The Atlanta Hawks don’t necessarily have a leader, but if I had to pick one, it would be Kyle Korver. The veteran, who is arguably one of the best spot up shooters to ever lace it up, was awarded with the 2014-2015 NBA Sportsmanship Award. Korver becomes the first ever Hawks player to win the trophy, for excellent ethical behavior, fairness, and overall integrity when it comes to every facet of the game, and Korver has displayed all of those.
According to NBA.com’s official release, the other players who received votes were:
Korver (Southeast) was one of six divisional winners, joining the Toronto Raptors’ Amir Johnson (Atlantic), the Chicago Bulls’ Pau Gasol (Central), the Oklahoma City Thunder’s Nick Collison (Northwest), the Los Angeles Lakers’ Jeremy Lin (Pacific) and the New Orleans Pelicans’ Anthony Davis (Southwest). The NBA will make a $10,000 donation on behalf of Korver to his charity of choice, Helping Hand Rescue Mission.
Korver received 87 of 317 first-place votes and 2,351 total points from NBA players, who voted on the award for the 11th consecutive year. The six finalists were awarded 11 points for each first-place vote, nine points for each second-place vote, seven points for each third-place vote, five points for each fourth-place vote, three points for each fifth-place vote and one point for each sixth-place vote.
Kyle Korver will most likely recieve the Joe Dumars trophy tonight as his Atlanta Hawks look to take the 3-2 series lead against the Brooklyn Nets, tonight in Atlanta.
