Raptors sharpshooter Lou Williams wins NBA Sixth Man Award
The Toronto Raptors' Lou Williams, who averaged a career-high 15.5 points this season and helped Toronto win a franchise-record 49 games, is the winner of the 2014-15 NBA Sixth Man Award as the league's best player in a reserve role, the NBA announced today.
The 6-1 guard becomes the first Raptors player to earn the honor.
Williams, in his 10th NBA season and first with the Raptors, amassed 78 first-place votes and 502 total points from a panel of 130 sportswriters and broadcasters throughout the United States and Canada.
Isaiah Thomas of the Boston Celtics finished second with 324 points (33 first-place votes), and two-time winner Jamal Crawford of the Los Angeles Clippers was third with 131 points (eight first-place votes).
| P. | PLAYER | TEAM | POINTS |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | LOU WILLIAMS | Raptors | 502 (78) |
| 2. | Isaiah Thomas | Celtics | 324 (33) |
| 3. | Jamal Crawford | Clippers | 131 (8) |
| 4. | Andre Iguodala | Warriors | 100 (7) |
| 5. | Tristan Thompson | Cavaliers | 33 |
| 6. | Nikola Mirotic | Bulls | 24 (1) |
| 7. | Marreese Speights | Warriors | 20 (1) |
| 8. | Corey Brewer | Rockets | 12 (1) |
| 9. | Manu Ginobili | Spurs | 12 |
| 10. | Taj Gibson | Bulls | 8 (1) |
| 11. | Aaron Brooks | Bulls | 1 |
| - | Chris Kaman | Trail Blazers | 1 |
| - | Anthony Morrow | Thunder | 1 |
| - | Dennis Schröder | Hawks | 1 |
* First place votes in parenthesis