Slideshow: Sacramento Kings' Seasonal Awards

Slideshow: Sacramento Kings’ Seasonal Awards

By Rafe Wong | Jun 16, 2017

Mar 26, 2017; Los Angeles, CA, USA; Sacramento Kings guard Garrett Temple (17), guard Arron Afflalo (40), forward Anthony Tolliver (43), guard Tyreke Evans (32), and guard Darren Collison (7) celebrate on the bench in the fourth quarter of the game against the Los Angeles Clippers at Staples Center. Kings won 98-97. Mandatory Credit: Jayne Kamin-Oncea-USA TODAY Sports /

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Mar 13, 2017; Sacramento, CA, USA; Sacramento Kings forward Anthony Tolliver (43) celebrates with guard Garrett Temple (17) during the fourth quarter against the Orlando Magic at Golden 1 Center. The Kings defeated the Magic 120-115. Mandatory Credit: Sergio Estrada-USA TODAY Sports /

Teammate of the Year

For this honor, there was a mutual agreement that both Garrett Temple and Anthony Tolliver would be the top candidates for this award. However, there were differences between one of the two for the best teammate.

The argument for Tolliver is that he was a huge reason for the galvanization of the Kings after the team traded DeMarcus Cousins last February. Tolliver also played a role in helping the young bigs like Willie Cauley-Stein, Skal Labissiere, and Georgios Papagiannis improve their basketball skills. The argument made for Temple was that he also helped bring the Kings together during tough times as well while being a solid contributor for the Kings on both ends of the floor.

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