NEW YORK (AP) \u2014 Stephen Curry picked up another NBA award Monday, being voted the Twyman-Stokes Teammate of the Year by his peers in the league.<\/p>\n
Already a two-time NBA MVP and the league’s career leader in 3-pointers, Curry was honored this time for his \u201cselfless play, on- and off-court leadership as a mentor and role model to other NBA players, and commitment and dedication to team.\u201d<\/p>\n
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Curry has spent his entire 16-year career with the Golden State Warriors, helping them win four championships, and is one of the league’s most popular players.<\/p>\n
He received 66 first-place votes and 1,257 total points to beat out Houston veteran center Steven Adams, who appeared on more ballots and finished with 46 first-place votes and 1,237 points. Jalen Brunson, the New York Knicks captain who won the Clutch Player of the Year<\/a> award, finished third.<\/p>\n A panel of league executives chose 12 finalists for the award and current players voted from the list.<\/p>\n The award, presented since 2013, is named for Jack Twyman and Maurice Stokes, who were teammates on the Rochester\/Cincinnati Royals from 1955-58.<\/p>\n Advertisement<\/p>\n Stokes suffered a brain injury in the final game of the 1957-58 regular season, fell into a coma days later and became permanently paralyzed. Twyman became Stokes’ legal guardian and advocate, and supported him for the rest of his life.<\/p>\n Curry also won the NBA’s Sportsmanship Award in 2011.<\/p>\n The Rookie of the Year will be announced Tuesday and Most Improved Player on Wednesday.<\/p>\n ___<\/p>\n