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Orlando, FL (AP) - A year that's been one to remember for Brian Happel continued this week, after picking up some hefty hardware. Happel was voted as the league's Most Valuable Player - an honor he managed to accomplish in just his second year in the NBA. After finding out he had won the award, he was nearly speechless. But after gathering himself, he had this to say: "It's honestly a dream come true. I know that's cliche, but it really is something I've dreamed about, but never thought would happen. It's been a great year. But, this is all possible only because I've got great teammates. Without them, there's no way this could have happened."
Happel was a slam dunk choice for MVP
Happel remains focused on the real goal, however, adding "While this is certainly an honor, I'm hoping there are even bigger things to come, not just for me, but for my team. This trophy is nice - but it's a ring I and my teammates are after." Happel was picked ahead of Miami Heat Forward LeBron James, who had been MVP the last three years running. Happel averaged 32.5 points per game and 15.1 rebounds per game. He led the league in most of the big offensive categories, including scoring, rebounding and shooting percentage. Happel was also named 1st team All-NBA and 2nd team All-Defensive.
| NBA Award Winners | |||
| Award | Player | Pos | Team |
| Most Valuable Player | BRIAN HAPPEL | F | Orlando Magic |
| Rookie of the Year | Jesse Delk | G | Toronto Raptors |
| Sixth Man of the Year | Raymond Felton | G | New Jersey Nets |
| Defensive Player of the Year | Dwight Howard | C | Orlando Magic |
| Most Improved Player | Paul George | F | Indiana Pacers |
| Coach of the Year | Phil Jackson | Los Angeles Lakers | |
| All-NBA 1st Team | |||
| All-NBA 1st Team | Kobe Bryant | G | Los Angeles Lakers |
| Derrick Rose | G | Chicago Bulls | |
| BRIAN HAPPEL | F | Orlando Magic | |
| LeBron James | F | Miami Heat | |
| Dwight Howard | C | Orlando Magic | |
| All-NBA 2nd Team | |||
| All-NBA 2nd Team | Dwayne Wade | G | Miami Heat |
| Tyreke Evans | G | Sacramento Kings | |
| Josh Smith | F | Atlanta Hawks | |
| Dirk Nowitzki | F | Dallas Mavericks | |
| Brook Lopez | C | New Jersey Nets | |
| All-NBA 3rd Team | |||
| All-NBA 3rd Team | Rajon Rondo | G | Boston Celtics |
| Monta Ellis | G | Golden State Warriors | |
| Chris Bosh | F | Miami Heat | |
| Gerald Wallace | F | Charlotte Bobcats | |
| Andrea Bargnani | C | Toronto Raptors | |
| All-Defensive 1st Team | |||
| All-Defensive 1st Team | Manu Ginobili | G | San Antonio Spurs |
| Dwayne Wade | G | Miami Heat | |
| Josh Smith | F | Atlanta Hawks | |
| Gerald Wallace | F | Charlotte Bobcats | |
| Dwight Howard | C | Orlando Magic | |
| All-Defensive 2nd Team | |||
| All-Defensive 2nd Team | Rajon Rondo | G | Boston Celtics |
| Tyreke Evans | G | Sacramento Kings | |
| Kevin Durant | F | Oklahoma City Thunder | |
| BRIAN HAPPEL | F | Orlando Magic | |
| Brook Lopez | C | New Jersey Nets | |
| All-Rookie 1st Team | |||
| All-Rookie 1st Team | Jesse Delk | G | Toronto Raptors |
| Bobby Lindsey | G | Philadelphia 76ers | |
| Chip Nixon | F | New Orleans Hornets | |
| Jamaal Gordon | F | Utah Jazz | |
| Mirko Radja | G | Detroit Pistons | |
| All-Rookie 2nd Team | |||
| All-Rookie 2nd Team | Garrett Freeman | G | New York Knicks |
| Stefan Kramer | G | Phoenix Suns | |
| Archie Bremer | F | Washington Wizards | |
| Itsi Bajza | F | Golden State Warriors | |
| Mirko Rancic | G | Sacramento Kings | |
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Hapshoops32 @ Jan 21
Thanks! LeBron was leading almost the whole way... until the last 2 weeks of the season. I just assumed they'd have LeBron win it every year lol
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