For a nearly a decade now, the Dan Majerle Hustle Award has been the only year-end award given to a Phoenix Suns player. That might change this year with Coach of the Year, All-NBA and All-Defense awards yet to be announced.
The Hustle Award was conceived by the organization to exemplify what a great teammate looks like — one who hustles on every play of every game, and in a more memorable way than anyone else. Dan Majerle spent most of his career (1988-1995) with the Suns as part of one of the greatest Suns teams ever, making three All-Star teams along the way, but his greatest mark came as a difference-maker on effort whether he was filling up the box score or not.