New York–New Orleans’ deandre jordan Portland running back Twyman-Stokes wins Teammate of the Year award on Wednesday junior holiday and houston’s Jeff Green.
Jordan finished with 1,445 points in voting by 385 current NBA players. Three-time winner Holiday finished with 1,437 points and Green had 1,420 points.
A panel of league officials selected 12 finalists, six from each conference, for consideration for the honor. Jordan adds the award to a list of accolades that includes three All-NBA selections, two All-Defensive Team selections, an All-Star nod, an Olympic gold medal from the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Games and a championship with Denver in 2023.
The award pays tribute to a player deemed the league’s best teammate based on “selfless play, leadership on and off the court as a mentor and role model to other NBA players, and commitment to the team.”
It has been introduced since 2013 and is named after Jack Twyman and Maurice Stokes, Rochester/Cincinnati Royals teammates from 1955 to 1958. Stokes suffered a brain injury in the final game of the 1957–58 regular season, slipping into a coma and becoming paralyzed a few days later. Twyman became Stokes’s legal guardian and attorney, and supported him throughout his life.
Other players nominated for the award this season were from Toronto Garrett TempleCharlotte’s Pat ConnaughtonNew York’s Jalen Brunsonof boston jayson tatumsan antonio De’Aaron Foxof detroit duncan robinsonof oklahoma city jaelyn williamsof orlando Desmond Bain and this Los Angeles Lakers‘ marcus smart.
