| Season Awards |
| ABCA | |||||||||
| Award | Pos | Player | Team | PPG | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | |
| GM of the Year | Montréal Expos | Expos | |||||||
| Coach of the Year | Hubert Acevedo | Hornets | |||||||
| Most Valuable Player | C | Moses Malone | Bucks | 28.6 | 12.4 | 1.4 | 0.5 | 3.3 | |
| Rookie of the Year | PG | Isiah Thomas | Capitanes | 15.7 | 2.8 | 9.0 | 1.7 | 0.2 | |
| Defender of the Year | PF | Bobby Jones | Hawks | 18.5 | 10.7 | 4.7 | 1.9 | 4.2 | |
| 6th Man of the Year | SG | John Drew | Lions | 25.4 | 8.0 | 3.3 | 1.8 | 0.3 | |
| Most Improved Player | PF | Jeff Ruland | REAL | 15.2 | 7.8 | 3.9 | 0.8 | 1.0 | |
| All-League 1st Team | C | Moses Malone | Bucks | 28.6 | 12.4 | 1.4 | 0.5 | 3.3 | |
| All-League 1st Team | F | Renato Villalta | Expos | 26.1 | 10.1 | 2.9 | 1.6 | 3.2 | |
| All-League 1st Team | F | Bobby Jones | Hawks | 18.5 | 10.7 | 4.7 | 1.9 | 4.2 | |
| All-League 1st Team | G | John Drew | Lions | 25.4 | 8.0 | 3.3 | 1.8 | 0.3 | |
| All-League 1st Team | G | Monchito Cruz | Hornets | 22.6 | 3.9 | 4.7 | 1.9 | 0.1 | |
| All-League 2nd Team | C | Kevin McHale | Expos | 24.4 | 8.5 | 1.5 | 0.6 | 3.1 | |
| All-League 2nd Team | F | Adrian Dantley | Anadolu Efes | 25.3 | 6.1 | 3.1 | 1.9 | 0.1 | |
| All-League 2nd Team | F | Tom Gola | REAL | 19.2 | 8.1 | 4.8 | 2.0 | 0.7 | |
| All-League 2nd Team | G | Frankie Baumholtz | Supersonics | 23.0 | 2.1 | 5.0 | 1.3 | 0.1 | |
| All-League 2nd Team | G | Micheal Ray Richardson | REAL | 16.8 | 6.2 | 9.6 | 2.1 | 0.2 | |
| All-League 3rd Team | C | Robert Parish | REAL | 18.1 | 9.2 | 2.1 | 1.2 | 3.6 | |
| All-League 3rd Team | F | Dolph Schayes | Hornets | 23.0 | 10.6 | 2.9 | 0.3 | 2.2 | |
| All-League 3rd Team | F | Larry Bird | Expos | 18.9 | 9.7 | 5.4 | 1.6 | 0.5 | |
| All-League 3rd Team | G | Phil Smith | Lions | 18.8 | 3.8 | 5.4 | 1.4 | 0.2 | |
| All-League 3rd Team | G | Charlie Scott | Maccabi | 21.3 | 4.1 | 4.9 | 1.7 | 0.2 | |
| All-Defense 1st Team | C | Robert Parish | REAL | 18.1 | 9.2 | 2.1 | 1.2 | 3.6 | |
| All-Defense 1st Team | F | Bobby Jones | Hawks | 18.5 | 10.7 | 4.7 | 1.9 | 4.2 | |
| All-Defense 1st Team | F | Renato Villalta | Expos | 26.1 | 10.1 | 2.9 | 1.6 | 3.2 | |
| All-Defense 1st Team | G | John Drew | Lions | 25.4 | 8.0 | 3.3 | 1.8 | 0.3 | |
| All-Defense 1st Team | G | Mike Gale | Capitanes | 8.7 | 5.3 | 4.8 | 1.6 | 0.8 | |
| All-Defense 2nd Team | C | Mark Eaton | Nets | 2.4 | 6.8 | 0.9 | 0.3 | 4.6 | |
| All-Defense 2nd Team | F | Dolph Schayes | Hornets | 23.0 | 10.6 | 2.9 | 0.3 | 2.2 | |
| All-Defense 2nd Team | F | Dave Cowens | Anadolu Efes | 7.4 | 8.4 | 4.2 | 0.6 | 2.1 | |
| All-Defense 2nd Team | G | Magic Johnson | Timberwolves | 13.5 | 6.6 | 9.6 | 1.9 | 0.3 | |
| All-Defense 2nd Team | G | Micheal Ray Richardson | REAL | 16.8 | 6.2 | 9.6 | 2.1 | 0.2 | |
| All-Rookie 1st Team | C | Larry Nance | Knicks | 13.7 | 7.1 | 2.3 | 0.8 | 2.1 | |
| All-Rookie 1st Team | F | Ed Macauley | Nets | 15.2 | 6.8 | 3.3 | 0.5 | 0.9 | |
| All-Rookie 1st Team | F | Tom Chambers | Capitanes | 13.1 | 4.5 | 1.9 | 1.0 | 0.6 | |
| All-Rookie 1st Team | G | Isiah Thomas | Capitanes | 15.7 | 2.8 | 9.0 | 1.7 | 0.2 | |
| All-Rookie 1st Team | G | Buddy Jeannette | Maccabi | 11.2 | 2.1 | 7.0 | 1.1 | 0.1 | |
| All-Rookie 2nd Team | C | Bill Spivey | Knicks | 10.3 | 7.4 | 2.8 | 0.1 | 1.0 | |
| All-Rookie 2nd Team | F | Buck Williams | Lions | 9.5 | 9.7 | 1.6 | 0.9 | 0.9 | |
| All-Rookie 2nd Team | F | Kelly Tripucka | Celtics | 10.7 | 2.7 | 1.8 | 0.8 | 0.1 | |
| All-Rookie 2nd Team | G | Jordi Villacampa | Baskonia | 11.5 | 4.0 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 0.1 | |
| All-Rookie 2nd Team | G | Rolando Blackman | Knicks | 7.0 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 0.6 | 0.1 | |