NBA Development League All-Star Game Most Valuable Player Award

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The NBA Development League All-Star Game Most Valuable Player (MVP) is an annual NBA Development League (D-League) award given since the 2006–07 season to the player voted best of the annual All-Star Game. The inaugural D-League All-Star Game was held in February 2007, and the inaugural All-Star Game MVP was Fort Worth Flyers forward Pops Mensah-Bonsu of the East team.[1] By position, guards have dominated the award with five winners, followed by forwards and centers with three each.

Winners

† Denotes the year two MVPs were named.
Pops Mensah-Bonsu was the inaugural winner of the award.[1]
SeasonPlayerPositionNationalityTeam
2006–07 Mensah-Bonsu, PopsPops Mensah-Bonsu[1] Forward  United Kingdom Fort Worth Flyers
2007–08 Richardson, JeremyJeremy Richardson[2] Forward  United States Fort Wayne Mad Ants
2008–09† Ahearn, BlakeBlake Ahearn[3] Guard  United States Dakota Wizards
Sims, CourtneyCourtney Sims[3] Center  United States Iowa Energy
2009–10 Butch, BrianBrian Butch[4] Center  United States Bakersfield Jam
2010–11 Sims, CourtneyCourtney Sims[5] Center  United States Iowa Energy
2011–12 Green, GeraldGerald Green[6] Guard  United States Los Angeles D-Fenders
2012–13 Leslie, TravisTravis Leslie[7][8] Guard  United States Santa Cruz Warriors
2013–14 Covington, RobertRobert Covington[9][10] Forward  United States Rio Grande Valley Vipers
2014–15 Emmett, AndreAndre Emmett[11] Guard  United States Fort Wayne Mad Ants
2015–16 Fredette, JimmerJimmer Fredette[12] Guard  United States Westchester Knicks

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Mensah-Bonsu, East Team Come Out On Top". NBA.com. February 21, 2007. Retrieved April 16, 2016.
  2. ↑ "The Mad Ant Takes Home The Trophy". NBA.com. February 16, 2008. Retrieved April 16, 2016.
  3. 1 2 "Sims And Ahearn Named Co-MVPs As Red Defeats Blue In All-Star Game". NBA.com. February 14, 2009. Retrieved April 16, 2016.
  4. ↑ "Brian Butch Captures MVP Honors In 2010 All-Star Game". NBA.com. February 13, 2010. Retrieved April 16, 2016.
  5. ↑ "Sims Doubles His Fun At All-Star Game". NBA.com. February 19, 2011. Retrieved April 16, 2016.
  6. ↑ "Gerald Green puts on a show at the 2012 NBA D-League All-Star Game!". YouTube.com. February 11, 2015. Retrieved April 16, 2016.
  7. ↑ "Leslie Soars to All-Star Game MVP". NBA.com. February 16, 2013. Retrieved April 16, 2016.
  8. ↑ "Travis Leslie Named NBA D-League All-Star Game MVP". NBA.com. February 16, 2013. Retrieved April 16, 2016.
  9. ↑ "Robert Covington On Winning the NBA D-League All-Star MVP". YouTube.com. February 15, 2014. Retrieved April 16, 2016.
  10. ↑ "Robert Covington's NBA D-League All-Star Game MVP Performance". YouTube.com. February 11, 2015. Retrieved April 16, 2016.
  11. ↑ "Well-Traveled Vet Andre Emmett Wins All-Star Game MVP". NBA.com. February 15, 2015. Retrieved April 16, 2016.
  12. ↑ "Jimmer Fredette's All-Star Record 35 Points Leads East to Victory in Toronto". NBA.com. February 13, 2016. Retrieved April 16, 2016.
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