The Hustle Award is an annual
National Basketball Association (NBA) award given since
2017
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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
Charge or charged may refer to:
Arts, entertainment, and media Films
* '' Charge, Zero Emissions/Maximum Speed'', a 2011 documentary
Music
* ''Charge'' (David Ford album)
* ''Charge'' (Machel Montano album)
* ''Charge!!'', an album by The Aqu ...
, deflections, setting
screens, and contesting shots.
was the inaugural winner of the award. The only multi-time winner is
Marcus Smart, who has won the award three times.
Winners
Multi-time winners
See also
*
NBA records
References
{{NBA Hustle Award
NBA awards
NBA lists
Awards established in 2017