771. 2025 32 Fans Athlete & Team of the Year

Akiva and Alex belatedly announce their nominees for the 32 Fans Athlete of the Year and Team of the Year. Previous Winners: 1983: Martina Navratilova (Akiva, Listeners), Cal Ripken, Jr. (Alex) 1984: Wayne Gretzky (Akiva, Listeners), Carl Lewis (Alex) 1985: Wayne Gretzky 1986: Mike Tyson (Akiva, Listeners), Larry Bird (Alex) 1987: Magic Johnson 1988: Steffi Graf (Akiva, Listeners), Orel Hershiser (Alex) 1989: Joe Montana 1990: Michael Jordan (Akiva, Listeners), Mark Messier (Alex) 1991: Michael Jordan 1992: Michael Jordan 1993: Michael Jordan (Akiva, Listeners), Emmitt Smith (Alex) 1994: Steve Young (Alex, Listeners), Hakeem Olajuwon (Akiva) 1995: Emmitt Smith (Alex, Listeners), Brett Favre (Akiva) 1996: Michael Jordan (Alex, Listeners), Mario Lemieux (Akiva) 1997: Michael Jordan (Alex, Listeners), Tiger Woods (Akiva) 1998: Mark McGwire (Akiva, Listeners), Terrell Davis (Alex) 1999: Kurt Warner 2000: Tiger Woods 2001: Barry Bonds 2002: Barry Bonds (Alex, Listeners), Serena Williams (Akiva) 2003: Tim Duncan (Alex, Listeners), Carmelo Anthony (Akiva) 2004: Michael Phelps (Alex, Listeners), Barry Bonds (Akiva) 2005: Tiger Woods (Akiva, Listeners), Lance Armstrong (Alex) 2006: Roger Federer 2007: Tom Brady 2008: Michael Phelps 2009: LeBron James (Akiva, Listeners), Serena Williams (Alex) 2010: Rafael Nadal (Alex, Listeners), Tom Brady (Akiva) 2011: Aaron Rodgers 2012: LeBron James 2013: LeBron James 2014: Madison Bumgarner 2015: Serena Williams 2016: LeBron James (Alex, Listeners), Simone Biles (Akiva) 2017: Tom Brady 2018: Mookie Betts (Alex, Listeners), Mikaela Shiffrin (Akiva) 2019: Patrick Mahomes (Alex, Listeners), Kawhi Leonard (Akiva) 2020: LeBron James 2021: Tom Brady (Akiva, Listeners), Novak Djokovic (Alex) 2022: Shohei Ohtani (Akiva, Listeners), Patrick Mahomes (Alex) 2023: Nikola Jokic (Alex, Listeners), Max Verstappen (Akiva) 2024: Shohei Ohtani 1983: Philadelphia 76ers (Akiva, Listeners), Washington Redskins (Alex) 1984: Edmonton Oilers 1985: Chicago Bears 1986: Boston Celtics 1987: Los Angeles Lakers 1988: Notre Dame Football 1989: San Francisco 49ers 1990: UNLV Men's Basketball 1991: Chicago Bulls 1992: Duke Men's Basketball (Alex, Listeners), Dallas Cowboys (Akiva) 1993: Dallas Cowboys 1994: San Francisco 49ers (Akiva, Listeners), New York Rangers (Alex) 1995: Nebraska Football (Alex, Listeners), UCLA Men's Basketball (Akiva) 1996: Chicago Bulls 1997: Chicago Bulls 1998: New York Yankees 1999: US Women's National Soccer Team (Alex, Listeners), New York Yankees (Akiva) 2000: Los Angeles Lakers 2001: Miami Football (Alex, Listeners), Los Angeles Lakers (Akiva) 2002: UConn Women's Basketball 2003: New England Patriots (Alex, Listeners), San Antonio Spurs (Akiva) 2004: Boston Red Sox (Alex, Listeners), New England Patriots (Akiva) 2005: Texas Football (Akiva, Listeners), Chicago White Sox (Alex) 2006: FC Barcelona (Alex, Listeners), Indianapolis Colts (Akiva) 2007: Boston Red Sox (Akiva, Listeners), Indianapolis Colts (Akiva) 2008: Detroit Red Wings (Akiva, Listeners), New York Giants (Alex) 2009: North Carolina Men's Basketball (Alex, Listeners), New York Yankees (Akiva) 2010: UConn Women's Basketball 2011: Green Bay Packers (Alex, Listeners), Alabama Football (Akiva) 2012: Kentucky Men's Basketball 2013: Miami Heat (Alex, Listeners), Seattle Seahawks (Akiva) 2014: San Antonio Spurs (Akiva, Listeners), Seattle Seahawks (Alex) 2015: Golden State Warriors 2016: Chicago Cubs (Alex, Listeners), New England Patriots (Akiva) 2017: Golden State Warriors 2018: Clemson Football (Alex, Listeners), Boston Red Sox (Alex) 2019: LSU Football 2020: Alabama Football (Akiva, Listeners), Kansas City Chiefs (Alex) 2021: Milwaukee Bucks (Akiva, Listeners), Tampa Bay Buccaneers (Alex) 2022: Colorado Avalanche (Akiva, Listeners), Houston Astros (Alex) 2023: Las Vegas Aces (Alex, Listeners), Michigan Football/Denver Nuggets (Akiva) 2024: Los Angeles Dodgers (Akiva), Boston Celtics (Alex) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices