Clippers Chauncey Billups Named NBA Teammate Of The Year

Jun 9, 2013; Miami, FL, USA; Chauncey Billups (right) is awarded the inaugural Twyman-Stokes Teammate of the Year Award trophy honoring best teammate in the NBA during by commissioner David Stern during a press conference prior to game two of the 2013 NBA Finals at American Airlines Arena. Mandatory Credit: Derick E. Hingle-USA TODAY Sports /

Clippers point guard Chauncey Billups must have done a lot of good will in the Los Angeles locker room this year as the 16 year NBA veteran was named the NBA’s Twyman-Stokes Teammate of the Year today.

Billups, who completed his second season in Los Angeles only played in 22 games, but still brought home the hardware according to Yahoo’s Marc Spears:

"Clippers guard Chauncey Billups is the first winner of the Twyman-Stokes Teammate of the Year Award, Y! Sports has learned."

The award, per the NBA press release, is to recognize the league’s “ideal teammate,” who exemplify “selfless play, on and off-court leadership as a mentor and role model to other players and his commitment and dedication to his team.

This is the same Billups who, when he was amnestied by the New York Knicks, “warned” teams out of playoff contention he would not report if he was claimed.

Below is the list of players who were up for the award:

"Jerry Stackhouse of the Brooklyn NetsLuke Walton of the Cleveland CavaliersAndre Iguodala of the Denver NuggetsJarrett Jack of the Golden State WarriorsRoy Hibbert of the Indiana PacersChauncey Billups of the Los Angeles ClippersShane Battier of the Miami HeatRoger Mason Jr. of the New Orleans HornetsJason Kidd of the New York KnicksSerge Ibaka of the Oklahoma City ThunderManu Ginobili of the San Antonio SpursEmeka Okafor of the Washington Wizards"

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