2021 NBA 2K League Awards
September 9, 2021
NBA 2K League Awards
The NBA 2K League will present 11 major awards that honor top performers from the 2021 season. The NBA 2K League Awards are as follows: (1) Most Valuable Player, (2) Defensive Player of the Year, (3) Sportsmanship Award, (4) Rookie of the Year, (5) Most Improved Player Award, (6) Coach of the Year, (7) Fan Engagement Award, (8) Play of the Year, (9) 2021 All-NBA 2K League First and Second Teams, (10) NBA 2K League All-Defensive Team, and (11) NBA 2K League All-Rookie Team.
Award nominees and winners will be decided by players, team managers, coaches, media, on-air talent, fans and/or NBA 2K League officials. All individual awards will be announced during the 2021 NBA 2K League All-Star Game on Saturday, September 25. The All-NBA 2K League Teams will be announced the week of September 27th.
Information about the nomination and voting process is below:
NBA 2K League Most Valuable Player Award
Nomination Process:
Team managers (one per team) and all NBA 2K League players will have the ability to vote for five players to be a finalist for the MVP award. The five players that receive the most votes will be named MVP finalists and eligible for the final vote to determine the MVP.
2021 MVP Finalists will be announced on Thursday, September 9. Fan voting will begin on Friday, September 10 at 6 p.m. ET and conclude at 11:59 p.m. ET on Friday, September 17.
Vote Weighting:
- ⅓ of the vote – Players
- ⅓ of the vote – Team managers, League officials, on-air talent and media
- ⅓ of the vote – Fans
- Fans will be able to vote in a multiple-choice survey on
NBA 2K League Defensive Player of the Year Award
NBA 2K League Sportsmanship Award
NBA 2K League Rookie of the Year Award
NBA 2K League Most Improved Player Award
Vote Weighting:
- ½ of the vote – Players
- ½ of the vote – Team managers, League officials, on-air talent and media
NBA 2K League Coach of the Year
- ⅓ of the vote – Players
- ⅔ of the vote – Coaches/team managers
Vote Weighting:
- ½ of the vote – Players
- ½ of the vote – Team managers, League officials, on-air talent and media
NBA 2K League Coach of the Year
- ⅓ of the vote – Players
- ⅔ of the vote – Coaches/team managers
NBA 2K League Fan Engagement Award
Awarded to a team that demonstrates outstanding fan engagement through community service, local business initiatives
and/or social media.
Vote Weighting:
- ½ of the vote – League officials
- ½ of the vote – Fans
- Fans will be able to vote in a multiple-choice survey on
- NBA2KLeague.com
NBA 2K League Play of the Year
- 100% fan vote on
- NBA2KLeague.com.
