NBA Community Assist Award

The National Basketball Association awards the Community Assist Award for community engagement, philanthropic activity, and charity work. It is a monthly award, but season and offseason awards have also been given. In some cases multiple awards have been given in the same month. The award is sponsored by Kia Motors and is part of the NBA Cares program.^[1] In the 2012–13 NBA season the season long award was accompanied by a $25,000 donation from Kia and the NBA to a charity of the recipients choice.^[2]

David Robinson Plaque

The winner of the award is presented a plaque dedicated to David Robinson. The plaque is inscribed. "Following the standard set by NBA Legend David Robinson, who improved the community piece by piece." ^[3]

Dwyane Wade won the 2012–13 seasonlong award.

Award winners

Monthly award winners

2001–02 season ^[4]

• Jerry Stackhouse (October)
• Shareef Abdur-Rahim (November)
• Eric Snow (December)
• Adonal Foyle (January)
• Kevin Garnett (February)
• Desmond Mason (March)
• Shane Battier (April)
• Reggie Miller (May)
• Antoine Walker (June)
• Jason Terry (July)
• Shawn Marion (August)
• P. J. Brown (September)

2002–03 season ^[5]

• Todd MacCulloch (October)
• Michael Finley (November)
• Michael Curry (December)
• Malik Rose (January)
• Chris Webber (February)
• Darrell Armstrong (March)
• Allan Houston (April)
• Jerry Stackhouse (May)
• Troy Hudson (June-Project Salute)
• Ervin Johnson (June-Project Salute)
• Mark Madsen (June-Project Salute)
• Cherokee Parks (June-Project Salute)
• Shawn Marion (June-Project Salute)
• Antawn Jamison (July)
• Jalen Rose (August)
• Dikembe Mutombo (September)

2003–04 season ^[6]

• Rashard Lewis (October)
• Aaron McKie (November)
• Marc Jackson (November)
• Jermaine O'Neal (December)
• Karl Malone (January)
• Dirk Nowitzki (February)
• Carlos Boozer (March)
• Derek Fisher (April)
• Lamar Odom (May)
• Kurt Thomas (June)
• Allen Iverson (July)
• Carmelo Anthony (August-Team USA)
• Carlos Boozer (August-Team USA)
• Tim Duncan (August-Team USA)
• Allen Iverson (August-Team USA)
• LeBron James (August-Team USA)
• Richard Jefferson (August-Team USA)
• Stephon Marbury (August-Team USA)
• Shawn Marion (August-Team USA)
• Lamar Odom (August-Team USA)
• Emeka Okafor (August-Team USA)
• Amar'e Stoudemire (August-Team USA)
• Dwyane Wade (August-Team USA)
• Adonal Foyle (September)

2004–05 season ^[7]

• Damon Stoudamire (October)
• Steven Hunter (November)
• Marc Jackson (November)
• Shaquille O'Neal (December)
• Marcus Camby (January)
• Rasheed Wallace (February)
• Bruce Bowen (March)
• Derek Fisher (April)
• Jerome Williams (May)
• Chris Bosh (June)
• Vince Carter (July)
• Gilbert Arenas (August)
• NBA Players involved in Katrina efforts (September)

2005–06 season ^[8]

• Drew Gooden (October)
• Kevin Garnett (November)
• Chris Webber (December)
• Bruce Bowen (January)
• Charlie Villanueva (February)
• Raja Bell (March)
• Rasheed Wallace (April)
• Theo Ratliff (May)
• LeBron James (June)
• Alonzo Mourning (July)
• Bo Outlaw (August)
• Chris Paul (September)

2006–07 season ^[9]

• Eric Snow (October)
• Marcus Banks (November)
• Jermaine O'Neal (December)
• Rasual Butler (January)
• Greg Buckner (February)
• Al Harrington (March)
• Luol Deng (April)
• Mike Miller (May)
• Caron Butler (June)
• Dwight Howard (July)
• Dwyane Wade (August)
• Emeka Okafor (September)

2007–08 season ^[10]

• Jamal Crawford (October)
• Chris Duhon (November)
• Dirk Nowitzki (December)
• Tracy McGrady (January)
• Al Horford (February)
• Stephen Jackson (March)
• Kevin Garnett (April)
• Mike Miller (May)
• LeBron James (June)
• Alonzo Mourning (July)
• Charlie Villanueva (August)
• Chris Paul (September)

2008–09 season ^[11]

• Amar'e Stoudemire (October)
• Jason Terry (November)
• Peja Stojaković (December)
• Dwight Howard (January)
• Samuel Dalembert (February)
• Devin Harris (March)
• Leon Powe (April)
• Daequan Cook (Offseason)

2009–10 season ^[12]

• Dwight Howard (October)
• Shaquille O'Neal (November)
• Jason Kidd (December)
• Samuel Dalembert (January)
• Ronny Turiaf (February)
• Rudy Gay (March)
• Juwan Howard (April)
• Dwyane Wade (Offseason)

2010–11 season ^[13]

• Chris Paul (October)
• Deron Williams (November)
• Zach Randolph (December)
• Ray Allen (January)
• Brandon Jennings (February)
• Al Horford (March)

2011–12 season ^[14]

• Wesley Matthews (February)
• Gerald Henderson (March)
• Rudy Gay (April)
• Pau Gasol (May)

2012–13 season ^[15]

• Deron Williams (November)
• Kevin Love (December)
• Zach Randolph (January)
• Kenneth Faried (February)
• Damian Lillard (March)
• Chris Paul (April)

2013–14 season

• George Hill (October)^[16]
• Zach Randolph (November)^[17]
• Rajon Rondo (December)^[18]
• Stephen Curry (January)^[19]
• Anthony Davis (February)^[20]
• Dwight Howard (March)^[21]

Seasonlong award winners

• Pau Gasol (2011–12) ^[22]
• Dwyane Wade (2012–13)^[2]
• Stephen Curry (2013–14)^[23]
• Russell Westbrook (2014–15)^[24]

References

1. "Kia Community Assist". Retrieved 2014-04-07.
2. "Dwyane Wade Receives 2012-13 Seasonlong Kia Community Assist Award". Miami Heat. Retrieved 2014-03-03.
3. "David Robinson: Impact on the Community".
4. "Community Assist Award All-Time 2001-02".
5. "Community Assist Award All-Time 2002-03".
6. "Community Assist Award All-Time 2003-04".
7. "Community Assist Award All-Time 2004-05".
8. "Community Assist Award All-Time 2005-06".
9. "Community Assist Award All-Time 2006-07".
10. "Community Assist Award All-Time 2007-08".
11. "Community Assist Award All-Time 2008-09".
12. "Community Assist Award All-Time 2009-10".
13. "Community Assist Award All-Time 2010-11".
14. "Community Assist Award All-Time 2011-12".
15. "Community Assist Award All-Time 2012-13".
16. "Hill Receives October's "Kia Community Assist Award"".
17. "Zach Randolph receives November KIA Community Assist Award".
18. "Boston Celtics' Rajon Rondo Receives December KIA Community Assist Award".
19. "GOLDEN STATE WARRIORS' STEPHEN CURRY RECEIVES JANUARY KIA COMMUNITY ASSIST AWARD".
20. "NEW ORLEANS PELICANS' ANTHONY DAVIS RECEIVES FEBRUARY KIA COMMUNITY ASSIST AWARD".
21. "HOUSTON ROCKETS' DWIGHT HOWARD RECEIVES MARCH KIA COMMUNITY ASSIST AWARD".
22. "Pau Gasol Awarded NBA's Season Long Community Assist Award". Los Angeles Lakers. Retrieved 2014-03-03.
23. Warriors' Curry wins NBA Community Assist Seasonlong Award
24. "Russell Westbrook Receives 2014-15 Seasonlong NBA Cares Community Assist Award Presented by Kaiser Permanente". Oklahoma City Thunder. Retrieved 2015-05-18.

External links

• Official website