The

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awards the Bob Lanier Community Assist Award for community engagement, philanthropic activity, and charity work. It is a monthly award, but season and off-season awards have also been given. In some cases multiple awards have been given in the same month. In 2022, the season-long award was renamed in honor of late Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Famer and NBA Global Ambassador, Bob Lanier, following his death for his dedication to teaching NBA values and making a positive impact on communities across the globe. The award is sponsored by

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and is part of the NBA Cares program. In the

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the season long award was accompanied by a $25,000 donation from Kia and the NBA to a charity of the recipients choice.

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." Stephen Curry close up

Award winners

Monthly award winners

; 2001–02 season * Jerry Stackhouse (October) * Shareef Abdur-Rahim (November) * Eric Snow (December) * Adonal Foyle (January) *

Kevin Garnett Kevin Maurice Garnett ( ; born May 19, 1976) is an American former professional basketball player who played 21 seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA). Nicknamed "the Big Ticket," Garnett is considered one of the greatest power f ...

(February) * Desmond Mason (March) * Shane Battier (April) *

Reggie Miller Reginald Wayne Miller (born August 24, 1965) is an American former professional basketball player who List of NBA players who have spent their entire career with one franchise, played his entire 18-year career in the National Basketball Assoc ...

(May) * Antoine Walker (June) *

Jason Terry Jason Eugene Terry (born September 15, 1977) is an American professional basketball coach and former player who is an assistant coach for the Utah Jazz of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played 19 seasons in the NBA as a combo guar ...

(July) * Shawn Marion (August) * P. J. Brown (September) ; 2002–03 season * Todd MacCulloch (October) *

Michael Finley Michael Howard Finley (born March 6, 1973) is an American former professional basketball player who is the assistant general manager and vice president of player personnel for the Dallas Mavericks of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He ...

(November) * Michael Curry (December) * Malik Rose (January) *

Chris Webber Mayce Edward Christopher Webber III (born March 1, 1973), nicknamed "C-Webb", is an American former professional basketball player. Webber played 15 seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA), with the largest portion of his career sp ...

(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 Jalen Anthony Rose (born January 30, 1973) is an American sports analyst and former professional basketball player. In college, he was a member of the University of Michigan Michigan Wolverines, Wolverines' "Fab Five (University of Michigan), Fa ...

(August) *

Dikembe Mutombo Dikembe Mutombo Mpolondo Mukamba Jean-Jacques Wamutombo (June 25, 1966 – September 30, 2024) was a Congolese-American professional basketball player. He played 18 seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA). Nicknamed "Mount Mutombo ...

(September) ; 2003–04 season * Rashard Lewis (October) * Aaron McKie (November) * Marc Jackson (November) * Jermaine O'Neal (December) *

Karl Malone Karl Anthony Malone (born July 24, 1963) is an American former professional basketball player in the National Basketball Association (NBA). Nicknamed "the Mailman", he is considered one of the greatest power forwards in NBA history. Malone spen ...

(January) *

Dirk Nowitzki Dirk Werner Nowitzki (; born June 19, 1978) is a German former professional basketball player who is a special advisor for the Dallas Mavericks of the National Basketball Association (NBA). Listed at , he is widely regarded as one of the great ...

(February) * Carlos Boozer (March) * Derek Fisher (April) *

Lamar Odom Lamar Joseph Odom (born November 6, 1979) is an American former professional basketball player. As a member of the Los Angeles Lakers in the National Basketball Association (NBA), he won NBA Finals, championships in 2009 and 2010 and was named ...

(May) * Kurt Thomas (June) *

Allen Iverson Allen Ezail Iverson ( ; born June 7, 1975) is an American former professional basketball player. Nicknamed "The Answer", he played 14 seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as both a shooting guard and point guard. As an NBA rook ...

(July) * Carmelo Anthony (August-Team USA) * Carlos Boozer (August-Team USA) *

Tim Duncan Timothy Theodore Duncan (born April 25, 1976) is an American former professional basketball player and coach. He List of NBA players who have spent their entire career with one franchise, spent his entire 19-year career with the San Antonio Sp ...

(August-Team USA) *

LeBron James LeBron Raymone James Sr. ( ; born December 30, 1984) is an American professional basketball player for the Los Angeles Lakers of the National Basketball Association (NBA). Nicknamed "King James", he is the NBA's all-time leading scorer and ...

(August-Team USA) *

Richard Jefferson Richard Allen Jefferson Jr. (born June 21, 1980) is an American former professional basketball player who played small forward. He played for eight teams in his 17-season career in the National Basketball Association (NBA). Jefferson playe ...

(August-Team USA) *

Stephon Marbury Stephon Xavier Marbury (born February 20, 1977) is an American former professional basketball player who was also the head coach for the Beijing Royal Fighters of the Chinese Basketball Association (CBA) from 2019–2023. After his freshman year ...

(August-Team USA) * Shawn Marion (August-Team USA) *

(August-Team USA) * Emeka Okafor (August-Team USA) * Amar'e Stoudemire (August-Team USA) *

Dwyane Wade Dwyane Tyrone Wade Jr. ( or , born January 17, 1982) is an American former professional basketball player who is currently the co-owner of the Utah Jazz of the National Basketball Association. He is also currently the host of the American a ...

(August-Team USA) * Adonal Foyle (September) ; 2004–05 season * Damon Stoudamire (October) *

Steven Hunter Steven Deon Hunter (born October 31, 1981) is an American former professional basketball player. He is listed as a center (basketball), center. He most recently played for Dinamo Basket Sassari, Dinamo Sassari. High school and college career H ...

(November) * Marc Jackson (November) *

Shaquille O'Neal Shaquille Rashaun O'Neal ( ; born March 6, 1972), commonly known as Shaq ( ), is an American former professional basketball player who is a sports analyst on the television program ''Inside the NBA''. He is a and Center (basketball), center ...

(December) *

Marcus Camby Marcus Dion Camby (born March 22, 1974) is an American former professional basketball player who played 17 seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA). He was named Defensive Player of the Year during the 2006–07 NBA season, leading ...

(January) *

Rasheed Wallace Rasheed Abdul Wallace (born September 17, 1974) is an American basketball coach and former professional player. A native of Philadelphia, Wallace played college basketball for the North Carolina Tar Heels before declaring for the draft in 1995. ...

(February) * Bruce Bowen (March) * Derek Fisher (April) * Jerome Williams (May) *

Chris Bosh Christopher Wesson Bosh (born March 24, 1984) is an American former professional basketball player. A Texas Mr. Basketball in high school, he played one season of college basketball for Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets men's basketball, Georgia Tech ...

(June) *

Vince Carter Vincent Lamar Carter Jr. (born January 26, 1977) is an American former professional basketball player who played for 22 seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA). He primarily played the shooting guard and small forward positions, b ...

(July) * Gilbert Arenas (August) * NBA Players involved in Katrina efforts (September) ; 2005–06 season * Drew Gooden (October) *

(November) *

(December) * Bruce Bowen (January) * Charlie Villanueva (February) * Raja Bell (March) *

(April) *

Theo Ratliff Theophalus Curtis Ratliff (born April 17, 1973) is an American former professional basketball player who played 16 seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA). Born in Alabama, Ratliff played for and graduated from the University of Wyo ...

(May) *

(June) * Alonzo Mourning (July) * Bo Outlaw (August) * Chris Paul (September) ; 2006–07 season * Eric Snow (October) *

Marcus Banks Arthur Lemarcus Banks III (born November 19, 1981) is an American former professional basketball player. He played college basketball for the UNLV Runnin' Rebels basketball, UNLV Runnin' Rebels, where he was Co-Defensive Player of the Year as a ...

(November) * Jermaine O'Neal (December) * Rasual Butler (January) * Greg Buckner (February) * Al Harrington (March) *

Luol Deng Luol Ajou Deng (born 16 April 1985) is a South Sudanese–British former professional basketball player. He was a two-time NBA All-Star and was named to the NBA All-Defensive Second Team in 2012. Born in South Sudan that was then part of Republ ...

(April) * Mike Miller (May) * Caron Butler (June) * Dwight Howard (July) *

(August) * Emeka Okafor (September) ; 2007–08 season * Jamal Crawford (October) * Chris Duhon (November) *

(December) * Tracy McGrady (January) * Al Horford (February) * Stephen Jackson (March) *

(April) * Mike Miller (May) *

(June) * Alonzo Mourning (July) * Charlie Villanueva (August) * Chris Paul (September) ; 2008–09 season * Amar'e Stoudemire (October) *

(November) *

Peja Stojaković Predrag Stojaković ( sr-Cyrl, Предраг Стојаковић, ; born 9 June 1977), known by his nickname Peja (''Peđa'', Пеђа, ), is a Serbian professional basketball executive and former player who was most recently the assistant gener ...

(December) * Dwight Howard (January) * Samuel Dalembert (February) * Devin Harris (March) * Leon Powe (April) * Daequan Cook (off-season) ; 2009–10 season * Dwight Howard (October) *

(November) *

Jason Kidd Jason Frederick Kidd (born March 23, 1973) is an American professional basketball coach and former player who is the List of current NBA head coaches, head coach for the Dallas Mavericks of the National Basketball Association (NBA). Widely regar ...

(December) * Samuel Dalembert (January) * Ronny Turiaf (February) *

Rudy Gay Rudy Carlton Gay Jr. (born August 17, 1986) is an American former professional basketball player. A forward, he played college basketball for the UConn Huskies before being selected eighth overall in the 2006 NBA draft by the Houston Rockets, ...

(March) * Juwan Howard (April) *

(off-season) ; 2010–11 season * Chris Paul (October) *

Deron Williams Deron Michael Williams ( ; born June 26, 1984) is an American former professional basketball player. He played college basketball for the Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball, Illinois Fighting Illini before being drafted third overall in ...

(November) *

Zach Randolph Zachary McKenley Randolph (born July 16, 1981) is an American former professional basketball player. Nicknamed "Z-Bo", the 2-time NBA All-Star played college basketball for the Michigan State Spartans men's basketball, Michigan State Spartans bef ...

(December) *

Ray Allen Walter Ray Allen Jr. (born July 20, 1975) is an American former professional basketball player. Allen played 18 seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA) and was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame as a play ...

(January) * Brandon Jennings (February) * Al Horford (March) ; 2011–12 season * Wesley Matthews (February) * Gerald Henderson (March) *

(April) * Pau Gasol (May) ; 2012–13 season *

(November) * Kevin Love (December) *

(January) * Kenneth Faried (February) *

Damian Lillard Damian Lamonte Ollie Lillard Sr. (born July 15, 1990) is an American professional basketball player for the Milwaukee Bucks of the National Basketball Association (NBA). Nicknamed "Dame Time", he played college basketball for the Weber State Wi ...

(March) * Chris Paul (April) ; 2013–14 season * George Hill (October) *

(November) * Rajon Rondo (December) *

Stephen Curry Wardell Stephen Curry II ( ; born March 14, 1988) is an American professional basketball player and point guard for the Golden State Warriors of the National Basketball Association (NBA). Nicknamed "Chef Curry", he is widely regarded as the ...

(January) * Anthony Davis (February) * Dwight Howard (March) ; 2014–15 season *

Russell Westbrook Russell Westbrook III (born November 12, 1988) is an American professional basketball player for the Denver Nuggets of the National Basketball Association (NBA). A point guard, Westbrook made his NBA debut in 2008 and became a star as a member o ...

(October) * Klay Thompson (November) * Ben McLemore (December) * Anthony Davis (January) * Joakim Noah (February) * Tobias Harris (March) * Chris Paul (April) ; 2015–16 season * John Wall (October) * Carmelo Anthony (November) * Victor Oladipo (December) * Mike Conley (January) * Andre Drummond (February) * Anthony Davis (March) * Zach LaVine (April) ; 2016–17 season * Tobias Harris (October) * CJ McCollum (November) * Isaiah Thomas (December) *

(January) * Elfrid Payton (February) * Jrue Holiday (March) * Jimmy Butler (April) ; 2017–18 season * DeMarcus Cousins (off-season) * JJ Barea (October) * Ricky Rubio (November) *

(December) *

Kevin Durant Kevin Wayne Durant (born September 29, 1988), also known by his initials KD, is an American professional basketball player for the Phoenix Suns of the National Basketball Association (NBA). Durant has won two List of NBA champions, NBA champ ...

(January) * CJ McCollum (February) *

(March) ; 2018–19 season *

(off-season) * Dwight Powell (October) *

(November) * Khris Middleton (December) * Mike Conley (January) * Pascal Siakam (February) * Jarrett Allen (March) ; 2019–20 season * Gorgui Dieng (off-season) * Kevin Love (October) *

Devin Booker Devin Armani Booker (born October 30, 1996) is an American professional basketball player for the Phoenix Suns of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played one season of college basketball for the Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball, ...

(November) * DeAndre Jordan (December) * Trae Young (January) * Langston Galloway (February) ; 2020–21 season * Donovan Mitchell (off-season) * Jrue Holiday & Josh Richardson (January) * Patty Mills (February) * Joel Embiid (March) *

(April) *

(May) ; 2021–22 season * Ricky Rubio (off-season) * Tobias Harris (October) * Karl-Anthony Towns (November) * Jaren Jackson Jr. (December) * Gary Payton II (January) * Trae Young (February) * Bismack Biyombo (March) ; 2022–23 season * Pat Connaughton (off-season) *

Marcus Smart Marcus Osmond Smart (born March 6, 1994) is an American professional basketball player for the Washington Wizards of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for the Oklahoma State Cowboys basketball, Oklahoma Stat ...

(October) * Tyrese Maxey (November) * Cameron Payne (December) * Alex Caruso (January) * Keita Bates-Diop (February) * Brook Lopez (March) ; 2023–24 season * Ayo Dosunmu (off-season) * CJ McCollum (October) * Kyle Kuzma (November) *

Giannis Antetokounmpo Giannis Sina Ugo Antetokounmpo ( Adetokunbo; born December 6, 1994) is a Nigerian-Greek professional basketball player for the Milwaukee Bucks of the National Basketball Association (NBA). His size, speed, and strength have earned him the nick ...

(December) * Julius Randle (January) * Terance Mann (February) * DeMar DeRozan (March) * Luka Dončić (April) ; 2024–25 season * Tyrese Maxey (off-season) * Cole Anthony (October) * Onyeka Okongwu (November) * Jalen Brunson (December) * Wendell Carter Jr. (January) * Harrison Barnes (February) * Anfernee Simons (March)

Season-long award winners

* Pau Gasol (2011–12) *

(2012–13) *

(2013–14) *

(2014–15) * John Wall (2015–16) * Isaiah Thomas (2016–17) *

(2017–18) * Bradley Beal (2018–19) * Harrison Barnes,

Jaylen Brown Jaylen Marselles Brown (born October 24, 1996) is an American professional basketball player for the Boston Celtics of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played one year of college basketball for the California Golden Bears and wa ...

, George Hill, Chris Paul, Dwight Powell (2019–20) *

(2020–21) * Gary Payton II (2021–22) * Brook Lopez (2022–23)

References

External links

*{{official website, https://cares.nba.com/programs/nba-cares-community-assist-award/ Community Assist NBA lists Awards established in 2001 2001 establishments in the United States American humanitarian and service awards

David Robinson Plaque

Award winners

Monthly award winners

Season-long award winners

See also

References

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