Derrick White, Boston Celtics
G Jrue Holiday, Boston Celtics
Note: Two players from our list made the NBA’s All-Defensive 1st team. Victor Wembanyama, Bam Adebayo, and Anthony Davis made the NBA’s 2024 All-Defensive 1st team, and Jrue Holiday, Derrick White, and Jaden McDaniels made the NBA’s 2024 All-Defensive 2nd team.
Our Picks for the 2024-25 NBA All-Defensive 1st Team:
Evan Mobley, Cleveland Cavaliers
Draymond Green, Golden State Warriors
Jaden McDaniels, Minnesota Timberwolves
Amen Thompson, Houston Rockets
Dyson Daniels, Atlanta Hawks
Four players from our list made the NBA’s All-Defensive 1st Team. Lu Dort made the NBA’s All-Defensive 1st team.
Award and Team Picks’ Articles:
2017
2018
2019
2020* – pre-Bubble (“Midseason Awards”), 2020* – Orlando Bubble Picks
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025