Open Thread: De’aaron Fox And Harrison Barnes Receive Award Nominations

On Tuesday, a pair of the league’s citizenship awards were announced. Two members of the Silver & Black received nominations.

Harrison Barnes was nominated as an NBA Sportsmanship Award Finalist. The award is given to a player who most “exemplifies the ideals of sportsmanship on the court with ethical behavior, fair play, and integrity.”

He was nominated alongside former Spurs guard Derrick White, T. J. McConnell, Bam Adebayo, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, and Al Horford.

Avery Johnson, David Robinson, and Steve Smith all won the award as members of the San Antonio Spurs.

Additionally, De’Aaron Fox was nominated for the Twyman-Stokes Teammate of the Year Award.

This comes on the heels of receiving some high praise from Miami Heat head coach Erik Spoelstra.

The award “recognizes the player deemed the best teammate based on selfless play, on- and off-court leadership as a mentor and role model to other players, and commitment and dedication to team.”

Fox is joined by nominees Desmond Bane, Jalen Brunson, Pay Connaughton, Jeff Green, Jrue Holiday, Deandre Jordan, Duncan Robinson, Marcus Smart, Jayson Tatum, Garrett Temple, and Jaylin Williams.

The NBA presents the winner with the Twyman–Stokes Trophy and gives a $25,000 donation to a charity of the recipient’s choice.

Spurs legend Tim Duncan won in in 2015.

Jrue Holiday has been awarded the honors three previous years.

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