As of press time, the 21-22 NBA season has played about 20 rounds of the game, and the league's pattern and the list of strong contenders for major award candidates have initially surfaced. So, in the field of the best sixth man, which NBA players have delivered good performances? In this article, the author will sort it out a little, combine the data and team results, and inventory the TOP5 for everyone's reference. Due to space limitations, if there is a choice of lost pearls or discussions, fans are welcome to leave a message in the comment area to add.
Kelly Oubre Jr. (Charlotte Hornet)
So far, Oubre has played in 21 games (5 starts, 16 bench games), averaging 26.5 minutes per game, contributing 14.3 points, 4.0 rebounds and 1.0 assists.
After a cold shooter start in Golden State last season, Oubre's previous hard-working, energetic flank reputation under the accumulation of wizards and suns can be said to have fallen to the bottom. Although later in last season, Oubre's shooting percentage rebounded a lot after adapting to the Warriors' tactics, but there was no chance for him to make a leading edge with the Warriors later. In essence, Oubre was the Warriors' transition candidate, and at that time, he also signed Oubre with an injury exception that Thompson had unexpectedly reimbursed again.
Obviously playing sixth man would make Oubre more comfortable than playing the starter. After joining Joe Boss Hornets on a two-year, $24.6 million contract this season, Oubre also played a sixth-man performance that was completely worthy of the salary, and the personal three-pointer finally practiced to a level of 38.5%, converted to PER36 data, Oubrey is the flank of the 20+5 level, which can be said to be a very efficient substitute. Of the five people on the list, he was the one with the fewest playing hours.
Jaylen Brunson (Dallas Maverick)
To date, Jaylen Brunson has played in 17 games (12 benches, 5 starts), averaging 29.2 minutes per game, contributing 15.1 points, 5.3 assists and 4.4 rebounds, shooting 49.3% from the field and 33.6% from three-point range.
Jaylen Brunson comes from a sports family, his father Rich Brunson is a basketball player who played in the NBA for 9 seasons, his mother is a professional volleyball player, and a distant cousin nicknamed "Mask Man" Richard Hamilton.
At NBA level guard, Jaylen Brunson's athleticism and physical fitness are average, which is why he was removed with the No. 33 pick in the 2018 Draft. You know, before participating in the draft, Jaylen Brunson was the core guard of Villanova University, the NCAA champion university that year, with 19 points and 4.6 assists per game, and the previous U18 and U19 US men's basketball tournaments were thighs.
After entering the Lone Ranger, Jaylen Brunson has always been positioned as a backup point guard, and after two seasons of adaptation, he began to show signs of a data jump last year, and this year's data jump again. Although his body is not explosive, Jaylen Brunson is a skilled left-hand player in jump shots and his playing style is also very selfless. As for the golf quotient and calm commander qualities, he had proven himself as early as the NCAA.
In the days of cooperation with doncic, the core of the golf business, I believe that Jaylen Brunson, who is also selling with his brain, must have had a lot of communication and lessons learned from him. As Doncic's sixth-man substitute & Lone Ranger, Jaylen Brunson's performance this season is commendable. Because rookie contracts end this season, Jaylen Brunson, who is now on a $1.8 million salary, may soon be on a $10 million contract as well.
Cameron Anthony (Los Angeles Lakers)
So far, Anthony has played in 21 games (3 starts, 18 benches), averaging 29.5 minutes per game, contributing 15.1 points, 3.8 rebounds and 0.8 assists, shooting 43.8% from the field and 43.9% from three-point range.
Back in the 18/19 season, Melon Anthony ended the Thunder's brief year of frustration and joined the Space City Houston Rockets instead, joining Harden, Paul and others. After coming to the Rockets, Cameron Anthony was generally in touch with the team, and he was willing to play as a substitute for the team's commitment to demotion, breaking the record of a long consecutive starter since entering the industry.
After getting an olive branch from the Blazers to return to the league, Anthony played a season-long starter, and then began to really turn into a sixth-man player in the second season of the Rose City, continuing to play a low-salary high-energy performance. For Anthony now, salary and singles status are no longer so important, and it is the pursuit to say goodbye to the situation of the finger before the end of his career.
Over the past few seasons, Anthony's three-point shooting and catch projection has been rising, and this year's three-point shooting rate is a career high. Perhaps rarely showing a kaleidoscope posture, but with a super-fast start and increasingly progressive shooting options, Anthony played a performance that could qualify for the best sixth man in the Lakers as he got older.
MONTEREZ Harrell (Washington Wizards)
So far, Harrell has played in 19 games (3 starts, 16 bench games), averaging 27.6 minutes per game, contributing 16.9 points, 8.8 rebounds and 2.2 assists, shooting 64.9% from the field and 16.7% from three-point range.
Harrell's impression of the fans has always been that he is an interior substitute, with an unusually high efficiency and excellent air-cutting ability on the offensive end, and has also been affirmed by the best sixth man in the past. After bidding farewell to Los Angeles for Washington, Harrell made another highlight for the Wizards, the second only scorer on the team after Beal. In the current Wizards lineup, Harrell's chaotic combat ability is highly valued, and his Fauvist style can naturally get more room to play.
I. Taylor Hilo (Miami Heat)
So far, Hiro has played in 18 games (4 starts, 14 bench games), averaging 33.6 minutes per game, contributing 21.8 points, 5.7 rebounds and 3.7 assists, shooting 45.4% from the field and 39.8% from three-point range.
In the training of Taylor Hiro, the Heat had positioned several roles before the last season, waiting for the ball shooter, core master, ball-holding attacking starter, etc., to this season, due to the addition of Lowry, the Heat decided to put their non-selling Hiro in the sixth person position after thinking about it, starting from the bench to train themselves.
Because it is more to lead the team in the bench transition stage, Hiro's opportunities to face a slightly less intense defense have increased, and the starting hand has risen significantly from 12.9 times last season to 18.2 times this season, but Hiro himself has also improved in the singles with the ball. At the beginning of last year's sophomore season, Taylor Hiro began to show off his sharp stop jump shots and cut highs.
After a period of point guard development, this white guard, who is known for his projection, has gradually pointed out some countermeasures. Although he is a substitute player, the Heat generally stay on the court at key moments, after all, his no-ball ability is always OK, and it will take time to answer where the maximum ball can be. From the current point of view, Hiro is the substitute player with the highest average score and the most gorgeous statistics per game, and naturally the number one contender for the best sixth man.