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YEAR	PLAYER	POS	TEAM	FG%	PPG	RPG	APG	BLKPG
2025	Dyson Daniels	G	Atlanta Hawks	.493	14.1	5.9	4.4	0.7
2024	Tyrese Maxey	PG	Philadelphia 76ers	.450	25.9	3.7	6.2	0.5
2023	Lauri Markkanen	PF	Utah Jazz	.499	25.6	8.6	1.9	0.6
2022	Ja Morant	PG	Memphis Grizzlies	.493	27.4	5.7	6.7	0.4
2021	Julius Randle	PF	New York Knicks	.456	24.1	10.2	6.0	0.3
2020	Brandon Ingram	F	New Orleans Pelicans	.463	23.8	6.1	4.2	0.6
2019	Pascal Siakam	F	Toronto Raptors	.549	16.9	6.9	3.1	0.7
2018	Victor Oladipo	G	Indiana Pacers	.477	23.1	5.2	4.3	0.8
2017	Giannis Antetokounmpo	F	Milwaukee Bucks	.521	22.9	8.8	5.4	1.9
2016	CJ McCollum	G	Portland Trail Blazers	.448	20.8	3.2	4.3	0.3
2015	Jimmy Butler III	G	Chicago Bulls	.462	20.0	5.8	3.3	0.6
2014	Goran Dragic	G	Phoenix Suns	.505	20.3	3.2	5.9	0.3
2013	Paul George	G	Indiana Pacers	.419	17.4	7.6	4.1	0.6
2012	Ryan Anderson	PF	Orlando Magic	.439	16.1	7.7	0.9	0.4
2011	Kevin Love	F	Minnesota Timberwolves	.470	20.2	15.2	2.5	0.4
2010	Aaron Brooks	G	Houston Rockets	.432	19.6	2.6	5.3	0.2
2009	Danny Granger	SF	Indiana Pacers	.447	25.8	5.1	2.7	1.4
2008	Hedo Turkoglu	SF	Orlando Magic	.456	19.5	5.7	5.0	0.3
2007	Monta Ellis	SG	Golden State Warriors	.475	16.5	3.2	4.1	0.3
2006	Boris Diaw	C	Phoenix Suns	.526	13.3	6.9	6.2	1.0
2005	Bobby Simmons	SF	LA Clippers	.466	16.4	5.9	2.7	0.2
2004	Zach Randolph	F	Portland Trail Blazers	.485	20.1	10.5	2.0	0.5
2003	Gilbert Arenas	PG	Golden State Warriors	.431	18.3	4.7	6.3	0.2
2002	Jermaine O'Neal	C	Indiana Pacers	.479	19.0	10.5	1.6	2.3
2001	Tracy McGrady	SG	Orlando Magic	.457	26.8	7.5	4.6	1.5
2000	Jalen Rose	SG	Indiana Pacers	.471	18.2	4.8	4.0	0.6
1999	Darrell Armstrong	PG	Orlando Magic	.441	13.8	3.6	6.7	0.1
1998	Alan Henderson	PF	Atlanta Hawks	.485	14.3	6.4	1.1	0.5
1997	Isaac Austin	C	Miami Heat	.502	9.7	5.8	1.2	0.5
1996	Gheorghe Muresan	C	Washington Bullets	.584	14.5	9.6	0.7	2.3
1995	Dana Barros	PG	Philadelphia 76ers	.490	20.6	3.3	7.5	0.0
1994	Don Maclean	F	Washington Bullets	.502	18.2	6.2	2.1	0.3
1993	Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf	G	Denver Nuggets	.450	19.2	2.8	4.2	0.1
1992	Pervis Ellison	F	Washington Bullets	.539	20.0	11.2	2.9	2.7
1991	Scott Skiles	G	Orlando Magic	.445	17.2	3.4	8.4	0.1
1990	Rony Seikaly	C	Miami Heat	.502	16.6	10.4	1.1	1.7
1989	Kevin Johnson	G	Phoenix Suns	.505	20.4	4.2	12.2	0.3
1988	Kevin Duckworth	C	Portland Trail Blazers	.496	15.8	7.4	0.8	0.4
1987	Dale Ellis	G	Seattle SuperSonics	.516	24.9	5.5	2.9	0.4
1986	Alvin Robertson	G	San Antonio Spurs	.514	17.0	6.3	5.5	0.5