An interesting question, which is the least suspenseful award this season?
Without a doubt, the best sixth man.
So far, Thaleshiro has barely competed in the best sixth-man competition, and he has played in a total of 57 games, including 47 off the bench, averaging 21.0 points, 4.8 rebounds and 3.8 assists per game.
Hiro is currently the only bench averaging more than 20 points per game, and his scoring efficiency is also outstanding, shooting 44.3 percent from the field, 39.3 percent from three-point range and 86.7 percent from the free throw line.
Among them, after the All-Star, Hiro's average score per game has increased to 25.4 points, and the shooting rate and three-point shooting rate have also reached 50.8% and 46.8%, which is almost an All-Star performance.
Coupled with the Heat's current record of no. 1 in the East, Hiro's best sixth man is not even ten to nine, but ten to ten.
As his performance improved, Hiro's early contract extension was also on the agenda, according to previous reports by American reporters, some executives of competing teams believe that Hiro's next contract may be close to the top salary of 184 million for 5 years, or 4 years 106 million similar to JayLen Brown.
184 million in 5 years? Crazy.
Admittedly, Hiro is excellent, he is the strongest point of the Heat's second team, excellent projection ability, and handed over an incredible season, but no matter what, Hiro is only a non-All-Star bench, from the past history, a substitute directly to the top salary can be said to be very few examples.
And Giro's talent is flawed, his height is 1.98 meters, but the arm span is only 1.93 meters, which also limits Hiro to a better player, especially on the defensive end - in fact, Hiro is better on the bench, but also because he is not good enough defensively.
Moreover, Hiro only broke out for one season, and if you remember, Hiro's performance last season was not particularly satisfactory, when he played 54 games for the Heat, started 39 games, averaged 15.1 points, 5.0 rebounds and 3.4 assists per game, and the true shooting rate was only 54.3% - in fact, even this season, Hiro's true shooting rate was only 55.8%.
In the playoffs, rookie Hiro once stunned all fans, and his "crooked mouth expression" in the 2020 Finals has been circulated to this day, but in the playoffs last year, Hiro played abnormally, averaging only 9.5 points per game, shooting 31.6% from the field, shooting 31.6% from three-point range, and the Heat were also swept by the Bucks in the first round.
So, combining talent, past and future, it is almost impossible for Hiro to get a top salary - the maximum salary is not uncommon in this era, but it is not so common, at least it must be a team's top two players to qualify, Hiro is only a best sixth person, obviously not to the level of the maximum salary.
However, Hiro's value is definitely not low, and he is likely to sign a contract with an annual salary of around 20 million to 25 million, after all, his scoring ability is really excellent, and he is only 22 years old, and there is some room for improvement - don't forget, the Heat have rejected Harden for him.
The important yardstick will be this year's playoffs, if this year's Heat can rush out of the East and return to the Finals, Hiro can also cut points like crazy after the All-Star, then his new contract may even exceed the annual salary of 30 million, everything still has to talk about results, I hope Hiro does not disappoint.