Golden State Warriors star Stephen Curry is the winner of the 2023-24 Magic Johnson Award, the Skilled Basketball Writers Affiliation introduced Wednesday.
The award is voted on by greater than 200 writers and editors who belong to the PBWA and honors the NBA participant who excels each on the court docket and in displaying “cooperation and beauty in coping with the media and followers,” in response to the group.
It is the second Johnson award for Curry, who additionally gained in 2016. Damian Lillard (2017, 2020) and Shane Battier (2007, 2013) are the opposite two-time winners.
There have been 5 finalists for the award: Curry, Bam Adebayo (Miami Warmth), DeMar DeRozan (Chicago Bulls), Rudy Gobert (Minnesota Timberwolves) and Tyrese Haliburton (Indiana Pacers).
Curry, 36, has gained about each award in his 15 seasons because the Warriors chosen him No. 7 general within the 2009 NBA draft. Among the many honors, he is a two-time league MVP, four-time NBA champion, 10-time All-Star, four-time All-NBA first-team choice and a member of the league’s seventy fifth Anniversary Group.
For the 2022-23 season, Curry gained the J. Walter Kennedy Citizenship Award and was named the Social Justice Champion, profitable the Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Trophy.
Within the 2023-24 season, Curry averaged 26.4 factors, 4.5 rebounds and 5.1 assists and was named Clutch Participant of the Yr.
