Patty Mills wins 2021-22 NBA Sportsmanship award

The NBA announced today that Brooklyn Nets guard Patty Mills has won the 2021-22 NBA Sportsmanship Award.

In order to be eligible, each NBA franchise nominated one player. A panel of NBA executives chose one finalist from each of the NBA's six divisions. [{ "selector": ".lewmw-a", "duration": "500ms", "fill": "forwards", "delay": "0ms", "keyframes": [ {"offset": 0, "opacity": 0}, {"offset": 1, "opacity": 1} ] }]

Nearly 300 NBA players participated in the league's confidential balloting process to choose the winner from a list of six finalists. [{ "selector": ".gbjks-a", "duration": "500ms", "fill": "forwards", "delay": "0ms", "keyframes": [ {"offset": 0, "opacity": 0}, {"offset": 1, "opacity": 1} ] }]

Mills got 1,975 points (58 first-place votes) among NBA players. Green got 1,841 points (60 first-place votes). One point per first-place vote was awarded to each of the six finalists. [{ "selector": ".ilfbn-a", "duration": "500ms", "fill": "forwards", "delay": "0ms", "keyframes": [ {"offset": 0, "opacity": 0}, {"offset": 1, "opacity": 1} ] }]

Mills, a 13-year NBA veteran from Australia, has won the NBA Sportsmanship Award. In addition to the Joe Dumars Trophy

he will receive a 75th Anniversary commemorative trophy today. The NBA 75 logo is 3D laser carved into the crystal basketball memorial trophy. [{ "selector": ".xiezw-a", "duration": "500ms", "fill": "forwards", "delay": "0ms", "keyframes": [ {"offset": 0, "opacity": 0}, {"offset": 1, "opacity": 1} ] }]

Mills, 33, played the previous 10 NBA seasons with the San Antonio Spurs, winning an NBA championship in the 2013-14 season.

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Patty Mills wins 2021-22 NBA Sportsmanship award

Mills, 33, played the previous 10 NBA seasons with the San Antonio Spurs, winning an NBA championship in the 2013-14 season.

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Patty Mills wins 2021-22 NBA Sportsmanship award

Mills, 33, played the previous 10 NBA seasons with the San Antonio Spurs, winning an NBA championship in the 2013-14 season.

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