Voting results: 2017-18 NBA regular-season awards
Below are the voting totals and individual ballots for all media-voted annual awards from the 2017-18 NBA regular season. The balloting was tabulated by the independent accounting firm of Ernst & Young LLP.
For Most Valuable Player, Rookie of the Year, Most Improved Player, Sixth Man and Defensive Player of the Year, the fan vote counted as one vote toward determining the winner of each award. Fans were able to vote for all five Kia Performance Awards via NBA.com and Twitter from April 2-14.
Kia NBA Most Valuable Player Award
Winner: James Harden, Houston Rockets
Second: LeBron James, Cleveland Cavaliers
Third: Anthony Davis, New Orleans Pelicans
Fourth: Damian Lillard, Portland Trail Blazers
Fifth: Russell Westbrook, Oklahoma City Thunder
Kia NBA Rookie of the Year Award
Winner: Ben Simmons, Philadelphia 76ers
Second: Donovan Mitchell, Utah Jazz
Third: Jayson Tatum, Boston Celtics
Kia NBA Most Improved Player Award
Winner: Victor Oladipo, Indiana Pacers
Second: Clint Capela, Houston Rockets
Third: Spencer Dinwiddie, Brooklyn Nets
Kia NBA Sixth Man Award
Winner: Lou Williams, LA Clippers
Second: Eric Gordon, Houston Rockets
Third: Fred VanVleet, Toronto Raptors
Kia NBA Defensive Player of the Year
Winner: Rudy Gobert, Utah Jazz
Second: Joel Embiid, Philadelphia 76ers
Third: Anthony Davis, New Orleans Pelicans
NBA Coach of the Year
Winner: Dwane Casey, Toronto Raptors
Second: Quin Snyder, Utah Jazz
Third: Brad Stevens, Boston Celtics