philadelphia 76ers player raja bell won the 2001 shaw's cup, which was given to the league's most valuable player. he averaged 21.4 points per game and shot 61.5 percent from the field. bell was also named to the shaw's pro summer league all-league team along with teammate jumaine jones, dion glover of the atlanta hawks, kwame brown of the washington wizards and joe johnson of the boston celtics. the new jersey nets defeated the 76ers, 93–89 for the 2001 league title. the nets had a 5–1 record.