The 2014-15 NBA Anti-Awards!

Jan 21, 2015; New Orleans, LA, USA; Los Angeles Lakers guard Kobe Bryant (24) with head coach Byron Scott against the New Orleans Pelicans during a game at the Smoothie King Center. The Pelicans defeated the Lakers 96-80. Mandatory Credit: Derick E. Hingle-USA TODAY Sports

With the regular season wrapped up, it’s time to check in on The NBA Anti-Awards. These awards are in the fifth season, recognizing some of the worst and most discouraging statistical achievements each year. You can find the full list of previous winners here. This season we saw plenty of familiar faces taking home hardware, but some surprising newcomers as well. Feel free to let me know your favorites in each race in the comments, on Twitter @NylonCalculus or at the Nylon Calculus Facebook page.

*Kobe Bryant did not actually win any Anti-Awards this season, but I included the photo of him above as a sort of lifetime achievement award for all of his previous wins in these categories.

Apr 12, 2015; Houston, TX, USA; New Orleans Pelicans center Omer Asik (3) grabs his ear after getting hit by Houston Rockets guard Corey Brewer (not pictured) during the second quarter at the Toyota Center. Mandatory Credit: Jerome Miron-USA TODAY Sports

The Shawn Bradley Award – This award goes to the player 6’10″ or taller who has had the highest percentage of his own shot attempts blocked (minimum 500 minutes played).

Omer Asik was one of five players in the league who had more than a fifth of his shots blocked this season. At 21.6%, Asik has set a new personal best in winning this award for the third time. The poor guy probably can’t brush his teeth without having someone rush into the bathroom and swat it out of his hands. Next year, we’re going to get you nothing but dunks, buddy. I promise. Just catch and stuff it through.

April 5, 2015; Sacramento, CA, USA; Sacramento Kings center DeMarcus Cousins (15) reacts during the third quarter against the Utah Jazz at Sleep Train Arena. The Jazz defeated the Kings 101-95. Mandatory Credit: Kyle Terada-USA TODAY Sports

The Shawn Kemp Award – This award goes to the player who has fouled out of the most games. From 1986 up through 2011, Shawn Kemp was the NBA’s leader in foul outs with 115, 35 more than his next closest competitor.

DeMarcus Cousins, he of personal growth and burgeoning self-control, was working on lapping the field. Cousins finished the season having fouled out of 10 games, an impressive feat since he only played in 59 games total. This was the third time in five seasons he’s won this award and the second time he’s hit double-digit foul-outs. This Cousins’ best season by far, but a finished product he is not.

Mar 13, 2015; Toronto, Ontario, CAN; Miami Heat center Hassan Whiteside (21) warms up before playing against the Toronto Raptors at Air Canada Centre. The Raptors beat the Heat 102-92. Mandatory Credit: Tom Szczerbowski-USA TODAY Sports

The Jahidi White Award – This award goes to the player with the lowest ratio of Ast/FGA (minimum 500 minutes played). The award is named for White who assisted on just 1.7% of his teammates’ baskets over a 334 game career.

Hassan Whiteside took the league completely by surprise this season. His rim protection was the stuff of legend but his passing (or lack thereof) was even more striking. Whiteside finished the season having played a grand total of 1,142 minutes in which he attempted 387 shots and racked up…6 assists. Now not everyone is a shot creator but that paltry assist total, especially when you’re often catching the ball in a crowd of defenders near the basket, is really something to marvel at. Whiteside has found his NBA niche. Getting shots for his teammates is not part of it.

Apr 3, 2015; Memphis, TN, USA; Memphis Grizzlies guards Vince Carter (15) and Nick Calathes (12) during the second half against the Oklahoma City Thunder at FedExForum. Memphis defeated Oklahoma City 100-92. Mandatory Credit: Nelson Chenault-USA TODAY Sports

The Darrick Martin Award – This award goes to the player with the lowest FG% and a minimum of 350 attempts. The award is named for Darrick Martin, a career 38.2% shooter who played 514 games over 13 NBA seasons.

Vince Carter, you magnificent bastard. You were supposed to be the missing piece for the Memphis Grizzlies’ wing rotation. Then you went out and did a six month Mike Bibby impression—shooting 33.3 percent for the season. That photo above is you counting how many shots you. It was taken in April and you’re still on one hand. You put players literally half your age to shame (seriously, Dante Exum is 19 and finished second in this category). Congratulations. One more glittering bit of gold for your mantle.

Apr 13, 2015; Brooklyn, NY, USA; Chicago Bulls guard Derrick Rose (1) advances the ball during the first quarter against the Brooklyn Nets at Barclays Center. Mandatory Credit: Anthony Gruppuso-USA TODAY Sports

The Jason Kidd Award – This award goes to the player with the most turnovers in a single game. Jason Kidd has had a Hall of Fame career with many terrific positive statistical contributions. He’s also had 3 career games with more than 12 turnovers.

This was a difficult season for Rose as injuries once again reared their ugly heads. It’s very likely that this game will be the most memorable one of his entire season. This was the penultimate Rose performance, knocking down the game winner as the Bulls beat those fiery Goliaths — the Golden State Warriors. He kept his team in the game throughout the second half with grit and determination. In doing so, he missed about a bajillion shots and turned the ball over 11 times. Here’s hoping Rose can finally get healthy and give us many more of these kinds of performances to argue about.

Feb 20, 2015; Philadelphia, PA, USA; Indiana Pacers forward Damjan Rudez (9) in a game against the Philadelphia 76ers at Wells Fargo Center. The Pacers defeated the 76ers 106-95. Mandatory Credit: Bill Streicher-USA TODAY Sports

The Matt Bullard Award – This award goes to the player 6’10″ or taller with the lowest Total Rebound Percentage. (Minimum 500 minutes)

Damjan Rudez, welcome to the NBA. This 28-year old rookie for the Indiana Pacers didn’t just emerge from the field, he destroyed it. When the dust settled, Rudez had secured just 2.5 percent of available rebound opportunities when he was on the floor. That’s a new high (low) water mark in this category. No one was within four percentage points of his final total including all the usual suspects—Perry Jones, Hedo Turkoglu, Andrea Bargnani and Danilo Gallinari. It’s rare to so a rookie, even one with overseas experience like Rudez, perform at such a high (low) level right off the bat. Well done, sir.

Apr 15, 2015; Minneapolis, MN, USA; Oklahoma City Thunder guard Russell Westbrook (0) flexes after he was fouled in the second quarter against the Minnesota Timberwolves at Target Center. Mandatory Credit: Brad Rempel-USA TODAY Sports

The Kobe Bryant Award – This award goes to the player who has missed the most shot attempts in a single game. The award is inspired by Kobe’s performance in Game 7 of the 09-10 Finals.

This is always one of our most competitive categories and it took a whale of a game from Westbrook to get the job done—missing 26 shots in a late February loss against the Phoenix Suns. With Kevin Durant out, Westbrook had to shoulder an enormous offensive load this season, which almost gave him an unfair edge. No matter what else was happening, he had to keep shooting, a luxury that wasn’t enjoyed by some of his competitors like Rudy Gay and Nick Young.

Feb 25, 2015; Houston, TX, USA; Los Angeles Clippers center DeAndre Jordan (6) reacts after a play during the second quarter against the Houston Rockets at Toyota Center. Mandatory Credit: Troy Taormina-USA TODAY Sports

The Nick Anderson Award – This award goes to the player who missed the most free throws in a single game. Anderson was actually a decent free throw shooter. But his four missed free throw attempts in the 1995 Finals against Houston kind of stand out in my memory.

Superman has fallen. This award has belonged to Dwight Howard for the last four consecutive years. There have been challengers—Andris Biedrins, Andre Drummond, Andrew Bogut—but in the end, no one has been up to the task of unseating Superman. That is, until DeAndre Jordan. His 18 missed free throws on Feb. 19 against the Spurs were by far the most of any player in any game this season, and tie the best mark Howard has ever set in winning this award. Jordan is much younger than Howard and it’s conceivable that a new dynasty could be just over the horizon.

Mar 3, 2015; Cleveland, OH, USA; Cleveland Cavaliers center Kendrick Perkins (right) is helped to his feet by guard Joe Harris (from left), guard Mike Miller and guard Matthew Dellavedova in the fourth quarter against the Boston Celtics at Quicken Loans Arena. Mandatory Credit: David Richard-USA TODAY Sports

The Chris Childs Award – This award goes to the player who has posted the highest Turnover Percentage so far this season. It’s named after former New York Knick Chris Childs, who retired with a career Turnover Percentage of 22.8%. (Minimum 500 minutes)

Kendrick Perkins is like a warm security blanket. Throughout the ups and downs of a tumultuous season, he can always be counted on to swat at the ball with his cinderblock hands, dribble it off his own foot, or just whip out of bounds past an unsuspecting teammate. Perkins earned this award, for the second consecutive year, with a 26.5 TO%, well ahead of Andre Miller and Shabazz Napier, his next two closest competitors. A standing O for Perk.

Mar 18, 2015; Sacramento, CA, USA; Los Angeles Clippers forward Spencer Hawes (10) reacts after a foul against the Sacramento Kings during the fourth quarter at Sleep Train Arena. The Los Angeles Clippers defeated the Sacramento Kings 116-105. Mandatory Credit: Kelley L Cox-USA TODAY Sports

The Andrea Bargnani Award (Formerly the Darius Songaila Award) – This award goes to the player who has provided his team with the least overall production. I use Wins Produced to determine the winner here. (Minimum 500 minutes)

Spencer Hawes had a magnificently frustrating season. He was essentially brought to the Clippers to do one thing—space the floor. He finished the year shooting under 40 percent from the field and 31.3 percent on three-pointers. He had more turnovers than made free throws and was, at least in part, responsible for Glen Davis playing nearly 900 minutes. Having produced a grand total of -2.8 wins I think we can all comfortably say, “Thanks for nothing Spencer.”