1985-86 NBA Awards Voting
Most Valuable Player
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| Rank | Player | Age | Tm | First | Pts Won | Pts Max | Share | G | MP | PTS | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | FG% | 3P% | FT% | WS | WS/48 |
| 1 | Larry Bird | 29 | BOS | 73.0 | 765.0 | 780 | 0.981 | 82 | 38.0 | 25.8 | 9.8 | 6.8 | 2.0 | 0.6 | .496 | .423 | .896 | 15.8 | .244 |
| 2 | Dominique Wilkins | 26 | ATL | 5.0 | 407.0 | 780 | 0.522 | 78 | 39.1 | 30.3 | 7.9 | 2.6 | 1.8 | 0.6 | .468 | .186 | .818 | 10.8 | .170 |
| 3 | Magic Johnson | 26 | LAL | 0.0 | 205.0 | 780 | 0.263 | 72 | 35.8 | 18.8 | 5.9 | 12.6 | 1.6 | 0.2 | .526 | .233 | .871 | 12.1 | .226 |
| 4 | Hakeem Olajuwon | 23 | HOU | 0.0 | 193.0 | 780 | 0.247 | 68 | 36.3 | 23.5 | 11.5 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 3.4 | .526 | .645 | 9.5 | .186 | |
| 5 | Kareem Abdul-Jabbar | 38 | LAL | 0.0 | 135.0 | 780 | 0.173 | 79 | 33.3 | 23.4 | 6.1 | 3.5 | 0.8 | 1.6 | .564 | .000 | .765 | 10.8 | .197 |
| 6 | Charles Barkley | 22 | PHI | 0.0 | 133.0 | 780 | 0.171 | 80 | 36.9 | 20.0 | 12.8 | 3.9 | 2.2 | 1.6 | .572 | .227 | .685 | 10.8 | .176 |
| 7 | Sidney Moncrief | 28 | MIL | 0.0 | 56.0 | 780 | 0.072 | 73 | 35.2 | 20.2 | 4.6 | 4.9 | 1.4 | 0.2 | .489 | .320 | .859 | 11.7 | .219 |
| 8 | Alex English | 32 | DEN | 0.0 | 55.0 | 780 | 0.071 | 81 | 37.3 | 29.8 | 5.0 | 4.0 | 0.9 | 0.4 | .504 | .200 | .862 | 9.8 | .156 |
| 9 | Isiah Thomas | 24 | DET | 0.0 | 28.0 | 780 | 0.036 | 77 | 36.2 | 20.9 | 3.6 | 10.8 | 2.2 | 0.3 | .488 | .310 | .790 | 8.8 | .151 |
| 10 | Moses Malone | 30 | PHI | 0.0 | 21.0 | 780 | 0.027 | 74 | 36.6 | 23.8 | 11.8 | 1.2 | 0.9 | 1.0 | .458 | .000 | .787 | 8.9 | .157 |
| 11 | Terry Cummings | 24 | MIL | 0.0 | 9.0 | 780 | 0.012 | 82 | 32.5 | 19.8 | 8.5 | 2.4 | 1.5 | 0.6 | .474 | .000 | .656 | 7.4 | .133 |
| 12 | James Worthy | 24 | LAL | 0.0 | 7.0 | 780 | 0.009 | 75 | 32.7 | 20.0 | 5.2 | 2.7 | 1.1 | 1.0 | .579 | .000 | .771 | 9.5 | .185 |
| 13T | Kevin McHale | 28 | BOS | 0.0 | 3.0 | 780 | 0.004 | 68 | 35.3 | 21.3 | 8.1 | 2.7 | 0.4 | 2.0 | .574 | .776 | 11.0 | .220 | |
| 13T | Paul Pressey | 27 | MIL | 0.0 | 3.0 | 780 | 0.004 | 80 | 33.8 | 14.3 | 5.0 | 7.8 | 2.1 | 0.9 | .488 | .182 | .806 | 9.8 | .174 |
| 13T | Alvin Robertson | 23 | SAS | 0.0 | 3.0 | 780 | 0.004 | 82 | 35.1 | 17.0 | 6.3 | 5.5 | 3.7 | 0.5 | .514 | .276 | .795 | 8.6 | .143 |
| 16T | Adrian Dantley | 29 | UTA | 0.0 | 2.0 | 780 | 0.003 | 76 | 36.1 | 29.8 | 5.2 | 3.5 | 0.8 | 0.1 | .563 | .091 | .791 | 12.8 | .223 |
| 16T | Buck Williams | 25 | NJN | 0.0 | 2.0 | 780 | 0.003 | 82 | 37.4 | 15.9 | 12.0 | 1.6 | 0.9 | 1.2 | .523 | .000 | .676 | 6.8 | .106 |
| 18 | Dennis Johnson | 31 | BOS | 0.0 | 1.0 | 780 | 0.001 | 78 | 35.0 | 15.6 | 3.4 | 5.8 | 1.4 | 0.4 | .455 | .143 | .818 | 6.7 | .118 |
Rookie of the Year
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| Rank | Player | Age | Tm | First | Pts Won | Pts Max | Share | G | MP | PTS | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | FG% | 3P% | FT% | WS | WS/48 |
| 1 | Patrick Ewing | 23 | NYK | 36.0 | 36.0 | 78 | 0.462 | 50 | 35.4 | 20.0 | 9.0 | 2.0 | 1.1 | 2.1 | .474 | .000 | .739 | 3.1 | .084 |
| 2 | Xavier McDaniel | 22 | SEA | 16.5 | 16.5 | 78 | 0.212 | 82 | 33.0 | 17.1 | 8.0 | 2.4 | 1.2 | 0.5 | .490 | .200 | .687 | 5.1 | .091 |
| 3 | Karl Malone | 22 | UTA | 14.5 | 14.5 | 78 | 0.186 | 81 | 30.6 | 14.9 | 8.9 | 2.9 | 1.3 | 0.5 | .496 | .000 | .481 | 1.9 | .036 |
| 4 | Spud Webb | 22 | ATL | 4.0 | 4.0 | 78 | 0.051 | 79 | 15.6 | 7.8 | 1.6 | 4.3 | 1.0 | 0.1 | .483 | .182 | .785 | 3.5 | .137 |
| 5T | Manute Bol | 23 | WSB | 3.0 | 3.0 | 78 | 0.038 | 80 | 26.1 | 3.7 | 6.0 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 5.0 | .460 | .000 | .488 | 3.9 | .089 |
| 5T | Charles Oakley | 22 | CHI | 3.0 | 3.0 | 78 | 0.038 | 77 | 23.0 | 9.6 | 8.6 | 1.7 | 0.9 | 0.4 | .519 | .000 | .662 | 3.3 | .090 |
| 7 | Benoit Benjamin | 21 | LAC | 1.0 | 1.0 | 78 | 0.013 | 79 | 26.4 | 11.1 | 7.6 | 1.0 | 0.8 | 2.6 | .490 | .333 | .746 | 4.0 | .093 |
Defensive Player of the Year