Philadelphia 76ers guard Tyrese Maxey is the recipient of the Joe Dumars Trophy for successful the 2023-24 NBA Sportsmanship Award. Maxey has earned the honour for the primary time and turns into the second participant to win the award with the 76ers, becoming a member of Eric Snow (1999-00).
Introduced yearly for the reason that 1995-96 season, the NBA Sportsmanship Award honors a participant who greatest represents the beliefs of sportsmanship on the courtroom. The trophy is called for Naismith Memorial Basketball Corridor of Famer and two-time NBA champion Joe Dumars, who gained the inaugural NBA Sportsmanship Award and performed his complete 14-year profession with the Detroit Pistons.
Every NBA staff nominated one in every of its gamers for the 2023-24 NBA Sportsmanship Award. From the listing of 30 staff nominees, a panel of league executives chosen one finalist from every of the NBA’s six divisions. Present NBA gamers chosen the winner from the listing of six finalists.
A four-year NBA veteran, Maxey gained the Kia NBA Most Improved Participant Award and earned his first NBA All-Star choice for his efficiency within the 2023-24 common season.
