New Orleans Pelicans star Jrue Holliday was named the 2019-20 Twyman-Stokes Teammate of the Year, the NBA announced on Tuesday. This award is given to the player who is “deemed the best teammate based on selfless play, on- and off-court leadership as a mentor and role model to other NBA players, and commitment and dedication to team.”
Holliday received 53 out of a possible 267 first-place votes, putting him ahead of Philadelphia 76ers’ Tobias Harris (48 votes), Milwaukee Bucks’ Kyle Korver (26 votes), and Miami Heat’s Udonis Haslem (20 votes). In a video following the announcement of his victory, Holliday had the following to say, “Thank you guys so much for awarding me with the Tywman-Stokes teammate award. I’m incredibly honored and also incredibly humbled to be a part of a list of greats in this league who have done so many things to mold my game even on and off the court. I want to thank the NBA.I want to thank the Pelicans, but most of all, I want to thank my teammates. Without you guys, I wouldn’t have gotten this award. Thank you guys, and God bless.”
Holliday has pledged to donate $5 million from his salary to start a social justice fund with his wife.
