Toronto's Lou Williams Wins NBA Sixth Man Of The Year

The Toronto Raptors’ Lou Williams, who averaged a career-high 15.5 points this season and helped Toronto win a franchise-record 49 games, is the winner of the 2014-15 Kia NBA Sixth Man Award as the league’s best player in a reserve role, the NBA announced today. The 6-1 guard becomes the first Raptors player to earn the honor.

Williams, in his 10^th NBA season and first with the Raptors, amassed 78 first-place votes and 502 total points from a panel of 130 sportswriters and broadcasters throughout the United States and Canada. Isaiah Thomas of the Boston Celtics finished second with 324 points (33 first-place votes), and two-time winner Jamal Crawford of the Los Angeles Clippers was third with 131 points (eight first-place votes).Via NBA

2014-15 KIA NBA SIXTH MAN AWARD VOTING

Player Team 1^st Place (5 pts) 2^nd Place (3 Pts) 3^rd Place (1 Pt) Total Points

Lou Williams Toronto 78 34 10 502

Isaiah Thomas Boston 33 46 21 324

Jamal Crawford L.A. Clippers 8 18 37 131

Andre Iguodala Golden State 7 16 17 100

Tristan Thompson Cleveland -- 6 15 33

Nikola Mirotic Chicago 1 4 7 24

Marreese Speights Golden State 1 2 9 20

Corey Brewer Houston 1 1 4 12

Manu Ginobili San Antonio -- 3 3 12

Taj Gibson Chicago 1 -- 3 8