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Rockets center Steven Adams finishes second for NBA’s 2024-25 Teammate of the Year award
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Bringing more than a decade of NBA experience and a jovial personality, veteran center Steven Adams is known around the league as a positive presence and locker-room leader.
That's what Adams has given the Houston Rockets during the ongoing 2024-25 season, and people around the NBA have noticed. On Monday, the 31-year-old was named as the second-place finisher for the 2024-25 Twyman-Stokes Teammate of the Year Award.
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Adams ( 46 first-place votes, 1,237 points ) was narrowly edged out by Steph Curry (66 first-place votes, 1,257 points) of the Golden State Warriors , who happen to be the first-round opponent of Adams and the Rockets in the 2025 NBA playoffs.
Each year, the teammate award recognizes 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 .
Beyond Adams and Curry, other finalists 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 .
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In addition to leadership, Adams clearly makes an impact with his strong production — as evidenced by him leading the 2024-25 Rockets in net rating differential . Adams is a free agent after this season, and his clear on- and off-court impact could bolster the case for the Rockets potentially re-signing him during the 2025 offseason.
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This article originally appeared on Rockets Wire: Steven Adams finishes second for NBA's 2025 Teammate of the Year award
