Jamal Crawford is probably the biggest piece to the Clippers that isn’t really talked about. Sure, Chris Paul, Blake Griffin and DeAndre Jordan get most of the headlines, but what Crawford is able to provide off the bench is not easy to replace. Truthfully, he’s worth still starting in the league, but credit to him for accepting this role.
Crawford was named Sixth Man of the Year today for a record third time. And at the age of 36, he’s the oldest to ever win the award. It’s quite amazing that, in a year where the Warriors went 73-9, that Andre Iguodala didn’t win just based on his team’s record along. However, Iguodala finished second.
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).
H/T: nba.com
