When Crawford was honored for the first time as a Clipper, he joined Kevin McHale, Ricky Pierce and Detlef Schrempf as the only two-time winners. Crawford also ranked second in the NBA in free throw percentage (90.4).Ī 16-year veteran, Crawford previously won the Kia NBA Sixth Man Award in 2009-10 with the Atlanta Hawks and in 2013-14 with the Clippers. As a starter, Crawford scored at least 30 points in four of five games. He recorded 33 games with 15 or more points off the bench, third most in the NBA and led the Clippers in 4 th quarter points (341). To be eligible for the award, players had to have come off the bench in more games than they started.Ĭrawford came off the bench in 74 of his 79 appearances and averaged 14.2 points and 2.3 assists in 26.9 minutes in all games, helping the Clippers (53-29) post their fourth straight 50-win season. Players were awarded five points for each first-place vote, three points for each second-place vote and one point for each third-place vote. The Golden State Warriors’ Andre Iguodala finished second with 288 points (33 first-place votes), and the Oklahoma City Thunder’s Enes Kanter was third with 182 points (19 first-place votes). The 36-year-old Crawford also breaks his own record, set two years ago, as the oldest winner.Ĭrawford amassed 51 first-place votes and 341 total points from a panel of 130 sportswriters and broadcasters throughout the United States and Canada. He becomes the first player in NBA history to earn the honor three times.

Clippers’ Jamal Crawford is the winner of the 2015-16 Kia NBA Sixth Man Award for his contributions in a reserve role, the NBA announced today.

Sixth man of the year 2016