jdkato
← All voters
Voter profile

Dave McMenamin

ESPN 2019–2026ESPN.com 2015–2018
Ballots cast
65
Seasons
11
2015–2026
Mean similarity
0.74
field 0.77 (-0.03)
No-overlap ballots
1
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
2022 Most Improved Player — ranked Jordan Poole, then Desmond Bane, then Tyrese Maxey, similarity 0.00. The award went to Ja Morant, who isn't on it.

Every ballot

2026

AwardTheir rankingSimilarity
Sixth Man of the Year
  1. 1 Keldon Johnson,
  2. 2 Tim Hardaway Jr.,
  3. 3 Jaime Jaquez Jr.
0.83
Clutch Player of the Year
  1. 1 Shai Gilgeous-Alexander,
  2. 2 Anthony Edwards,
  3. 3 Nikola Jokic
0.72
Coach of the Year
  1. 1 Joe Mazzulla,
  2. 2 J.B. Bickerstaff,
  3. 3 Charles Lee
0.89
Defensive Player of the Year
  1. 1 Victor Wembanyama,
  2. 2 Chet Holmgren,
  3. 3 Rudy Gobert
0.89
Most Improved Player
  1. 1 Jalen Duren,
  2. 2 Nickeil Alexander-Walker,
  3. 3 Collin Gillespie
0.56
Most Valuable Player
  1. 1 Shai Gilgeous-Alexander,
  2. 2 Nikola Jokic,
  3. 3 Luka Doncic,
  4. 4 Victor Wembanyama,
  5. 5 Cade Cunningham
0.93
Rookie of the Year
  1. 1 Cooper Flagg,
  2. 2 Kon Knueppel,
  3. 3 VJ Edgecombe
1.00

2025

AwardTheir rankingSimilarity
Sixth Man of the Year
  1. 1 Payton Pritchard,
  2. 2 Ty Jerome,
  3. 3 Malik Beasley
0.83
Clutch Player of the Year
  1. 1 Nikola Jokic,
  2. 2 Jalen Brunson,
  3. 3 LeBron James
0.56
Coach of the Year
  1. 1 Kenny Atkinson,
  2. 2 J.B. Bickerstaff,
  3. 3 JJ Redick
0.89
Defensive Player of the Year
  1. 1 Dyson Daniels,
  2. 2 Toumani Camara,
  3. 3 Evan Mobley
0.39
Most Improved Player
  1. 1 Christian Braun,
  2. 2 Ivica Zubac,
  3. 3 Austin Reaves
0.28
Most Valuable Player
  1. 1 Shai Gilgeous-Alexander,
  2. 2 Nikola Jokic,
  3. 3 Giannis Antetokounmpo,
  4. 4 Jayson Tatum,
  5. 5 LeBron James
0.96
Rookie of the Year
  1. 1 Stephon Castle,
  2. 2 Jaylen Wells,
  3. 3 Zaccharie Risacher
0.83

2024

AwardTheir rankingSimilarity
Sixth Man of the Year
  1. 1 Malik Monk,
  2. 2 Norman Powell,
  3. 3 Naz Reid
0.39
Clutch Player of the Year
  1. 1 Nikola Jokic,
  2. 2 DeMar Derozan,
  3. 3 Stephen Curry
0.39
Coach of the Year
  1. 1 Jamahl Mosley,
  2. 2 Chris Finch,
  3. 3 Mark Daigneault
0.50
Defensive Player of the Year
  1. 1 Anthony Davis,
  2. 2 Rudy Gobert,
  3. 3 Bam Adebayo
0.39
Most Improved Player
  1. 1 Tyrese Maxey,
  2. 2 Coby White,
  3. 3 Cam Thomas
0.89
Most Valuable Player
  1. 1 Nikola Jokic,
  2. 2 Luka Doncic,
  3. 3 Jayson Tatum,
  4. 4 Shai Gilgeous-Alexander,
  5. 5 Giannis Antetokounmpo
0.74
Rookie of the Year
  1. 1 Victor Wembanyama,
  2. 2 Chet Holmgren,
  3. 3 Brandon Miller
1.00

2023

AwardTheir rankingSimilarity
Sixth Man of the Year
  1. 1 Immanuel Quickley,
  2. 2 Bobby Portis,
  3. 3 Malcolm Brogdon
0.50
Clutch Player of the Year
  1. 1 DeAaron Fox,
  2. 2 Luka Doncic,
  3. 3 Jimmy Butler
0.72
Coach of the Year
  1. 1 Mike Brown,
  2. 2 Joe Mazzulla,
  3. 3 Mark Daigneault
0.83
Defensive Player of the Year
  1. 1 Brook Lopez,
  2. 2 Jr. Jaren Jackson,
  3. 3 Evan Mobley
0.67
Most Improved Player
  1. 1 Lauri Markkanen,
  2. 2 Jalen Brunson,
  3. 3 Mikal Bridges
0.72
Most Valuable Player
  1. 1 Giannis Antetokounmpo,
  2. 2 Joel Embiid,
  3. 3 Nikola Jokic,
  4. 4 Jayson Tatum,
  5. 5 Donovan Mitchell
0.66
Rookie of the Year
  1. 1 Paolo Banchero,
  2. 2 Jalen Williams,
  3. 3 Walker Kessler
1.00

2022

AwardTheir rankingSimilarity
Sixth Man of the Year
  1. 1 Tyler Herro,
  2. 2 Cameron Johnson,
  3. 3 Kevin Love
0.83
Coach of the Year
  1. 1 Monty Williams,
  2. 2 Tyronn Lue,
  3. 3 Taylor Jenkins
0.72
Defensive Player of the Year
  1. 1 Giannis Antetokounmpo,
  2. 2 Marcus Smart,
  3. 3 Rudy Gobert
0.39
Most Improved Player
  1. 1 Jordan Poole,
  2. 2 Desmond Bane,
  3. 3 Tyrese Maxey
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 Derrick Rose,
  3. 3 Jalen Brunson
0.72
Coach of the Year
  1. 1 Quin Snyder,
  2. 2 Tom Thibodeau,
  3. 3 Monty Williams
0.50
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 Michael Porter Jr.,
  3. 3 Jerami Grant
0.83
Most Valuable Player
  1. 1 Chris Paul,
  2. 2 Nikola Jokic,
  3. 3 Stephen Curry,
  4. 4 Joel Embiid,
  5. 5 Giannis Antetokounmpo
0.58
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 Montrezl Harrell,
  2. 2 Dennis Schroder,
  3. 3 Lou Williams
1.00
Coach of the Year
  1. 1 Nick Nurse,
  2. 2 Mike Budenholzer,
  3. 3 Frank Vogel
0.89
Defensive Player of the Year
  1. 1 Anthony Davis,
  2. 2 Giannis Antetokounmpo,
  3. 3 Ben Simmons
0.56
Most Improved Player
  1. 1 Bam Adebayo,
  2. 2 Brandon Ingram,
  3. 3 Markelle Fultz
0.56
Most Valuable Player
  1. 1 LeBron James,
  2. 2 Giannis Antetokounmpo,
  3. 3 James Harden,
  4. 4 Luka Doncic,
  5. 5 Chris Paul
0.76
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 Domantas Sabonis,
  3. 3 Dwyane Wade
0.89
Coach of the Year
  1. 1 Doc Rivers,
  2. 2 Mike Budenholzer,
  3. 3 Nate McMillan
0.56
Defensive Player of the Year
  1. 1 Rudy Gobert,
  2. 2 Giannis Antetokounmpo,
  3. 3 Joel Embiid
0.89
Most Improved Player
  1. 1 Derrick Rose,
  2. 2 Pascal Siakam,
  3. 3 D'Angelo Russell
0.39
Most Valuable Player
  1. 1 Giannis Antetokounmpo,
  2. 2 James Harden,
  3. 3 Stephen Curry,
  4. 4 Paul George,
  5. 5 Joel Embiid
0.84
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 Fred VanVleet
1.00
Coach of the Year
  1. 1 Brett Brown,
  2. 2 Dwane Casey,
  3. 3 Mike D'Antoni
0.28
Defensive Player of the Year
  1. 1 Rudy Gobert,
  2. 2 Joel Embiid,
  3. 3 Anthony Davis
1.00
Most Improved Player
  1. 1 Victor Oladipo,
  2. 2 Clint Capela,
  3. 3 Spencer Dinwiddie
1.00
Most Valuable Player
  1. 1 LeBron James,
  2. 2 James Harden,
  3. 3 Anthony Davis,
  4. 4 Damian Lillard,
  5. 5 Russell Westbrook
0.80
Rookie of the Year
  1. 1 Ben Simmons,
  2. 2 Donovan Mitchell,
  3. 3 Jayson Tatum
1.00

2016

AwardTheir rankingSimilarity
Sixth Man of the Year
  1. 1 Andre Iguodala,
  2. 2 Jamal Crawford,
  3. 3 Tristan Thompson
0.56
Defensive Player of the Year
  1. 1 Kawhi Leonard,
  2. 2 Draymond Green,
  3. 3 Hassan Whiteside
1.00
Most Valuable Player
  1. 1 Stephen Curry,
  2. 2 LeBron James,
  3. 3 Russell Westbrook,
  4. 4 Kawhi Leonard,
  5. 5 Kevin Durant
0.83

2015

AwardTheir rankingSimilarity
Sixth Man of the Year
  1. 1 Lou Williams,
  2. 2 Isaiah Thomas,
  3. 3 Jamal Crawford
1.00
Coach of the Year
  1. 1 Mike Budenholzer,
  2. 2 Steve Kerr,
  3. 3 Jason Kidd
1.00
Defensive Player of the Year
  1. 1 Kawhi Leonard,
  2. 2 Andrew Bogut,
  3. 3 DeAndre Jordan
0.72
Most Improved Player
  1. 1 Rudy Gobert,
  2. 2 Draymond Green,
  3. 3 Jimmy Butler
0.50

Independent, non-commercial project for analysis and education — not affiliated with or endorsed by the NBA. Data from public NBA releases (pr.nba.com), tabulated by Ernst & Young. Source ↗