Steven Adams second for NBA's teammate of the year award
Houston Rockets centre Adams, currently involved in the first-round playoffs against the Golden State Warriors, for whom Curry plays, finished on 1237 points to Curry's 1257.
Each year, the Twyman-Stokes teammate award recognises the player deemed to be the best teammate — based on selfless play; leadership as a mentor and role model to other NBA players; and commitment to his team.
Current NBA players selected the winner from a list of 12 finalists.
Adams received 46 first-place votes to Curry's 66.
Adams is known for his on-court commitment and off-court humour and is a free agent at the end of this season but may be picked up again by the Rockets, where he is clearly popular.
He is also effective, as evidenced by leading the 2024-25 Rockets in net rating differential.
The other finalists for the award were Nicolas Batum of the Los Angeles Clippers; Jalen Brunson of the New York Knicks; Tobias Harris of the Detroit Pistons; Al Horford of the Boston Celtics; Jaren Jackson Jr. of the Memphis Grizzlies; James Johnson of the Indiana Pacers; DeAndre Jordan of the Denver Nuggets; Brook Lopez of the Milwaukee Bucks; Donovan Mitchell of the Cleveland Cavaliers; and Jaylin Williams of the Oklahoma City Thunder.
The Warriors currently lead the Rockets 2-1 in the best of seven series. Game four will tip off in San Francisco this afternoon.
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