1996-97 NBA Awards Voting

1995-96 Awards Voting 1997-98 Awards Voting

Most Valuable Player

Most Valuable Player Table
				Voting					Per Game						Shooting			Advanced
Rank	Player	Age	Tm	First	Pts Won	Pts Max	Share	G	MP	PTS	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	FG%	3P%	FT%	WS	WS/48
1	Karl Malone	33	UTA	63.0	986.0	1150	0.857	82	36.6	27.4	9.9	4.5	1.4	0.6	.550	.000	.755	16.7	.268
2	Michael Jordan	33	CHI	52.0	957.0	1150	0.832	82	37.9	29.6	5.9	4.3	1.7	0.5	.486	.374	.833	18.3	.283
3	Grant Hill	24	DET	0.0	376.0	1150	0.327	80	39.3	21.4	9.0	7.3	1.8	0.6	.496	.303	.711	14.6	.223
4	Tim Hardaway	30	MIA	0.0	238.0	1150	0.207	81	38.7	20.3	3.4	8.6	1.9	0.1	.415	.344	.799	12.9	.198
5	Glen Rice	29	CHH	0.0	134.0	1150	0.117	79	42.6	26.8	4.0	2.0	0.9	0.3	.477	.470	.867	10.8	.154
6	Gary Payton	28	SEA	0.0	105.0	1150	0.091	82	39.2	21.8	4.6	7.1	2.4	0.2	.476	.313	.715	12.9	.193
7	Hakeem Olajuwon	34	HOU	0.0	95.0	1150	0.083	78	36.6	23.2	9.2	3.0	1.5	2.2	.510	.313	.787	9.1	.154
8	Patrick Ewing	34	NYK	0.0	57.0	1150	0.050	78	37.0	22.4	10.7	2.0	0.9	2.4	.488	.222	.754	9.8	.163
9T	Anthony Mason	30	CHH	0.0	7.0	1150	0.006	73	43.1	16.2	11.4	5.7	1.0	0.5	.525	.333	.745	11.4	.173
9T	Shaquille O'Neal	24	LAL	0.0	7.0	1150	0.006	51	38.1	26.2	12.5	3.1	0.9	2.9	.557	.000	.484	8.0	.197
11	Scottie Pippen	31	CHI	0.0	6.0	1150	0.005	82	37.7	20.2	6.5	5.7	1.9	0.5	.474	.368	.701	13.1	.203
12	Alonzo Mourning	26	MIA	0.0	5.0	1150	0.004	66	35.2	19.8	9.9	1.6	0.8	2.9	.534	.111	.642	8.4	.174
13T	Dikembe Mutombo	30	ATL	0.0	4.0	1150	0.003	80	37.2	13.3	11.6	1.4	0.6	3.3	.527		.705	11.3	.183
13T	Mitch Richmond	31	SAC	0.0	4.0	1150	0.003	81	38.6	25.9	3.9	4.2	1.5	0.3	.454	.428	.861	10.8	.166
15	John Stockton	34	UTA	0.0	3.0	1150	0.003	82	35.3	14.4	2.8	10.5	2.0	0.2	.548	.422	.846	13.6	.226
16	Charles Barkley	33	HOU	0.0	2.0	1150	0.002	53	37.9	19.2	13.5	4.7	1.3	0.5	.484	.283	.694	9.4	.224
17T	Tom Gugliotta	27	MIN	0.0	1.0	1150	0.001	81	38.7	20.6	8.7	4.1	1.6	1.1	.442	.258	.820	6.7	.103
17T	Allen Iverson	21	PHI	0.0	1.0	1150	0.001	76	40.1	23.5	4.1	7.5	2.1	0.3	.416	.341	.702	4.1	.065
17T	Kevin Johnson	30	PHO	0.0	1.0	1150	0.001	70	38.0	20.1	3.6	9.3	1.5	0.2	.496	.441	.852	11.7	.211
17T	Steve Smith	27	ATL	0.0	1.0	1150	0.001	72	39.1	20.1	3.3	4.2	0.9	0.3	.429	.335	.847	9.1	.154

Rookie of the Year

Rookie of the Year Table
				Voting					Per Game						Shooting			Advanced
Rank	Player	Age	Tm	First	Pts Won	Pts Max	Share	G	MP	PTS	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	FG%	3P%	FT%	WS	WS/48
1	Allen Iverson	21	PHI	44.0	44.0	115	0.383	76	40.1	23.5	4.1	7.5	2.1	0.3	.416	.341	.702	4.1	.065
2	Stephon Marbury	19	MIN	35.0	35.0	115	0.304	67	34.7	15.8	2.7	7.8	1.0	0.3	.408	.354	.727	3.7	.077
3	Shareef Abdur-Rahim	20	VAN	25.0	25.0	115	0.217	80	35.0	18.7	6.9	2.2	1.0	1.0	.453	.259	.746	2.9	.049
4	Antoine Walker	20	BOS	6.0	6.0	115	0.052	82	36.2	17.5	9.0	3.2	1.3	0.6	.425	.327	.631	1.7	.027
5	Kerry Kittles	22	NJN	5.0	5.0	115	0.043	82	36.7	16.4	3.9	3.0	1.9	0.4	.426	.377	.771	6.9	.110

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