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Brian Mahoney

Associated Press 2016–2023
Ballots cast
49
Seasons
8
2016–2023
Mean similarity
0.70
field 0.77 (-0.07)
No-overlap ballots
2
shared no name with the top

Similarity is rank-biased overlap against each award's final order of finish — 1.00 is the consensus exactly, 0.00 shares no name with it. It measures how unusual a ballot was, not whether it was right: if the panel gets a season wrong, the voter who got it right scores as the outlier.

Least conventional ballot
2023 Clutch Player of the Year — ranked Luka Doncic, then Damian Lillard, then Jayson Tatum, similarity 0.00. The award went to DeAaron Fox, who isn't on it.

Every ballot

2023

AwardTheir rankingSimilarity
Sixth Man of the Year
  1. 1 Immanuel Quickley,
  2. 2 Malcolm Brogdon,
  3. 3 Bobby Portis
0.67
Clutch Player of the Year
  1. 1 Luka Doncic,
  2. 2 Damian Lillard,
  3. 3 Jayson Tatum
0.00
Coach of the Year
  1. 1 Mike Brown,
  2. 2 Jacque Vaughn,
  3. 3 Joe Mazzulla
0.72
Defensive Player of the Year
  1. 1 Brook Lopez,
  2. 2 Jr. Jaren Jackson,
  3. 3 O.G. Anunoby
0.56
Most Improved Player
  1. 1 Jalen Brunson,
  2. 2 Lauri Markkanen,
  3. 3 Nic Claxton
0.39
Most Valuable Player
  1. 1 Nikola Jokic,
  2. 2 Joel Embiid,
  3. 3 Giannis Antetokounmpo,
  4. 4 Jayson Tatum,
  5. 5 Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
0.80
Rookie of the Year
  1. 1 Paolo Banchero,
  2. 2 Jalen Williams,
  3. 3 Keegan Murray
0.89

2022

AwardTheir rankingSimilarity
Sixth Man of the Year
  1. 1 Tyler Herro,
  2. 2 Kevin Love,
  3. 3 Cameron Johnson
1.00
Coach of the Year
  1. 1 Monty Williams,
  2. 2 Taylor Jenkins,
  3. 3 J.B. Bickerstaff
0.89
Defensive Player of the Year
  1. 1 Mikal Bridges,
  2. 2 Jaren Jackson Jr.,
  3. 3 Bam Adebayo
0.28
Most Improved Player
  1. 1 Jordan Poole,
  2. 2 Miles Bridges,
  3. 3 Anfernee Simons
0.00
Most Valuable Player
  1. 1 Joel Embiid,
  2. 2 Nikola Jokic,
  3. 3 Giannis Antetokounmpo,
  4. 4 Devin Booker,
  5. 5 Luka Doncic
0.80
Rookie of the Year
  1. 1 Evan Mobley,
  2. 2 Scottie Barnes,
  3. 3 Cade Cunningham
0.67

2021

AwardTheir rankingSimilarity
Sixth Man of the Year
  1. 1 Jordan Clarkson,
  2. 2 Joe Ingles,
  3. 3 Bobby Portis
0.89
Coach of the Year
  1. 1 Tom Thibodeau,
  2. 2 Quin Snyder,
  3. 3 Monty Williams
0.83
Defensive Player of the Year
  1. 1 Rudy Gobert,
  2. 2 Ben Simmons,
  3. 3 Draymond Green
1.00
Most Improved Player
  1. 1 Julius Randle,
  2. 2 Luguentz Dort,
  3. 3 RJ Barrett
0.61
Most Valuable Player
  1. 1 Stephen Curry,
  2. 2 Nikola Jokic,
  3. 3 Joel Embiid,
  4. 4 Giannis Antetokounmpo,
  5. 5 Damian Lillard
0.66
Rookie of the Year
  1. 1 LaMelo Ball,
  2. 2 Anthony Edwards,
  3. 3 Tyrese Haliburton
1.00

2020

AwardTheir rankingSimilarity
Sixth Man of the Year
  1. 1 Dennis Schroder,
  2. 2 Montrezl Harrell,
  3. 3 Goran Dragic
0.56
Coach of the Year
  1. 1 Nick Nurse,
  2. 2 Billy Donovan,
  3. 3 Taylor Jenkins
0.72
Defensive Player of the Year
  1. 1 Anthony Davis,
  2. 2 Giannis Antetokounmpo,
  3. 3 Ben Simmons
0.56
Most Improved Player
  1. 1 Brandon Ingram,
  2. 2 Shai Gilgeous-Alexander,
  3. 3 Bam Adebayo
0.72
Most Valuable Player
  1. 1 Giannis Antetokounmpo,
  2. 2 LeBron James,
  3. 3 Luka Doncic,
  4. 4 Anthony Davis,
  5. 5 Pascal Siakam
0.80
Rookie of the Year
  1. 1 Ja Morant,
  2. 2 Zion Williamson,
  3. 3 Kendrick Nunn
0.83

2019

AwardTheir rankingSimilarity
Sixth Man of the Year
  1. 1 Lou Williams,
  2. 2 Montrezl Harrell,
  3. 3 Domantas Sabonis
0.83
Coach of the Year
  1. 1 Mike Budenholzer,
  2. 2 Doc Rivers,
  3. 3 Kenny Atkinson
0.89
Defensive Player of the Year
  1. 1 Rudy Gobert,
  2. 2 Paul George,
  3. 3 Myles Turner
0.72
Most Improved Player
  1. 1 D'Angelo Russell,
  2. 2 Pascal Siakam,
  3. 3 De'Aaron Fox
0.67
Most Valuable Player
  1. 1 Giannis Antetokounmpo,
  2. 2 James Harden,
  3. 3 Paul George,
  4. 4 Nikola Jokic,
  5. 5 Damian Lillard
0.96
Rookie of the Year
  1. 1 Luka Doncic,
  2. 2 Trae Young,
  3. 3 Deandre Ayton
1.00

2018

AwardTheir rankingSimilarity
Sixth Man of the Year
  1. 1 Lou Williams,
  2. 2 Eric Gordon,
  3. 3 Will Barton
0.89
Coach of the Year
  1. 1 Brad Stevens,
  2. 2 Terry Stotts,
  3. 3 Quin Snyder
0.22
Defensive Player of the Year
  1. 1 Rudy Gobert,
  2. 2 Anthony Davis,
  3. 3 Kevin Durant
0.72
Most Improved Player
  1. 1 Clint Capela,
  2. 2 Jaylen Brown,
  3. 3 Victor Oladipo
0.39
Most Valuable Player
  1. 1 James Harden,
  2. 2 Anthony Davis,
  3. 3 LeBron James,
  4. 4 Damian Lillard,
  5. 5 LaMarcus Aldridge
0.86
Rookie of the Year
  1. 1 Donovan Mitchell,
  2. 2 Ben Simmons,
  3. 3 Jayson Tatum
0.67

2017

AwardTheir rankingSimilarity
Sixth Man of the Year
  1. 1 Eric Gordon,
  2. 2 Andre Iguodala,
  3. 3 Lou Williams
1.00
Coach of the Year
  1. 1 Mike D'Antoni,
  2. 2 Erik Spoelstra,
  3. 3 Brad Stevens
0.89
Defensive Player of the Year
  1. 1 Rudy Gobert,
  2. 2 Draymond Green,
  3. 3 Kawhi Leonard
0.67
Most Improved Player
  1. 1 Nikola Jokic,
  2. 2 Giannis Antetokounmpo,
  3. 3 Tim Hardaway Jr.
0.56
Most Valuable Player
  1. 1 James Harden,
  2. 2 Russell Westbrook,
  3. 3 Kawhi Leonard,
  4. 4 Isaiah Thomas,
  5. 5 LeBron James
0.75
Rookie of the Year
  1. 1 Joel Embiid,
  2. 2 Dario Saric,
  3. 3 Malcolm Brogdon
0.50

2016

AwardTheir rankingSimilarity
Sixth Man of the Year
  1. 1 Jamal Crawford,
  2. 2 Andre Iguodala,
  3. 3 Jeremy Lin
0.89
Coach of the Year
  1. 1 Terry Stotts,
  2. 2 Steve Clifford,
  3. 3 David Joerger
0.28
Defensive Player of the Year
  1. 1 Kawhi Leonard,
  2. 2 Draymond Green,
  3. 3 Hassan Whiteside
1.00
Most Improved Player
  1. 1 Draymond Green,
  2. 2 Kemba Walker,
  3. 3 CJ McCollum
0.39
Most Valuable Player
  1. 1 Stephen Curry,
  2. 2 Russell Westbrook,
  3. 3 Kawhi Leonard,
  4. 4 LeBron James,
  5. 5 Draymond Green
0.79
Rookie of the Year
  1. 1 Karl-Anthony Towns,
  2. 2 Kristaps Porzingis,
  3. 3 Devin Booker
0.89

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