San Antonio Spurs legendary big man Tim Duncan has been long considered one of the good guys in the NBA. A guy who doesn’t cause trouble on or off the court and someone who has the respect of NBA players past and present.
That respect the players have for Duncan was shown in the recent voting for the Twyman-Stokes Teammate of the Year Award. The award is in its third year, Chauncey Billups won the inaugural award in 2013, and Shane Battier took it last year. Both of those men have earned the respect of their peers and are often talked about as great teammates, beyond just what they do on the court.
Now it’s Duncan’s turn to earn the respect of his peers. Oddly enough, the last two players to win the award, retired shortly after. Duncan may be the next to follow in their footsteps.
Following from an NBA press release.
NBA players have selected the San Antonio Spurs’ Tim Duncan as the recipient of the 2014-15 Twyman-Stokes Teammate of the Year Award. The award recognizes the player deemed the best teammate based on selfless play, on- and off-court leadership as a mentor and role model to other NBA players, and commitment and dedication to team.
A panel of NBA Legends nominated six players from each conference for the award and then nearly 300 NBA players submitted their votes through confidential balloting conducted by the league office.
Ten points were awarded for a first-place vote, seven for second, five for third, three for fourth and one for fifth; players were not allowed to vote for a teammate.
Here are the full results
(first-place votes, second-place votes, third-place votes, fourth-place votes, fifth-place votes, total points):
1. Tim Duncan, San Antonio (72-59-44-49-21-1494)
2. Vince Carter, Memphis (28-39-30-28-21-818)
3. Elton Brand, Atlanta (21-27-44-23-19-707)
4. Ryan Anderson, New Orleans (31-29-12-19-23-653)
5. Jameer Nelson, Denver (39-14-13-22-33-652)
6. Mike Miller, Cleveland (16-23-26-41-29-603)
7. Steve Blake, Portland (18-23-24-27-22-564)
8. Pau Gasol, Chicago (15-24-20-21-27-508)
9. Andre Iguodala, Golden State (19-18-21-19-15-493)
10. Udonis Haslem, Miami (15-13-24-22-13-440)
11. Caron Butler, Detroit (14-17-20-17-20-430)
12. Al Jefferson, Charlotte (11-13-21-20-46-412)
