Clippers' Jamal Crawford voted 6th man for third time
The Los Angeles Clippers' Jamal Crawford is the winner of the 2015-16 Kia NBA Sixth Man Award for his contributions in a reserve role, the NBA announced today. He becomes the first player to earn the honor three times.
The 36-year-old Crawford also breaks his own record, set two years ago, as the oldest winner.
Crawford amassed 51 first-place votes and 341 total points from a panel of 130 sportswriters and broadcasters throughout the United States and Canada. The Golden State Warriors' Andre Iguodala finished second with 288 points (33 first-place votes), and the Oklahoma City Thunder's Enes Kanter was third with 182 points (19 first-place votes).
Crawford came off the bench in 74 of his 79 appearances and averaged 14.2 points and 2.3 assists in 26.9 minutes in all games, helping the Clippers (53-29) post their fourth straight 50-win season.
Voting results
| P. | Player | Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | Pts. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | JAMAL CRAWFORD | L.A. Clippers | 51 | 23 | 17 | 341 |
| 2. | Andre Iguodala | Golden State Warriors | 33 | 35 | 18 | 288 |
| 3. | Enes Kanter | Oklahoma City Thunder | 19 | 20 | 27 | 182 |
| 4. | Will Barton | Denver Nuggets | 15 | 21 | 20 | 158 |
| 5. | Evan Turner | Boston Celtics | 3 | 7 | 10 | 46 |
| 6. | Ryan Anderson | New Orleans Pelicans | 4 | 6 | 5 | 43 |
| 7. | Jeremy Lin | Charlotte Hornets | 1 | 6 | 7 | 30 |
| 8. | Ed Davis | Portland Trail Blazers | 1 | 5 | 1 | 21 |
| 9. | Dennis Schröder | Atlanta Hawks | 1 | 2 | 6 | 17 |
| 10. | Tristan Thompson | Cleveland Cavaliers | 2 | 0 | 6 | 16 |
| 11. | Shaun Livingston | Golden State Warriors | 0 | 1 | 4 | 7 |
| 12. | J.J. Barea | Dallas Mavericks | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| - | Boris Diaw | San Antonio Spurs | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 14. | Zach LaVine | Minnesota Timberwolves | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 15. | Darren Collison | Sacramento Kings | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 16. | Allen Crabbe | Portland Trail Blazers | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| - | Jrue Holiday | New Orleans Pelicans | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| - | Patrick Patterson | Toronto Raptors | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| - | Mirza Teletovic | Phoenix Suns | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |