Bucks' Jrue Holiday named Teammate of the Year

The award “recognizes the player deemed the best teammate based on selfless play, on- and off-court leadership as a mentor and a role model to other players, and commitment and dedication to team,” per the NBA.

Here are the 12 finalists, listed in order of their total points received (players received 10 points for a first place vote, seven for second, five for third, three for fourth, and one point for fifth place):

• Jrue Holiday, Milwaukee (1359)
• Mikal Bridges, Brooklyn (1190)
• Stephen Curry, Golden State (1117)
• Derrick Rose, New York (1097)
• Udonis Haslem, Miami (1023)
• Damian Lillard, Portland (857)
• Harrison Barnes, Sacramento (772)
• Damion Lee, Phoenix (666)
• Darius Garland, Cleveland (547)
• Grant Williams, Boston (535)
• Jaren Jackson Jr., Memphis (497)
• Aaron Gordon, Denver (376)

It’s the second straight Teammate of the Year award for Holiday, and third in the past four seasons. Lillard won in ’20/21. The only other active player to have won the award is Minnesota guard Mike Conley, who won in 2018-19 with Memphis. The award was introduced in 2012-13.