A series of new NBA trophies were unveiled by the NBA recently. Take a look and know more about them
Trophies are the greatest souvenirs one can achieve. It is the perfect measure of one’s success and a testament of one’s hard work. A trophy can be little or can be big but it always holds a gigantic significance.
On Tuesday, the National Basketball Association released its newest designs for its end-of-season trophies. So, there are new trophies for the NBA teams to chase.
The new NBA trophies are designed in partnership with artist Victor Solomon. Victor has previously worked with NBA to redesign the trophies that were handed out during the NBA 75th season.
What are the new trophies that NBA will award from now onwards?
According to NBA, there are a total of five new trophies that has been unveiled. The new trophies are named as the Joe Dumars Trophy, the Twyman-Stokes Trophy, the Red Auerbach Trophy, the Maurice Podoloff Trophy, and the NBA Executive of the Year Award.
The Joe Dumars Trophy is recognized after the former Detroit Pistons legend and Hall of Famer who won the inaugural NBA Sportsmanship award in 1995-96. The trophy has two players shaking hands in respect of each other and is awarded to the player who best represents the ideals of sportsmanship on the court.
“Winning the first NBA Sportsmanship Award and being the trophy’s namesake are among the greatest honors of my career,” said Dumars, now the NBA Executive Vice President, Head of Basketball Operations. “The reimagined trophies represent the enduring legacy of past recipients and are a fitting way to honor those who will continue to raise the standard of excellence in our game.” (h/t: NBA)
The Twyman-Stokes Trophy recognizes Twyman, who supported teammate Maurice Stokes after Stokes injured himself in a game and later came down with encephalopathy. The Twyman-Stokes Trophy is to be given to the NBA Teammate of the Year. Notably, the trophy is engraved with Twyman with his arm around Stokes guiding him and supporting him.
The Red Auerbach Trophy is honored after the legendary Boston Celtics coach and is awarded to the NBA Coach of the Year winner. The trophy features the famous Lloyd Lillie sculpture of Auerbach on the bench with game plan in one hand and a cigar in the other.
The Maurice Podoloff Trophy is the newest award that is recognized after the first commissioner of the NBA. The Podoloff Trophy will be awarded to the team with the best record in the NBA after 82 games in the regular season.
Further, the Podoloff Trophy features a crystal ball cut into 82 panels, sitting on a pedestal that combines the structures of the Eastern Conference posts and Western conference rings.
Lastly, comes the NBA Executive of the Year Award which is to be awarded to the top front office executive. The trophy features an iconic five-sided pyramid which symbolizes 5 players on the floor united and point towards the apex under the direction of the executive.
All these new trophies are individual trophies and all feature an embedment inside a 15-inch crystal net structure. The front face of the trophy is flat to allow for a direct line of sight to the icon and, at the trophy’s bottom, there is the etching of the award detail and winner.
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