The 2017-18 season has been an eventful one, and Monday's awards show finally put a cap on the year.
Six of the awards given out were voted on by the media: MVP, Coach of the Year, Rookie of the Year, Defensive Player of the Year, Sixth Man Award and Most Improved Player. Other awards include Executive of the Year (voted on by the league's executives), Twyman-Stokes Teammate of the Year (voted on by the players), NBA Sportsmanship Award (voted on by the players) and the NBA Cares Community Assist Award (voted on by fans and a panel of judges).
The fan-voted award for Play of the Year was also handed out, with the finalists coming from the winners of the fan-voted categories for Dunk of the Year, Clutch Shot of the Year, Assist of the Year, Block of the Year and Handle of the Year.
Let's take a closer look at how it all went down:
Rookie of the Year | Coach of the Year | Sixth Man Award
Most Improved Player | Defensive Player of the Year | MVP
Most Valuable Player
Winner: James Harden, Houston Rockets
Other finalists: Anthony Davis, New Orleans Pelicans; LeBron James, Cleveland Cavaliers
The league's premier award went to James Harden, the top scorer in the NBA for the league's top regular-season team.
Ok so I'm guessing LeBron not here and Harden has the entire team here may mean Harden wins MVP⁉️ #nbaawards pic.twitter.com/64TMwNmU4D
— Ryan Hollins (@TheRyanHollins) June 26, 2018
MOST. VALUABLE. PLAYER. 🏆
— Houston Rockets (@HoustonRockets) June 26, 2018
Congrats, @JHarden13!#Rockets | #NBAAwards pic.twitter.com/2kNFWAgUBx
Via @ESPNStatsInfo the Thunder are the first franchise in NBA history to draft eventual MVPs in three straight seasons (2007-2009). (They were already the first franchise in NBA history to do it back-to-back as well with Durant and Westbrook.)
— Royce Young (@royceyoung) June 26, 2018
About damn time!!! Congrats @JHarden13 ✊🏾 #MVP #Schwaaaag
— Clint Capela (@CapelaClint) June 26, 2018
— TRAVIS SCOTT (@trvisXX) June 26, 2018
"Shout out to all the youngins that got a dream, it's a vision out there go take it, go chase that dream!" - @JHarden13 #MVP ⭐️🏆 pic.twitter.com/whwj5gW0et
— Houston Rockets (@HoustonRockets) June 26, 2018
MVP!!!!!! ✊🏾🤘🏾 pic.twitter.com/QyocWYFBl9
— Chris Paul (@CP3) June 26, 2018
Coach of the Year
Winner: Dwane Casey, Toronto Raptors
Other finalists: Quin Snyder, Utah Jazz; Brad Stevens, Boston Celtics
Unfortunately for Dwane Casey, his great regular season in Toronto wasn't enough to save his job, though he landed on his feet in Detroit. Casey led the Raptors to the top seed in the East, won a team-record 59 games and coached the All-Star team.
Congrats Coach! 😉 https://t.co/e7hordsJ7Z
— Detroit Pistons (@DetroitPistons) June 26, 2018
Congratulations to Dwane. https://t.co/LoviJVFllD
— Toronto Raptors (@Raptors) June 26, 2018
Check out Dwane Casey's acceptance speech from tonight. #NBAAwards
— Detroit Pistons (@DetroitPistons) June 26, 2018
Can't wait for next season, Coach! pic.twitter.com/NkmkhxRLuB
Sixth Man Award
Winner: Lou Williams, LA Clippers
Other finalists: Eric Gordon, Houston Rockets; Fred VanVleet, Toronto Raptors
Lou Williams, who averaged a career-high 22.6 points per game while leading the LA Clippers off the bench, takes home his second Sixth Man of the Year award. Williams also won in 2014-15 as a member of the Raptors.
"I want to thank the Clippers organization for giving me an opportunity to be myself." - @TeamLou23 on winning #KiaSixth Man of the Year#NBAAwards pic.twitter.com/fDCeS2yob2
— NBA on TNT (@NBAonTNT) June 26, 2018
Defensive Player of the Year
Winner: Rudy Gobert, Utah Jazz
Other finalists: Anthony Davis, New Orleans Pelicans; Joel Embiid, Philadelphia 76ers
Rudy Gobert missed 26 games due to injury, but he was a major key to the NBA's second-best defense and was arguably Utah's most important player (the Jazz won 66.1 percent of games Gobert played in and only 42.3 percent of games Gobert missed).
.@rudygobert27 dedicates #KiaDPOY Award to @utahjazz and family. #NBAAwards pic.twitter.com/HrmXjVcwty
— NBA on TNT (@NBAonTNT) June 26, 2018
BIG FELLA CONGRATS BRO @rudygobert27
— Donovan Mitchell (@spidadmitchell) June 26, 2018
Most Improved Player
Winner: Victor Oladipo, Indiana Pacers
Other finalists: Clint Capela, Houston Rockets; Spencer Dinwiddie, Brooklyn Nets
Victor Oladipo represented the improvement of changing teams and roles. In Oladipo's case, he went from being a decent starter in Oklahoma City to an All-Star while improving his numbers across the board.
"Shout out to the Pacers organization for believing in me. It's only the beginning for us." - @VicOladipo after winning 2017-2018 #KiaMIP #NBAAwards pic.twitter.com/scpBs5M91D
— NBA on TNT (@NBAonTNT) June 26, 2018
Rookie of the Year
Winner: Ben Simmons, Philadelphia 76ers
Other finalists: Donovan Mitchell, Utah Jazz; Jayson Tatum, Boston Celtics
Simmons, the No. 1 overall pick in 2016, averaged 15.8 points, 8.2 assists and 8.1 rebounds per game for a 52-win 76ers team this season. This is the third time in the past four seasons that Rookie of the Year has gone to a former No. 1 overall pick, as Simmons joins 2014 top pick Andrew Wiggins and 2015's Karl-Anthony Towns as members of the ROY club. Simmons is the first player to win the award after missing the entire season following being drafted since Blake Griffin, the top overall pick in 2009, won Rookie of the Year honors in 2010-11.
"I'd like to thank my family ... my teammates, my great coach and the city of Philadelphia for really embracing me."#HereTheyCome x #NBAAwards pic.twitter.com/uR9GSdScQS
— Philadelphia 76ers (@sixers) June 26, 2018
The voters took note.@BenSimmons25 is your 2017-18 @Kia Rookie of the Year » https://t.co/VCXGXwd5sq pic.twitter.com/XTtz9ncdEp
— Philadelphia 76ers (@sixers) June 26, 2018
Should've pull a kanye at the Nba awards show ......about the rookie of the year award 😂😂😂😂
— Nick Young (@NickSwagyPYoung) June 26, 2018
Young King 👑 ⠀@BenSimmons25 #NBAAwards #KiaROY pic.twitter.com/UhHzBW6XPj
— Nike Basketball (@nikebasketball) June 26, 2018
The Sixers went right back at 'em 😅 pic.twitter.com/9XMBF6DtLZ
— ESPN (@espn) June 26, 2018
Other Awards
Executive of the Year
Winner: Daryl Morey, Houston Rockets
Twyman-Stokes Teammate of the Year
Winner: Jamal Crawford, Minnesota Timberwolves
Sportsmanship Award
Winner: Kemba Walker, Charlotte Hornets
Seasonlong NBA Cares Community Assist Award
Winner: Kevin Durant, Golden State Warriors
Lifetime Achievement Award
Winner: Oscar Robertson
Sager Strong Award
Winner: Dikembe Mutombo
Hustle Award
Winner: Amir Johnson, Philadelphia 76ers
Fan-Voted Awards
Play of the Year
Winner: LeBron James (Clutch Shot)
Other Finalists: Giannis Antetokounmpo (Dunk), LeBron James (Assist), Anthony Davis (Block), Kyrie Irving (Handle)
Dunk of the Year
Winner: Giannis Antetokounmpo -- Feb. 6 vs. Knicks
Other nominees: LeBron James, DeMar DeRozan, Larry Nance Jr., Donovan Mitchell
Clutch Shot of the Year
Winner: LeBron James -- Feb. 7 vs. Timberwolves
Other nominees: Andrew Wiggins, Damian Lillard, Terry Rozier, Devin Booker
Assist of the Year
Winner: LeBron James -- March 11 vs. Lakers
Other nominees: Kyle Anderson, Milos Teodosic, Giannis Antetokounmpo, Ben Simmons
Block of the Year
Winner: Anthony Davis -- March 11 vs. Jazz
Other nominees: Kristaps Porzingis, Giannis Antetokounmpo, Bam Adebayo, Marquese Chriss
Handle of the Year
Winner: Kyrie Irving -- Oct. 26 vs. Bucks
Other nominees: James Harden, Kemba Walker, Josh Jackson, Chris Paul