NBA Development League All-Star Game Most Valuable Player Award

The NBA D-League All-Star Game Most Valuable Player (MVP) was an annual NBA Development League (D-League) award given since the 2006–07 season to the 2016–17 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 dominated the award with five winners, followed by forwards and centers with three each.

NBA G League awards and honors
Championship
Individual awards
Honors

In 2018, the All-Star was replaced by the International Challenge and the Midseason All-NBA G League Team, and thus the All-Star Game MVP Award was retired.

Winners
† Denotes the year two MVPs were named.
Pops Mensah-Bonsu was the inaugural winner of the award.[1]
SeasonPlayerPositionNationalityTeam
2006–07 Pops Mensah-Bonsu[1] Forward  United Kingdom Fort Worth Flyers
2007–08 Jeremy Richardson[2] Forward  United States Fort Wayne Mad Ants
2008–09† Blake Ahearn[3] Guard  United States Dakota Wizards
Courtney Sims[3] Center  United States Iowa Energy
2009–10 Brian Butch[4] Center  United States Bakersfield Jam
2010–11 Courtney Sims[5] Center  United States Iowa Energy
2011–12 Gerald Green[6] Guard  United States Los Angeles D-Fenders
2012–13 Travis Leslie[7][8] Guard  United States Santa Cruz Warriors
2013–14 Robert Covington[9][10] Forward  United States Rio Grande Valley Vipers
2014–15 Andre Emmett[11] Guard  United States Fort Wayne Mad Ants
2015–16 Jimmer Fredette[12] Guard  United States Westchester Knicks
2016–17 Quinn Cook[13] Guard  United States Canton Charge

See also

References
  1. "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. Archived from the original on April 26, 2016. Retrieved April 16, 2016.
  3. "Sims And Ahearn Named Co-MVPs As Red Defeats Blue In All-Star Game". NBA.com. February 14, 2009. Archived from the original on May 21, 2012. Retrieved April 16, 2016.
  4. "Brian Butch Captures MVP Honors In 2010 All-Star Game". NBA.com. February 13, 2010. Archived from the original on February 21, 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.
  13. "Quinn Cook Wins 2017 NBA D-League All-Star Game MVP". NBA.com. February 18, 2017. Retrieved February 24, 2017.
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