NBA Citizenship award winners in recognition of their work for the community throughout league history.

Citizenship award was created by NBA in 1974-75 season. Trophy is named after James Walter Kennedy, second NBA president.

List of NBA Citizenship Award winners by season

Season	Player	Team
2018-19	Damian Lillard	Portland Trail Blazers
2017-18	José Juan Barea	Dallas Mavericks
2016-17	LeBron James	Cleveland Cavaliers
2015-16	Wayne Ellington	Brooklyn Nets
2014-15	Joakim Noah	Chicago Bulls
2013-14	Luol Deng	Cleveland Cavaliers
2012-13	Kenneth Faried	Denver Nuggets
2011-12	Pau Gasol	Los Angeles Lakers
2010-11	Metta World Peace	Los Angeles Lakers
2009-10	Samuel Dalembert	Philadelphia 76ers
2008-09	Dikembe Mutombo	Houston Rockets
2007-08	Chauncey Billups	Detroit Pistons
2006-07	Steve Nash	Phoenix Suns
2005-06	Kevin Garnett	Minnesota Timberwolves
2004-05	Eric Snow	Cleveland Cavaliers
2003-04	Reggie Miller	Indiana Pacers
2002-03	David Robinson	San Antonio Spurs
2001-02	Alonzo Mourning	Miami Heat
2000-01	Dikembe Mutombo	Philadelphia 76ers
1999-00	Vlade Divac	Sacramento Kings
1998-99	Brian Grant	Portland Trail Blazers
1997-98	Steve Smith	Atlanta Hawks
1996-97	P.J. Brown	Miami Heat
1995-96	Chris Dudley	Portland Trail Blazers
1994-95	Joe O'Toole	Atlanta Hawks
1993-94	Joe Dumars	Detroit Pistons
1992-93	Terry Porter	Portland Trail Blazers
1991-92	Magic Johnson	Los Angeles Lakers
1990-91	Kevin Johnson	Phoenix Suns
1989-90	Doc Rivers	Atlanta Hawks
1988-89	Thurl Bailey	Utah Jazz
1987-88	Alex English	Denver Nuggets
1986-87	Isiah Thomas	Detroit Pistons
1985-86	Rory Sparrow	New York Knicks
	Michael Cooper	Los Angeles Lakers
1984-85	Dan Issel	Denver Nuggets
1983-84	Frank Layden	Utah Jazz
1982-83	Julius Erving	Philadelphia 76ers
1981-82	Kent Benson	Detroit Pistons
1980-81	Mike Glenn	New York Knicks
1979-80	Austin Carr	Cleveland Cavaliers
1978-79	Calvin Murphy	Houston Rockets
1977-78	Bob Lanier	Detroit Pistons
1976-77	Dave Bing	Washington Bullets
1975-76	Slick Watts	Seattle SuperSonics
1974-75	Wes Unseld	Washington Bullets