Magic Johnson Award

Not to be confused with the NBA Western Conference Finals Most Valuable Player trophy, the Magic Johnson Trophy.

The Magic Johnson Award is an annual award for a National Basketball Association (NBA) player who recognizes excellence on the court and cooperation and dignity with the media and public.^[1]

The award, which was created in 2001 by the Pro Basketball Writers Association a professional nonprofit organization comprised approximately 175 writers and editors of people who regularly cover the NBA for newspapers, magazines and websites has been given to some of the league's most prominent players over the years. It is named in honor of player Magic Johnson, whom the writers association regards as "the ideal model" for this award.^[2]

Ray Allen was the inaugural recipient of the award. Shane Battier, Damian Lillard, and Stephen Curry are the only players to win the award multiple times. The most recent winner of the award is Stephen Curry, in 2024.

Winners

Year	Player	Team	Ref(s)
2001	Ray Allen	Milwaukee Bucks	[3]
2002	Elton Brand	Los Angeles Clippers	[3]
2003	Jalen Rose	Chicago Bulls	[3]
2004	Jermaine O'Neal	Indiana Pacers	[3]
2005	Antawn Jamison	Washington Wizards	[3]
2006	Grant Hill	Orlando Magic	[3]
2007	Shane Battier	Houston Rockets	[3]
2008	Derek Fisher	Los Angeles Lakers	[3]
2009	Brandon Roy	Portland Trail Blazers	[3]
2010	Chris Bosh	Toronto Raptors	[3]
2011	Kevin Durant	Oklahoma City Thunder	[3]
2012	Steve Nash	Phoenix Suns	[3]
2013	Shane Battier (2)	Miami Heat	[3]
2014	Dirk Nowitzki	Dallas Mavericks	[3]
2015	Pau Gasol	Chicago Bulls	[3]
2016	Stephen Curry	Golden State Warriors	[3]
2017	Damian Lillard	Portland Trail Blazers	[3]
2018	DeMar DeRozan	Toronto Raptors	[3]
2019	Dwyane Wade	Miami Heat	[3]
2020	Damian Lillard (2)	Portland Trail Blazers	[3]
2021	Not awarded due to the COVID-19 pandemic
2022	Not awarded due to the COVID-19 pandemic
2023	Giannis Antetokounmpo	Milwaukee Bucks	[3]
2024	Stephen Curry (2)	Golden State Warriors	[3]

See also

• Sports portal