Everyone loves awards. And in pro basketball there are plenty to go around. InsideHoops.com monitors the top candidates for various awards during the season and also posts news anytime actual official awards from the league are given out.

The awards given out during the regular season are NBA Players of the Week, Players of the Month, Coaches of the Month, and Rookies of the Month.

COMPLETE UPDATE COMING EVENING OF MARCH 31, 2008

THe 2007-08 season just started October 30 so no monthly awards have been granted yet, but click the above link to see which Players got the weekly honor.

InsideHoops.com also ranks who we say the top candidates are for yearly awards given out at the end of the season. Here's a list. And if there's a link, it means we've begun our "Watch" for that award category.

NBA Rookie Watch: Rookies are players who are playing their first season in the NBA. They come from American colleges, or other countries.

NBA MVP (Most Valuable Player): The MVP generally tends to go to the best player on one of the top two or three best teams in the league. At least, that's how it usually works out. And it makes sense.

OTHER AWARDS (OUR "WATCH" LISTS COMING SOON):

- COach of the year
- Executive of the year
- Defensive player of the year
- Sixth man of the year
- Most Improved Player

OFFICIAL 2007 NBA AWARDS WINNERS

Most Valuable Player: Dirk Nowitzki (Dallas Mavericks), Executive of the Year: Bryan Colangelo (Toronto Raptors), Rookie of the Year: Brandon Roy (Portland Trail Blazers), Defensive Player of the Year: Marcus Camby (Denver Nuggets), Most Improved Player: Monta Ellis (Golden State Warriors), Coach of Year: Sam Mitchell (Toronto Raptors), Sixth Man of Year: Leandro Barbosa (Phoenix Suns).




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