DOUNOBALL NBA Awards

1997-98 Awards

The season's major award winners and official All-NBA and All-Defensive team selections.

All award seasons

Major awardsAward winners7 honours

MVP, Defensive Player of the Year, Rookie of the Year and the other major individual awards from this season.

Finals MVP

NBA All-Star Game MVP

Defensive Player of the Year

Dikembe Mutombo

Rookie of the Year

Sixth Man of the Year

Most Improved Player

Most Valuable Player

Official selections

All-NBA & All-Defensive teams

All-Defensive

1st

Dikembe Mutombo Gary Payton Karl Malone Michael Jordan Scottie Pippen

All-Defensive

2nd

Charles Oakley David Robinson Eddie Jones Mookie Blaylock Tim Duncan

All-NBA

1st

Gary Payton Karl Malone Michael Jordan Shaquille O'Neal Tim Duncan

All-NBA

2nd

David Robinson Grant Hill Rod Strickland Tim Hardaway Vin Baker

All-NBA

3rd

Dikembe Mutombo Glen Rice Mitch Richmond Reggie Miller Scottie Pippen

All-Rookie

1st

Brevin Knight Keith Van Horn Ron Mercer Tim Duncan Zydrunas Ilgauskas

All-Rookie

2nd

Bobby Jackson Cedric Henderson Derek Anderson Maurice Taylor Tim Thomas

NBA All-Star

East

Anfernee Hardaway Antoine Walker Dikembe Mutombo Glen Rice Grant Hill Jayson Williams Michael Jordan Reggie Miller Rik Smits Shawn Kemp Steve Smith Tim Hardaway

NBA All-Star

West

David Robinson Eddie Jones Gary Payton Jason Kidd Karl Malone Kevin Garnett Kobe Bryant Mitch Richmond Nick Van Exel Shaquille O'Neal Tim Duncan Vin Baker