Russell Westbrook was voted NBA MVP on Monday night after setting a record with 42 triple-doubles last season.

Westbrook’s victory ended the first NBA Awards show, which included two wins apiece for the Houston Rockets and Milwaukee Bucks.

Westbrook joined Oscar Robertson as the only players to average a triple-double for the season, and he broke Robertson’s single-season record set when he had 41 triple-doubles in 1961/62.

The point guard beat out Houston’s James Harden and San Antonio’s Kawhi Leonard to succeed Stephen Curry, who had won the past two MVP awards.

Earlier, Milwaukee’s Malcolm Brogdon became the first player not picked in the first round to win NBA Rookie of the Year in the common draft era.

Brogdon was the No 36 overall selection out of Virginia. The common draft era began in 1966.

“I think it’s an example for guys that are told they are too short, they are not athletic enough, they are not real point guards, they are not real shooting guards,” Brogdon said. “I just think it’s an important message for people to see, and it can be done. It just takes a lot.”

Teammate Giannis Antetokounmpo won the Most Improved Player award.

Houston coach Mike D’Antoni won his second Coach of the Year award, and the Rockets’ Eric Gordon was Sixth Man of the Year after setting a record for most 3-pointers off the bench in his first season as a reserve.

The NBA formerly gave out its individual awards at various points throughout the postseason before switching to the awards show this season and presenting them all at once in front of the league’s top players and stars from the entertainment world.

Two of the best moments came during segments that didn’t include the NBA’s six individual awards.

Bill Russell was presented the first Lifetime Achievement award, welcomed on stage by fellow Hall of Fame centers Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, David Robinson, Shaquille O’Neal, Alonzo Mourning and Dikembe Mutombo. The 11-time champion as a player and the league’s first black coach first pointed at them and joked that he would have kicked their butts, then told them: “You have no idea how much respect I have for you guys.”

Former Thunder assistant coach Monty Williams was given the SagerStrong Award for the strength he showed after his wife was killed in a car crash in Oklahoma City. He was given a colorful jacket like the ones worn by Craig Sager, the longtime Turner Sports reporter who died of cancer this past season.

The first-ever NBA Awards on TNT aired live from Basketball City in New York, featuring the traditional season-ending awards. Also included were six new categories, all determined exclusively by fan voting across NBA.com, Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.

Below is the list of all the awards and the respective winners:

 

Kia NBA Most Valuable Player

[WINNER] Russell Westbrook, Oklahoma City Thunder

James Harden, Houston Rockets

Kawhi Leonard, San Antonio Spurs

 

Kia NBA Defensive Player of the Year

[WINNER] Draymond Green, Golden State Warriors

Rudy Gobert, Utah Jazz

Kawhi Leonard, San Antonio Spurs

 

Kia Most Improved Player

[WINNER] Giannis Antetokounmpo, Milwaukee Bucks

Rudy Gobert, Utah Jazz

Nikola Jokic, Denver Nuggets

 

Kia NBA Sixth Man Award

[WINNER] Eric Gordon, Houston Rockets

Andre Iguodala, Golden State Warriors

Lou Williams, Houston Rockets

 

Kia NBA Rookie of the Year

[WINNER] Malcolm Brogdon, Milwaukee Bucks

Joel Embiid, Philadelphia 76ers

Dario Saric, Philadelphia 76ers

 

NBA Coach of the Year

[WINNER] Mike D’Antoni, Houston Rockets

Gregg Popovich, San Antonio Spurs

Erik Spoelstra, Miami Heat

 

NBA Basketball Executive of the Year

[WINNER] Bob Myers, Golden State Warriors

 

NBA Sportsmanship Award

[WINNER] Kemba Walker, Charlotte Hornets

 

NBA Cares Community Assist Award

[WINNER] Isaiah Thomas, Boston Celtics

 

SagerStrong Award

[WINNER] Monty Williams, San Antonio Spurs

 

#BestPlayoffMoment

[WINNER] Golden State’s Kevin Durant hits pull-up 3-pointer late in Game 3 of The Finals.

Boston’s Isaiah Thomas scores career-high 53 points amidst personal tragedy.

Washington’s John Wall with game-winning shot in East semifinals.

 

#PerformanceOfTheYear

[WINNER] Golden State’s Klay Thompson scores 60 in three quarters vs Indiana

Phoenix’s Devin Booker 70-point game vs Boston

Houston’s James Harden nets 53-16-17 triple-double vs New York

Oklahoma City’s Russell Westbrook with most points in a triple-double, 57-13-11, vs Orlando

 

#GameWinnerOfTheYear

[WINNER] Oklahoma City’s Russell Westbrook vs Denver

Cleveland’s Kyrie Irving vs Golden State

Phoenix’s Tyler Ulis vs Boston

 

Hustle Award

[WINNER] Patrick Beverley, Houston Rockets

 

#DunkOfTheYear

[WINNER] Oklahoma City’s Victor Oladipo vs Atlanta

Los Angeles Lakers’ Larry Nance Jr vs Brooklyn

Minnesota’s Zach LaVine vs Phoenix

 

#BlockOfTheYear

[WINNER] San Antonio’s Kawhi Leonard vs Houston

New York’s Kristaps Porzingis vs Brooklyn

Miami’s Hassan Whiteside vs Toronto

 

#AssistOfTheYear

[WINNER] Golden State’s Draymond Green to Stephen Curry to Kevin Durant

Denver’s Nikola Jokic with no-look pass

LA Clippers’ Chris Paul with wraparound pass

 

Twyman-Stokes Teammate of the Year Award

[WINNER] Dirk Nowitzki

 

#BestStyle

[WINNER] Oklahoma City’s Russell Westbrook

Cleveland’s Iman Shumpert

Chicago’s Dwyane Wade

 

 

NBA All-Rookie Team

Malcolm Brogdon, Milwaukee Bucks

Dario Saric, Philadelphia 76ers

Joel Embiid, Philadelphia 76ers

Buddy Hield, Sacramento Kings

Willy Hernangomez, New York Knicks

 

NBA All-Defensive Team

Draymond Green, Golden State Warriors

Rudy Gobert, Utah Jazz

Kawhi Leonard, San Antonio Spurs

Chris Paul, LA Clippers

Patrick Beverley, Houston Rockets

 

By Brian Mahoney for the Associated Press