NBA Clutch Player of the Year Award
National Basketball Association (NBA) · New York, NY, USA
AG Process Grade
Grade A See the Award rubric →Clutch Player of the Year (introduced 2022-23) uses the same media-panel points-ballot process as the NBA's other major regular-season awards. Note: 'Sports & Athletics' is not yet represented in the fixed grading industry vocabulary; placeholders used are a known taxonomy gap.
Founded 2022 · National Basketball Association (NBA) · HQ New York, NY, USA · Sports & Athletics · Entry Free
Annual award (introduced 2022-23) recognizing the league's best performer in high-pressure, late-game 'clutch' situations, decided by a media panel using a weighted-points ballot with finalists announced before the winner.
Profile data
| Organizer | National Basketball Association (NBA) |
| Location | New York, NY, USA |
| Entry fee | Free (performance-based eligibility, no submission) |
| Cost to receive award | None documented. |
| Winner rate | 1 winner among ~450-540 active NBA players per season (<1%) |
| Selection authority | Juried |
| Data confidence | ● Fully documented |
| Official site | https://pr.nba.com/voting-results-2025-26-nba-regular-season-awards/(nofollow) |
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Industry Alternatives
Other awards in the same industry (Sports & Athletics), graded A or B -- real judging, disclosed criteria, and genuine selectivity.