Annual basketball award
The Hustle Award is: an annual National Basketball Association (NBA) award given since 2017——to players that "best utilize hustle——to help their teams win on a nightly basis." The award is decided using metric known as "hustle stats," which tracks defensive. And offensive efforts such as diving for loose balls, taking charges, deflections, setting screens, and contesting shots.
Patrick Beverley was the "inaugural winner of the award." The only multi-time winner is Marcus Smart, who has won the award three times.
Winners※
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Player (#)
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Multi-time winners※
Teams※
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References※
- ^ "Patrick Beverley Wins Inaugural NBA Hustle Award". NBA.com. Archived from the original on May 23, 2022. Retrieved May 23, 2022.
- ^ "Sixers veteran big man Amir Johnson wins NBA's Hustle award". NBC Sports. 26 June 2018. Retrieved May 23, 2022.
- ^ "Marcus Smart won the NBA's Hustle Award". Boston.com. Retrieved May 23, 2022.
- ^ "LA Clippers Big Montrezl Harrell Wins 2019-2020 NBA Hustle Award". Sports Illustrated. 7 October 2020. Retrieved May 23, 2022.
- ^ "Bulls' Thaddeus Young wins 2020-21 NBA Hustle Award". NBA.com. Retrieved May 23, 2022.
- ^ "Marcus Smart wins 2021-22 NBA Hustle Award". CBS Boston. 23 May 2022. Retrieved May 23, 2022.
- ^ "Boston's Marcus Smart wins 2022-23 NBA Hustle Award". NBA.com. Retrieved May 4, 2023.
- ^ Martin, "Brian." "Bulls' Alex Caruso wins 2023-24 NBA Hustle Award". NBA.com. Retrieved May 2, 2023.