NBA Teammate of the Year Award: Pelicans' 37-year-old veteran center Jordan recognized
The NBA "Teammate of the Year Award" was announced today, with New Orleans Pelicans' 37-year-old center DeAndre Jordan receiving recognition from active players' votes, earning this honor symbolizing the league's best teammate spirit.
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(New Orleans, April 29, Central News Agency) The NBA "Teammate of the Year Award" was announced today, with New Orleans Pelicans' 37-year-old center DeAndre Jordan receiving recognition from active players' votes, earning this honor symbolizing the league's best teammate spirit.
Jordan garnered the most first-place votes with 66, accumulating a total of 1445 points, beating three-time winner and Trail Blazers guard Jrue Holiday by 8 points to win the Twyman-Stokes Teammate of the Year Award.
According to the official NBA website, the "Teammate of the Year Award" has been presented annually since the 2012-13 season to recognize players considered the league's best teammates. Evaluation criteria include selfless play, on- and off-court leadership, performance as an NBA player mentor and role model, and dedication to the team.
The "Teammate of the Year Award" has 12 nominees, selected by a judging panel composed of league executives, with the final winner determined by active players' votes.
Jordan, currently 37 years old, has been selected to the All-NBA Team 3 times, and the NBA All-Defensive First Team twice. He was selected as an All-Star in the 2016-17 season and won one championship with the Denver Nuggets in the 2022-23 season.
Over his past 18 seasons, Jordan has played for 8 teams, accumulating 1123 games played, including 798 starts, with career averages of 8.5 points, 9.7 rebounds, and 1.4 blocks.
During his tenure with the Pelicans this season, he played a total of 12 games (7 starts), averaging 4.4 points and 6.3 rebounds. (Compiler: Chen Cheng-chien) 1150430
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(New Orleans, April 29, Central News Agency) The NBA "Teammate of the Year Award" was announced today, with New Orleans Pelicans' 37-year-old center DeAndre Jordan receiving recognition from active players' votes, earning this honor symbolizing the league's best teammate spirit.
Jordan garnered the most first-place votes with 66, accumulating a total of 1445 points, beating three-time winner and Trail Blazers guard Jrue Holiday by 8 points to win the Twyman-Stokes Teammate of the Year Award.
According to the official NBA website, the "Teammate of the Year Award" has been presented annually since the 2012-13 season to recognize players considered the league's best teammates. Evaluation criteria include selfless play, on- and off-court leadership, performance as an NBA player mentor and role model, and dedication to the team.
The "Teammate of the Year Award" has 12 nominees, selected by a judging panel composed of league executives, with the final winner determined by active players' votes.
Jordan, currently 37 years old, has been selected to the All-NBA Team 3 times, and the NBA All-Defensive First Team twice. He was selected as an All-Star in the 2016-17 season and won one championship with the Denver Nuggets in the 2022-23 season.
Over his past 18 seasons, Jordan has played for 8 teams, accumulating 1123 games played, including 798 starts, with career averages of 8.5 points, 9.7 rebounds, and 1.4 blocks.
During his tenure with the Pelicans this season, he played a total of 12 games (7 starts), averaging 4.4 points and 6.3 rebounds. (Compiler: Chen Cheng-chien) 1150430
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