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1986-87 NBA Awards Voting

Most Valuable Player

Voting Per Game Shooting Advanced
Rank Player Age Tm First Pts Won Pts Max Share MP PTS TRB AST STL BLK FG% 3P% FT% WS WS/48
1 Magic Johnson 27 LAL 65.0 733.0 760 0.964 36.3 23.9 6.3 12.2 1.7 0.5 .522 .205 .848 15.9 .263
2 Michael Jordan 23 CHI 10.0 449.0 760 0.591 40.0 37.1 5.2 4.6 2.9 1.5 .482 .182 .857 16.9 .247
3 Larry Bird 30 BOS 1.0 271.0 760 0.357 40.6 28.1 9.2 7.6 1.8 0.9 .525 .400 .910 15.2 .243
4 Kevin McHale 29 BOS 0.0 254.0 760 0.334 39.7 26.1 9.9 2.6 0.5 2.2 .604 .000 .836 14.8 .232
5 Dominique Wilkins 27 ATL 0.0 128.0 760 0.168 37.6 29.0 6.3 3.3 1.5 0.6 .463 .292 .818 12.2 .197
6 Charles Barkley 23 PHI 0.0 113.0 760 0.149 40.3 23.0 14.6 4.9 1.8 1.5 .594 .202 .761 12.0 .210
7 Hakeem Olajuwon 24 HOU 0.0 28.0 760 0.037 36.8 23.4 11.4 2.9 1.9 3.4 .508 .200 .702 10.9 .189
8 Isiah Thomas 25 DET 0.0 17.0 760 0.022 37.2 20.6 3.9 10.0 1.9 0.2 .463 .194 .768 7.6 .121
9 Fat Lever 26 DEN 0.0 11.0 760 0.014 37.2 18.9 8.9 8.0 2.5 0.4 .469 .239 .782 9.7 .153
10 Moses Malone 31 WSB 0.0 9.0 760 0.012 34.1 24.1 11.3 1.6 0.8 1.3 .454 .000 .824 9.4 .182
11 Steve Johnson 29 POR 0.0 4.0 760 0.005 29.7 16.8 7.2 2.0 0.6 1.0 .556 .698 4.4 .091
12T Karl Malone 23 UTA 0.0 3.0 760 0.004 34.8 21.7 10.4 1.9 1.3 0.7 .512 .000 .598 6.9 .116
12T Robert Parish 33 BOS 0.0 3.0 760 0.004 37.4 17.5 10.6 2.2 0.8 1.8 .556 .000 .735 9.2 .147
14 Alex English 33 DEN 0.0 2.0 760 0.003 37.6 28.6 4.2 5.1 0.9 0.3 .503 .267 .844 8.1 .126
15T Mark Aguirre 27 DAL 0.0 1.0 760 0.001 33.3 25.7 5.3 3.2 1.1 0.4 .495 .353 .770 8.9 .160
15T Rolando Blackman 27 DAL 0.0 1.0 760 0.001 34.5 21.0 3.5 3.3 0.8 0.3 .495 .333 .884 8.0 .140
15T Joe Barry Carroll 28 GSW 0.0 1.0 760 0.001 33.6 21.2 7.3 2.6 1.1 1.5 .472 .787 4.6 .082

Rookie of the Year

Voting Per Game Shooting Advanced
Rank Player Age Tm First Pts Won Pts Max Share MP PTS TRB AST STL BLK FG% 3P% FT% WS WS/48
1 Chuck Person 22 IND 68.0 68.0 78 0.872 36.0 18.8 8.3 3.6 1.1 0.2 .468 .355 .747 5.4 .088
2 Ron Harper 23 CLE 10.0 10.0 78 0.128 37.4 22.9 4.8 4.8 2.5 1.0 .455 .213 .684 4.2 .066

Defensive Player of the Year

Voting Per Game Shooting Advanced
Rank Player Age Tm First Pts Won Pts Max Share MP PTS TRB AST STL BLK FG% 3P% FT% WS WS/48
1 Michael Cooper 30 LAL 25.0 25.0 78 0.321 27.5 10.5 3.1 4.5 1.0 0.5 .438 .385 .851 6.1 .131
2 Alvin Robertson 24 SAS 16.0 16.0 78 0.205 33.3 17.7 5.2 5.2 3.2 0.4 .466 .271 .753 5.3 .094
3 Mark Eaton 30 UTA 10.0 10.0 78 0.128 31.7 7.7 8.8 1.3 0.5 4.1 .400 .657 3.6 .068
4 Manute Bol 24 WSB 8.0 8.0 78 0.103 18.9 3.1 4.4 0.1 0.2 3.7 .446 .000 .672 2.4 .074
5 Kevin McHale 29 BOS 5.0 5.0 78 0.064 39.7 26.1 9.9 2.6 0.5 2.2 .604 .000 .836 14.8 .232
6 Maurice Cheeks 30 PHI 4.0 4.0 78 0.051 38.6 15.6 3.2 7.9 2.6 0.2 .527 .235 .777 7.9 .145
7 Dennis Johnson 32 BOS 3.0 3.0 78 0.038 37.1 13.4 3.3 7.5 1.1 0.5 .444 .113 .833 5.2 .085
8T T.R. Dunn 31 DEN 1.0 1.0 78 0.013 23.9 3.4 3.3 1.8 1.2 0.3 .428 .000 .655 2.4 .060
8T Bill Hanzlik 29 DEN 1.0 1.0 78 0.013 27.3 13.0 3.5 3.8 1.2 0.4 .412 .275 .786 3.5 .085
8T Derek Harper 25 DAL 1.0 1.0 78 0.013 33.2 16.0 2.6 7.9 2.2 0.3 .501 .358 .684 9.4 .177
8T Michael Jordan 23 CHI 1.0 1.0 78 0.013 40.0 37.1 5.2 4.6 2.9 1.5 .482 .182 .857 16.9 .247
8T Fat Lever 26 DEN 1.0 1.0 78 0.013 37.2 18.9 8.9 8.0 2.5 0.4 .469 .239 .782 9.7 .153
8T Paul Pressey 28 MIL 1.0 1.0 78 0.013 33.7 13.9 4.9 7.2 1.8 0.8 .477 .291 .738 5.5 .129
8T Doc Rivers 25 ATL 1.0 1.0 78 0.013 31.6 12.8 3.6 10.0 2.1 0.4 .451 .190 .828 10.3 .191

Sixth Man of the Year

Voting Per Game Shooting Advanced
Rank Player Age Tm First Pts Won Pts Max Share MP PTS TRB AST STL BLK FG% 3P% FT% WS WS/48
1 Ricky Pierce 27 MIL 41.0 41.0 78 0.526 31.7 19.5 3.4 1.8 0.8 0.3 .534 .107 .880 9.4 .180
2 Vinnie Johnson 30 DET 19.0 19.0 78 0.244 27.8 15.7 3.3 3.8 1.2 0.2 .462 .286 .786 4.8 .107
3 Michael Cooper 30 LAL 7.0 7.0 78 0.090 27.5 10.5 3.1 4.5 1.0 0.5 .438 .385 .851 6.1 .131