 Every year, each of the 30 NBA teams nominates one of its players to compete for this award.From these nominees, one player from each NBA division are selected by a panel as the divisional Sportsmanship Award winners.At the end of the regular season, players in the league cast votes for the award, with eleven points given for each first-place vote, nine for second-place vote, seven points for third, five points for fourth, three points for fifth and one point for each sixth place vote received.