"Article XXIX, Section 6: Games Played Requirement for Certain League Honors"(PDF). NBA Collective Bargaining Agreement. National Basketball Players Association. July 2023. pp. 432–38. Archived(PDF) from the original on September 16, 2023. Retrieved September 13, 2023. The games played requirement specifically applies to the MVP, Defensive Player of the Year, and Most Improved Player awards, as well as the All-NBA and All-Defensive Teams.
McPeek, Jeramie. "The Canadian Kid". NBA.com (from Fastbreak Magazine of Sept./Oct. 1996). Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. Archived from the original on May 11, 2016. Retrieved April 22, 2009.
"Article XXIX, Section 6: Games Played Requirement for Certain League Honors"(PDF). NBA Collective Bargaining Agreement. National Basketball Players Association. July 2023. pp. 432–38. Archived(PDF) from the original on September 16, 2023. Retrieved September 13, 2023. The games played requirement specifically applies to the MVP, Defensive Player of the Year, and Most Improved Player awards, as well as the All-NBA and All-Defensive Teams.
McPeek, Jeramie. "The Canadian Kid". NBA.com (from Fastbreak Magazine of Sept./Oct. 1996). Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. Archived from the original on May 11, 2016. Retrieved April 22, 2009.