Award Winners
NBA MVP
- Bob Cousy - 1957
- Bill Russell - 1958, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1965
- Dave Cowens - 1973
- Larry Bird - 1984, 1985, 1986
NBA Finals MVP
- John Havlicek - 1974
- Jo Jo White - 1976
- Cedric Maxwell - 1981
- Larry Bird - 1984, 1986
- Paul Pierce - 2008
NBA Defensive Player of the Year
- Kevin Garnett - 2008
NBA Rookie of the Year
- Tom Heinsohn - 1957
- Dave Cowens - 1971
- Larry Bird - 1980
NBA Sixth Man of the Year
- Kevin McHale - 1984, 1985
- Bill Walton - 1986
NBA Coach of the Year
- Red Auerbach - 1965
- Tom Heinsohn - 1973
- Bill Fitch - 1980
NBA Executive of the Year
- Red Auerbach - 1980
- Danny Ainge - 2008
All-NBA First Team
- Ed Sadowski - 1948
- Ed Macauley - 1951, 1952, 1953
- Bob Cousy - 1952, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1961
- Bill Sharman - 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959
- Bill Russell - 1959, 1963, 1965
- John Havlicek - 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974
- Larry Bird - 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988
- Kevin McHale - 1987
- Kevin Garnett - 2008
All-NBA Second Team
- Bill Sharman - 1953, 1955, 1960
- Ed Macauley - 1954
- Bill Russell - 1958, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1964, 1966, 1967, 1968
- Tom Heinsohn - 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964
- Bob Cousy - 1962, 1963
- John Havlicek - 1964, 1966, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1975, 1976
- Sam Jones - 1965, 1966, 1967
- Dave Cowens - 1973, 1975, 1976
- Jo Jo White - 1975, 1977
- Nate Archibald - 1981
- Robert Parish - 1982
- Larry Bird - 1990
- Paul Pierce - 2009
All-NBA Third Team
- Robert Parish - 1989
- Paul Pierce - 2002, 2003, 2008
- Rajon Rondo - 2012
NBA All-Rookie First Team
- John Havlicek - 1963
- Jo Jo White - 1970
- Dave Cowens - 1971
- Larry Bird - 1980
- Kevin McHale - 1981
- Dee Brown - 1991
- Antoine Walker - 1997
- Ron Mercer - 1998
- Paul Pierce - 1999
NBA All-Rookie Second Team
- Brian Shaw - 1989
- Rick Fox - 1992
- Dino Radja - 1994
- Eric Montross - 1995
- J.R. Bremer - 2003
- Al Jefferson - 2005
- Ryan Gomes - 2006
- Rajon Rondo - 2007
NBA All-Defensive First Team
- Bill Russell - 1969
- John Havlicek - 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976
- Paul Silas - 1975, 1976
- Dave Cowens - 1976
- Kevin McHale - 1986, 1987, 1988
- Dennis Johnson - 1987
- Kevin Garnett - 2008, 2009, 2011
- Rajon Rondo - 2010, 2011
NBA All-Defensive Second Team
- Tom Sanders - 1969
- John Havlicek - 1969, 1970, 1971
- Don Chaney - 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975
- Dave Cowens - 1975, 1980
- Larry Bird - 1982, 1983, 1984
- Kevin McHale - 1983, 1989, 1990
- Dennis Johnson - 1984, 1985, 1986
- Rajon Rondo - 2009, 2012
- Kevin Garnett - 2012
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