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NBA Hustle Award

Annual basketball award

National Basketball Association awards and honors

Team awards

Larry O'Brien Championship Trophy
Bob Cousy Trophy
Maurice Podoloff Trophy
Wayne Embry Trophy
Willis Reed Trophy
Chuck Cooper Trophy

Walter A. Brown Trophy (defunct)
Oscar Robertson Trophy
Nat "Sweetwater" Clifton Trophy
Earl Lloyd Trophy
Sam Jones Trophy
NBA Cup

Individual awards

Honors

All-Defensive Team

The Hustle Award is an annual National Basketball Association (NBA) award given since 2017 to players that "best utilize hustle to help their teams win on a nightly basis." The award is decided using a metric known as "hustle stats," which tracks defensive and offensive efforts such as diving for loose balls, taking charges, deflections, setting screens, and contesting shots.^[1]

Patrick Beverley was the inaugural winner of the award. The only multi-time winner is Marcus Smart, who has won the award three times.

Winners

^	Denotes player who is still active in the NBA
Player (#)	Denotes the number of times the player has received the award

Season	Player	Position	Nationality	Team	Ref
2016–17	Patrick Beverley^	Guard	United States	Houston Rockets	^[1]
2017–18	Amir Johnson	Center	United States	Philadelphia 76ers	^[2]
2018–19	Marcus Smart^	Guard	United States	Boston Celtics	^[3]
2019–20	Montrezl Harrell	Center	United States	Los Angeles Clippers	^[4]
2020–21	Thaddeus Young^	Forward	United States	Chicago Bulls	^[5]
2021–22	Marcus Smart^ (2)	Guard	United States	Boston Celtics (2)	^[6]
2022–23	Marcus Smart^ (3)	Guard	United States	Boston Celtics (3)	^[7]

References

^ ^a ^b "Patrick Beverley Wins Inaugural NBA Hustle Award". NBA.com. Archived from the original on May 23, 2022. Retrieved May 23, 2022.
^ "Sixers veteran big man Amir Johnson wins NBA's Hustle award". NBC Sports. 26 June 2018. Retrieved May 23, 2022.
^ "Marcus Smart won the NBA's Hustle Award". Boston.com. Retrieved May 23, 2022.
^ "LA Clippers Big Montrezl Harrell Wins 2019-2020 NBA Hustle Award". Sports Illustrated. 7 October 2020. Retrieved May 23, 2022.
^ "Bulls' Thaddeus Young wins 2020-21 NBA Hustle Award". NBA.com. Retrieved May 23, 2022.
^ "Marcus Smart wins 2021-22 NBA Hustle Award". CBS Boston. 23 May 2022. Retrieved May 23, 2022.
^ "Boston's Marcus Smart wins 2022-23 NBA Hustle Award". NBA.com. Retrieved May 4, 2023.