2017 NBA Awards explained

2017 NBA Awards on TNT
Location:	Basketball City at Pier 36, New York City, New York
Host:	Main host Drake Inside the NBA crew Ernie Johnson Jr. Shaquille O'Neal Kenny Smith Charles Barkley
Main:	NBA Awards on TNT
Next:	2018
Network:	TNT
Ratings:	1.79 million^[1]
Producer:	Dick Clark Productions^[2]

The 2017 NBA Awards were the first annual awards show by the National Basketball Association (NBA), held on June 26, 2017, at Basketball City at Pier 36 in New York City, New York, and hosted by musician Drake.^[3]

Winners and finalists

Winners are in boldface.

Russell Westbrook — Oklahoma City Thunder James Harden — Houston Rockets Kawhi Leonard — San Antonio Spurs	Malcolm Brogdon — Milwaukee Bucks Joel Embiid — Philadelphia 76ers Dario Šarić — Philadelphia 76ers
Giannis Antetokounmpo — Milwaukee Bucks Rudy Gobert — Utah Jazz Nikola Jokić — Denver Nuggets	Draymond Green — Golden State Warriors Rudy Gobert — Utah Jazz Kawhi Leonard — San Antonio Spurs
Eric Gordon — Houston Rockets Andre Iguodala — Golden State Warriors Lou Williams — Houston Rockets	Mike D'Antoni — Houston Rockets Gregg Popovich — San Antonio Spurs Erik Spoelstra — Miami Heat
Dirk Nowitzki — Dallas Mavericks	Patrick Beverley — Houston Rockets
Kemba Walker — Charlotte Hornets	Bill Russell — Boston Celtics
Isaiah Thomas — Boston Celtics	Bob Myers — Golden State Warriors
Monty Williams — San Antonio Spurs

Fan Awards are fan-voted categories in which voting is done online on the league's official website and using social media hashtags.^[4]

Winners are in boldface.

Russell Westbrook — Oklahoma City Thunder Iman Shumpert — Cleveland Cavaliers Dwyane Wade — Chicago Bulls	Draymond Green / Stephen Curry / Kevin Durant — Golden State Warriors Nikola Jokić — Denver Nuggets Chris Paul — Los Angeles Clippers
Kawhi Leonard — San Antonio Spurs Kristaps Porziņģis — New York Knicks Hassan Whiteside — Miami Heat	Victor Oladipo — Oklahoma City Thunder Larry Nance Jr. — Los Angeles Lakers Zach LaVine — Minnesota Timberwolves
Russell Westbrook — Oklahoma City Thunder Kyrie Irving — Cleveland Cavaliers Tyler Ulis — Phoenix Suns	Klay Thompson — Golden State Warriors Devin Booker — Phoenix Suns James Harden — Houston Rockets Russell Westbrook — Oklahoma City Thunder
Kevin Durant — Golden State Warriors Isaiah Thomas — Boston Celtics John Wall — Washington Wizards

Artist(s)	Song(s)
2 Chainz	"Realize" (with Nicki Minaj)
Nicki Minaj^[5]	"No Frauds", "Swish Swish" (verse)

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