NBA Awards

* NBA awards back to 1946-1947 season

NBA & ABA Comeback Player of the Year Recipients

Season Player Team Pos Height Weight Age Pre-Draft Team Draft Yr YOS
1985-1986 Marques Johnson Los Angeles Clippers GF 6-7 218 30 UCLA 1977 8
1984-1985 Micheal Ray Richardson New Jersey Nets PG 6-5 189 29 Montana 1978 6
1983-1984 Adrian Dantley Utah Jazz SF 6-5 208 28 Notre Dame 1976 7
1982-1983 Paul Westphal New York Knicks G 6-4 195 32 USC 1972 10
1981-1982 Gus Williams Seattle SuperSonics G 6-2 175 28 USC 1975 5
1980-1981 Bernard King Golden State Warriors SF 6-7 205 24 Tennessee 1977 3

Most NBA & ABA Comeback Player of the Year Selections

Player Times Won Selections Pos Height Weight Pre-Draft Team
Adrian Dantley 1 1983-1984 SF 6-5 208 Notre Dame
Marques Johnson 1 1985-1986 GF 6-7 218 UCLA
Bernard King 1 1980-1981 SF 6-7 205 Tennessee
Micheal Ray Richardson 1 1984-1985 PG 6-5 189 Montana
Paul Westphal 1 1982-1983 G 6-4 195 USC
Gus Williams 1 1981-1982 G 6-2 175 USC