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Rudy Gay has been nominated for the 2019 Twyman-Stokes Award

The 12 finalists for the 2018-19 Twyman-Stokes Award, which goes to the NBA’s best teammate, have been announced. This year that includes Spurs forward Rudy Gay. It is a player-voted award that will be presented at the 2019 NBA Awards Ceremony.

The 12 nominees for the 2018-19 Twyman-Stokes Teammate of the Year Award.

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 NBA players, and commitment and dedication to team. pic.twitter.com/56BEl0n3VH— NBA (@NBA) April 1, 2019

The award was created in 2013 and is named after Jack Twyman and Muarice Stokes, and the story behind the award is truly heartwarming.