The Orlando Magic voted Elfrid Payton as the Orlando Magic’s Teammate of the Year during Thursday’s second annual NBPA Awards, the league’s players association announced.
This is the second year the NBPA has held its own award show as the union tries to create more cohesion by having the players control the award process. They have tried to go beyond the typical awards and display the character of the players themselves. There are unique categories like Best Dressed and Coach You Would Most Like to Play For.
The mainstay are still there though — MVP (Stephen Curry), Global Impact Player (Kobe Bryant), Best Rookie (Karl-Anthony Towns).