Twyman–Stokes Teammate of the Year Award
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The Twyman–Stokes Teammate of the Year Award is an annual NBA honor recognizing the player who best exemplifies selflessness, leadership, and dedication as an ideal teammate, named in tribute to Jack Twyman and Maurice Stokes’ famed bond.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
National Basketball Association award
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sports award ⓘ |
| associatedOrganization | NBA Players Association NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| awardedFor |
commitment to team success over individual success
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exemplary teamwork ⓘ leadership in the locker room ⓘ sportsmanship toward teammates ⓘ |
| commemorates | Jack Twyman’s support of Maurice Stokes after Stokes’ career-ending injury ⓘ |
| competitionLevel | professional ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| criteria |
being an ideal teammate
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dedication ⓘ leadership ⓘ selflessness ⓘ |
| firstSeasonAwarded | 2012–13 NBA season ⓘ |
| firstWinner | Chauncey Billups NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstWinnerTeam | Los Angeles Clippers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| frequency | annual ⓘ |
| hasGenderEligibility | male players ⓘ |
| honorsRole | teammate ⓘ |
| inception | 2012 ⓘ |
| isPartOf | NBA regular season honors ⓘ |
| languageOfOfficialName | English ⓘ |
| league | National Basketball Association ⓘ |
| namedAfter |
Jack Twyman
NERFINISHED
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Maurice Stokes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedForRelationshipType | teammate friendship ⓘ |
| namedInTributeTo | the friendship between Jack Twyman and Maurice Stokes ⓘ |
| numberOfNomineesPerConference | 6 GENERATED ⓘ |
| presentedBy | National Basketball Association NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| purpose |
to honor dedication as an ideal teammate
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to honor leadership as an ideal teammate ⓘ to honor the NBA player who best exemplifies selflessness as a teammate ⓘ |
| selectionProcess | players vote from a list of nominees selected by NBA executives ⓘ |
| sport | basketball ⓘ |
| teamSport | basketball ⓘ |
| totalNumberOfNominees | 12 ⓘ |
| votingBody | NBA players ⓘ |
| votingMethod | ranked voting system ⓘ |
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