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Marv Albert

Turner 2018–2021Turner Sports 2019TNT 2015–2016
Ballots cast
36
Seasons
6
2015–2021
Mean similarity
0.84
field 0.77 (+0.08)
No-overlap ballots
0
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
2015 Coach of the Year — ranked Steve Kerr, then Mike Budenholzer, then Brad Stevens, similarity 0.56.

Every ballot

2021

AwardTheir rankingSimilarity
Sixth Man of the Year
  1. 1 Jordan Clarkson,
  2. 2 Chris Boucher,
  3. 3 Jalen Brunson
0.61
Coach of the Year
  1. 1 Monty Williams,
  2. 2 Tom Thibodeau,
  3. 3 Quin Snyder
0.67
Defensive Player of the Year
  1. 1 Rudy Gobert,
  2. 2 Ben Simmons,
  3. 3 Bam Adebayo
0.89
Most Improved Player
  1. 1 Julius Randle,
  2. 2 Zach LaVine,
  3. 3 Jerami Grant
0.72
Most Valuable Player
  1. 1 Nikola Jokic,
  2. 2 Chris Paul,
  3. 3 Joel Embiid,
  4. 4 Giannis Antetokounmpo,
  5. 5 Stephen Curry
0.78
Rookie of the Year
  1. 1 LaMelo Ball,
  2. 2 Tyrese Haliburton,
  3. 3 Anthony Edwards
0.83

2020

AwardTheir rankingSimilarity
Sixth Man of the Year
  1. 1 Dennis Schroder,
  2. 2 Montrezl Harrell,
  3. 3 Lou Williams
0.67
Coach of the Year
  1. 1 Nick Nurse,
  2. 2 Mike Budenholzer,
  3. 3 Erik Spoelstra
0.89
Defensive Player of the Year
  1. 1 Giannis Antetokounmpo,
  2. 2 Rudy Gobert,
  3. 3 Anthony Davis
0.83
Most Improved Player
  1. 1 Bam Adebayo,
  2. 2 Brandon Ingram,
  3. 3 Luka Doncic
0.67
Most Valuable Player
  1. 1 Giannis Antetokounmpo,
  2. 2 LeBron James,
  3. 3 James Harden,
  4. 4 Kawhi Leonard,
  5. 5 Luka Doncic
0.95
Rookie of the Year
  1. 1 Ja Morant,
  2. 2 Kendrick Nunn,
  3. 3 Zion Williamson
1.00

2019

AwardTheir rankingSimilarity
Sixth Man of the Year
  1. 1 Lou Williams,
  2. 2 Domantas Sabonis,
  3. 3 Montrezl Harrell
1.00
Coach of the Year
  1. 1 Mike Budenholzer,
  2. 2 Mike Malone,
  3. 3 Doc Rivers
0.83
Defensive Player of the Year
  1. 1 Giannis Antetokounmpo,
  2. 2 Rudy Gobert,
  3. 3 Paul George
0.67
Most Improved Player
  1. 1 Pascal Siakam,
  2. 2 D'Angelo Russell,
  3. 3 De'Aaron Fox
1.00
Most Valuable Player
  1. 1 Giannis Antetokounmpo,
  2. 2 James Harden,
  3. 3 Paul George,
  4. 4 Stephen Curry,
  5. 5 Kevin Durant
0.91
Rookie of the Year
  1. 1 Luka Doncic,
  2. 2 Trae Young,
  3. 3 Collin Sexton
0.89

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 Dwane Casey,
  2. 2 Quin Snyder,
  3. 3 Brett Brown
0.89
Defensive Player of the Year
  1. 1 Rudy Gobert,
  2. 2 Anthony Davis,
  3. 3 Draymond Green
0.72
Most Improved Player
  1. 1 Victor Oladipo,
  2. 2 Clint Capela,
  3. 3 Joe Ingles
0.89
Most Valuable Player
  1. 1 James Harden,
  2. 2 LeBron James,
  3. 3 Giannis Antetokounmpo,
  4. 4 Damian Lillard,
  5. 5 DeMar DeRozan
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 Jamal Crawford,
  2. 2 Enes Kanter,
  3. 3 Andre Iguodala
0.83
Coach of the Year
  1. 1 Steve Kerr,
  2. 2 Gregg Popovich,
  3. 3 Terry Stotts
0.83
Defensive Player of the Year
  1. 1 Kawhi Leonard,
  2. 2 DeAndre Jordan,
  3. 3 Draymond Green
0.72
Most Improved Player
  1. 1 CJ McCollum,
  2. 2 Kemba Walker,
  3. 3 Jae Crowder
0.89
Most Valuable Player
  1. 1 Stephen Curry,
  2. 2 Russell Westbrook,
  3. 3 LeBron James,
  4. 4 Kawhi Leonard,
  5. 5 Draymond Green
0.79
Rookie of the Year
  1. 1 Karl-Anthony Towns,
  2. 2 Kristaps Porzingis,
  3. 3 Jahlil Okafor
0.89

2015

AwardTheir rankingSimilarity
Sixth Man of the Year
  1. 1 Lou Williams,
  2. 2 Isaiah Thomas,
  3. 3 Tristan Thompson
0.89
Coach of the Year
  1. 1 Steve Kerr,
  2. 2 Mike Budenholzer,
  3. 3 Brad Stevens
0.56
Defensive Player of the Year
  1. 1 Kawhi Leonard,
  2. 2 Draymond Green,
  3. 3 DeAndre Jordan
1.00
Most Improved Player
  1. 1 Jimmy Butler,
  2. 2 Draymond Green,
  3. 3 Rudy Gobert
1.00
Most Valuable Player
  1. 1 Stephen Curry,
  2. 2 James Harden,
  3. 3 LeBron James,
  4. 4 Russell Westbrook,
  5. 5 Chris Paul
0.96
Rookie of the Year
  1. 1 Andrew Wiggins,
  2. 2 Nikola Mirotic,
  3. 3 Nerlens Noel
1.00

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